Gary Daniel Rissling (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Originally signed in 1978 as a free agent by the Washington Capitals, Rissling also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 1983 and 1984 he was awarded the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award.
Gary Rissling | |||
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Born |
(1956-08-08) August 8, 1956 (age 66) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1977–1987 |
Rissling was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973–74 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 48 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 69 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 47 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 68 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 317 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | ||
1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 79 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 341 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 131 | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 337 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 279 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 87 | ||
1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 29 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 38 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 30 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 22 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 56 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 76 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 340 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 66 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 221 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 1,008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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