| Gary Rissling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1956-08-08)August 8, 1956 (age 69) 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 | ||
Gary Daniel Rissling (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professionalice hockey player who played in theNational Hockey League for theWashington Capitals andPittsburgh Penguins between 1979 and 1985. Originally signed in 1978 as a free agent by Washington, Rissling played there until 1980 when he joined Pittsburgh. In 1983 and 1984 he was awarded theAldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award in theAmerican Hockey League.
Rissling was born inSaskatoon,Saskatchewan.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 1,006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
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