Gary Rissling

Gary Daniel Rissling (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh 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 the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award in the American Hockey League.

Rissling was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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