1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 189 Doug Risebrough Hockey Card (Front)
1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 189 Doug Risebrough Hockey Card (Back)
1977-78 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Enjoyed his third fine campaign with the Canadiens in 1976-77 as he topped his previous highs in goals and assists for season. Played amateur hockey at Guelph in 1971-72 and 1972-73, had 47 goals and 60 assists for 107 points during 1972-73 season.
En Français
Durant sa troisième saison avec les Canadiens en 1976-77, il produisit plus de buts et d’assistances que jamais auparavant. Ce centre joua pour le club amateur de Guelph en 1971-72-73. Il accumula 47 buts et 60 assistances durant la saison 1972-73.
Details
In those two amateur years referred to on the back of this 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee hockey card, Doug Risebrough played Junior B for the Guelph CMC’s and Biltmore Mad Hatters. In 1973-74, he played his only year of major junior with the Kitchener Rangers. The Montreal Canadiens selected Risebrough seventh overall at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. After a short stint in the AHL in 1974-75, he was up with the NHL club for good.
The 60 points Doug totaled in 1976-77 turned out to be a career high. He would put up his best goal total, 23, with the Calgary Flames in 1983-84. He recorded his first of four career hat tricks on March 27, 1977 in a 6-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
All three of those hat trick goals were scored in the second period, his 19th, 20th and 21st of the 1976-77 NHL season. His first held as the game winner and Risebrough led all skaters with eight shots on net. The game featured Steve Shutt‘s 56th of the campaign and a 17 save shutout by Michel Larocque.
Between 1974-75 and 1986-87, Doug Risebrough played 740 regular season and 124 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames. He went on to a stint as head coach with the Flames after retiring. The four-time Stanley Cup champion reached the 20 goal plateau three times during his NHL career.