Doug Risebrough Douglas " Doug " Risebrough ( born January 29 , 1954 , in Guelph , Ontario ) is the former General Manager of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . In his 31 years in the NHL , he has been a player , coach and executive , and has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times . Playing history . Risebrough was the Montreal Canadiens ’ first pick ( 7th overall ) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft . In eight seasons with the Canadiens , Risebrough helped Montreal capture four consecutive Stanley Cup titles ( 1976 – 77 - 78 - 79 ) . He was traded to the Calgary Flames on September 11 , 1982 , and spent the next five years with the Flames . During his tenure with Calgary , Risebrough skated as the Flames co - captain then tri - captain for four seasons , with both Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski . In 1986 , as a Tri - Captain , Doug Risebrough led the Flames to his fifth Stanley Cup Finals as a player . They eventually lost to the Montreal Canadiens . Throughout his career , Risebrough was an agitator , often assigned to pester the opponents ' top players . In one famous chapter of the " Battle of Alberta " , Risebrough , while playing with the Flames fought with Marty McSorley . Risebrough lost the fight , but ended up with McSorley ' s jersey , which he shredded with his skates . In 740 career NHL games , Risebrough totaled 185 goals and 471 points . He added 21 goals and 37 assists in 124 Stanley Cup playoff contests . He also held a total of 1542 penalty minutes during the regular season , and an additional 238 in the playoffs . During his 13 - year career , teams on which Risebrough played recorded a . 660 regular season winning percentage ( 607 – 274 – 159 ) . Coaching and management history . After announcing his retirement as a player following the 1986 – 87 season , Risebrough served two seasons as an assistant coach with the Flames . He helped guide Calgary to two consecutive Presidents ' Trophies and the 1989 Stanley Cup championship , his fifth Stanley Cup championship as a player or coach . He was promoted to assistant general manager of the Flames before the 1989 – 90 season , and served as Calgary ’ s head coach for the 1990 – 91 campaign . On May 16 , 1991 , Risebrough became only the second general manager in Flames ’ history , and served as both general manager and coach for the first 64 games of the 1991 – 92 season . On March 3 , 1992 , Risebrough ' s Flames were destroyed by the Vancouver Canucks 11 – 0 . immediately after the game , Risebrough relinquished his coaching duties to assistant Guy Charron . He did however continue his role as Calgary ’ s general manager until November 2 , 1995 . Prior to joining the Minnesota Wild , Risebrough served as the Edmonton Oilers vice president of hockey operations from 1996 to 1999 . With the Oilers , the Guelph , Ontario , native was involved in all aspects of the club ’ s hockey operations department . Edmonton advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the three seasons Risebrough was with the organization . The turnaround followed four consecutive years in which the Oilers did not make the playoffs . The Minnesota Wild . Risebrough was named executive vice president and general manager of the Minnesota Wild on September 2 , 1999 . After the Wild ' s first playoff appearance in 2002 – 03 , he was promoted to president of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment , the corporate parent of the Wild , on July 23 , 2003 . On April 16 , 2009 , Riseborough was relieved of his duties with the Minnesota Wild . " Note : Risebrough & McDonald were co - captains during the 1983 – 84 season . Risebrough , McDonald & Peplinski were tri - captains during 1984 – 87 seasons . "