Phil Russell
Player profile and career history
D · #5
Phil Russell was a defenceman. Born July 21, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 200 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1972 (round 1, 13th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1,016 NHL regular-season games he had 99 goals and 325 assists for 424 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 1,016
- Goals
- 99
- Assists
- 325
- Points
- 424
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 325
- Game Winning Goals
- 9
- Games Played
- 1016
- Goals
- 99
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 2038
- Plus Minus
- 47
- Points
- 424
- Power Play Goals
- 14
- Power Play Points
- 73
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0562
- Shorthanded Goals
- 6
- Shorthanded Points
- 14
- Shots
- 1760
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 73
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 22
- Points
- 26
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 22
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 73
- Goals
- 4
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 202
- Plus Minus
- -19
- Points
- 26
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 4
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0338
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 118
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.10
- Assists / game
- 0.32
- Points / game
- 0.42
- Shots / game
- 1.73
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 13 1982–83 · Calgary Flames
- Assists
- 36 1976–77 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Points
- 45 1976–77 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Shots
- 185 1974–75 · Chicago Blackhawks
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1987–88
- KalamazooIHL
1986–87
Buffalo SabresNHL- OltenSwiss
1985–86
- Buffalo SabresNHL
New Jersey DevilsNHL- CanadaWEC-A
1984–85
1983–84
1982–83
1981–82
1980–81
1979–80
1978–79
1977–78
1976–77
Chicago BlackhawksNHL- CanadaWEC-A
1975–76
1974–75
1973–74
1972–73
1971–72
- Edm. Oil KingsM-Cup
- EdmontonWCJHL
1970–71
- EdmontonWCJHL
Calgary FlamesCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | IHL | Kalamazoo | Regular | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | Swiss | Olten | Regular | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL |  New Jersey Devils | Regular | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 51 | -17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | WEC-A | Canada | Regular | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | Regular | 66 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 110 | -16 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | Regular | 76 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 96 | -28 | 123 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL |  Calgary Flames | Regular | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 112 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Regular | 71 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 110 | 6 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Regular | 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 104 | 17 | 109 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Playoffs | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL |  Atlanta Flames | Regular | 80 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 115 | 14 | 102 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Atlanta Flames | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Atlanta Flames | Regular | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL |  Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 66 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 122 | -6 | 147 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Atlanta Flames | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 57 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 139 | 18 | 132 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 76 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 233 | 1 | 178 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WEC-A | Canada | Regular | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 74 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 194 | -20 | 180 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 80 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 260 | 7 | 185 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 75 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 184 | 47 | 123 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 76 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 156 | 31 | 119 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | -3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1971–72 | M-Cup | Edm. Oil Kings | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | WCJHL | Edmonton | Regular | 64 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | M-Cup | Edm. Oil Kings | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | WCJHL | Edmonton | Playoffs | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | WCJHL | Edmonton | Regular | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | WCJHL | Edmonton | Playoffs | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-10-25 | HFD | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1986-10-17 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1986-10-15 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1986-10-12 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1986-10-11 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 10:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.