Phil Russell (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About Phil Russell (ice hockey)
- Phillip Douglas Russell (born July 21, 1952) is a Canadian retired former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over one thousand games in the National Hockey League.
- Russell had a reputation as a bruising, physical player and retired with over 2000 penalty minutes to go along with 424 career points.
- He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Atlanta/Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, and retired in 1988.
- He was most recently an assistant coach with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
- Russell was born in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2007, Russell was hired as an assistant coach for the now defunct Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL under John Marks.
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