Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Jo LeinenDoug Risebrough
Douglas "Doug" Risebrough (pronounced RIGHS-brow) (born January 29, 1954 in Kitchener, Ontario) is the current General Manager for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently in his seventh season with the Wild and 31st season in the 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.

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 for 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. He relinquished his coaching duties on March 3, 1992, but continued 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.

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