Richie Green (ice hockey)

Richard Green is an American retired ice hockey defenseman, scout, and coach who was an All-American for Boston University even after suffering a career-ending injury.[1]

Richie Green
Born Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Defenseman
Played for Boston University
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1962–1964

Early life

Born in Watertown, Massachusetts, Green was a standout player for Watertown High School in baseball, football, and hockey.[2]

Career

Green was recruited to Boston University in 1961 and made his debut with the Boston University Terriers in 1962.[3] He received the ECAC Rookie of the Year, was named Second Team All-ECAC, and was selected as team co-captain as a junior. In 1964, while at the on-campus Sargent Gym, Green suffered a neck injury and was forced to end his playing career. Despite missing the later portion of the season, Green was named as the ECAC Most Outstanding Defenseman, to the All-ECAC First Team, and an All-American.

Green graduated from Boston University in 1965 and became an assistant for the Terriers during the season that the team reached the 1967 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament. In 1968, he became a head coach at Colby College, overseeing the tennis, football, and ice hockey programs. After coaching one year of senior league hockey with the New England Blades, Green became a professional scout. He first worked with the Hartford Whalers and then signed on with the New York Islanders in 1980. He was inducted into the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Boston University ECAC Hockey 2331316——————
1963–64 Boston University ECAC Hockey 1631114——————
NCAA Totals 3962430——————

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1962–63 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1963–64 [5]
AHCA East All-American 1963–64 [1]

References
  1. "1963-1964 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "Richard Green". WCA-TV. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. "CLARKSON SIX BOWS TO BOSTON . SEXTET". The New York Times. 1964-02-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. "Richard Green". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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