Phil Russell

Phil Russell (born July 21, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over one thousand games in the National Hockey League. Russell had a reputation as a bruising, physical player and retired with over 2000 penalty minutes to go along with 424 career points. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Atlanta/Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, and retired in 1988. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. On May 23, 2007, Russell was announced as the assistant coach for the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL under John Marks. 
==Career Statistics==
 --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1970-71 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 34 4 16 20 113
1971-72 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 64 14 45 59 331
1972-73 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 6 19 25 156 16 0 3 3 49
1973-74 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 75 10 25 35 184 9 0 1 1 41
1974-75 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 5 24 29 260 8 1 3 4 23
1975-76 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 74 9 29 38 194 4 0 1 1 17
1976-77 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 9 36 45 233 2 0 1 1 2
1977-78 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 6 20 26 139 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 66 8 23 31 122 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 13 1 6 7 28 2 0 0 0 9
1979-80 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 5 31 36 115 4 0 1 1 6
1980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 80 6 23 29 104 16 2 7 9 29
1981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 71 4 25 29 110 3 0 1 1 2
1982-83 Calgary Flames NHL 78 13 18 31 112 9 1 4 5 24
1983-84 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 9 22 31 96 -- -- -- -- --
1984-85 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 4 16 20 110 -- -- -- -- --
1985-86 New Jersey Devils NHL 30 2 3 5 51 -- -- -- -- --
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 2 3 5 12 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 0 2 2 12 -- -- -- -- --
1987-88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 27 2 9 11 35 -- -- -- -- --
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 NHL Totals 1016 99 325 424 2038 73 4 22 26 202
==Coaching Statistics==
 
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 
1988-89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Assistant Coach 
1989-90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Assistant Coach 
1990-91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Assistant Coach 
1991-92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Head Coach 82 41 28 0 13 0.579 Lost in Finals 
1992-93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL Head Coach 82 39 34 0 9 0.530 Lost in round 1 
1999-00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL Head Coach 
2004-05 Springfield Falcons AHL Assistant Coach 
2005-06 Springfield Falcons AHL Assistant Coach 
2007-08 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL Assistant Coach 
==Video==
Nearly 20 minutes of highlights of the March 16, 1975 Canucks-Black Hawks game. Gary Smith is concussed during a goal by Phil Russell and leaves the game to be replaced by Ken Lockett.
NHL Action Vancouver Canucks @ Chicago Blackhawks (Mar. 16, 1975)
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Category:Born in 1952
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974-2000) players
Category:Cleveland Lumberjacks coaches
Category:Atlanta Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks (1984–1992) coaches
Category:Springfield Falcons coaches
Category:Pensacola Ice Pilots coaches
Category:Retired in 1988