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	Sports People: PRO HOCKEY; Risebrough Moves Up As Coach of Flames - New York Times
		LEAD: For Doug Risebrough, a former center accustomed to skating forward and backward during 14 seasons as a player in the National Hockey League, yesterday's move within the Calgary Flames' organization was nothing special.
		For Doug Risebrough, a former center accustomed to skating forward and backward during 14 seasons as a player in the National Hockey League, yesterday's move within the Calgary Flames' organization was nothing special.
		Risebrough, 36 years old, was a Flames assistant coach from 1987 until 1989, when he was named assistant to Cliff Fletcher, the general manager.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DC133EF93AA25756C0A966958260 (158 words)

	frontofficerisebrough - Minnesota Swarm
		Doug Risebrough (pronounced RIGHS-brow) was named the first-ever executive vice president/general manager of the Minnesota Wild on September 2, 1999, and took on the expanded role of president of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment (MSE) on July 23, 2003.
		Risebrough also oversees the hockey operations department including all matters relating to the club's player personnel, coaching staff, scouting department, and minor league personnel.
		Risebrough has instilled his vision for building a winning tradition in Minnesota based on the values of team, preparation, honesty and passion.
	www.mnswarm.com /team/frontofficerisebrough.asp (437 words)

	SI.com - Hockey - Q&A with Minnesota Wild general manager Doug Risebrough - Thursday April 24, 2003 02:51 AM
		Posted: Friday November 01, 2002 7:59 PM Doug Risebrough won four consecutive Stanley Cups as a player with the Montreal Canadiens between 1976-79.
		Risebrough: Nick Schultz was 19 and we have been bringing him along.
		Risebrough: It's funny, when I was in Montreal in the 1970s with Jacques, (Wild assistant coach) Mario Tremblay and Guy Lapointe, we were on had the best offensive team in the league.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2002/11/01/risebrough_interview (3018 words)

	Minnesota Wild Time Line page 37
		Risebrough, 45 (1/29/54), will be responsible for overseeing the entire Minnesota Wild hockey operations including all matters relating to the club's coaching staff, scouting department, player personnel and minor league personnel.He will report directly to Sperling.
		Risebrough was the Montreal Canadiens 1st pick (7th overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
		Risebrough was traded to Calgary on September 11, 1982 and spent the next five seasons with the Flames.
	minn-wild.4mg.com /1999/tl999.html (1849 words)

	Doug Risebrough at AllExperts
		Douglas "Doug" Risebrough (pronounced RIGHS-brow) (born January 29, 1954 in Kitchener, Ontario) is in his seventh season with the Minnesota Wild and 31st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
		Risebrough, 51 (born January 29, 1954), won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships as a player with the Montreal Canadiens from 1976 to 1979.
		Risebrough was the Montreal Canadiens' first pick (7th overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
	en.allexperts.com /e/d/do/doug_risebrough.htm (895 words)

	Official Website of the NHL Alumni as powered by SLAM! Sports
		Risebrough was an abrasive, in-your-face agitator, a player who succeeded in riling the opposition and rousing his own charges time after time.
		Risebrough may not have possessed the flair that many of his fellow players showcased, hardly a sleight, but rather the highest compliment you could afford him.
		Risebrough was a player whose unselfish ways and unyielding determination won him the respect of teammates and foes alike.
	www.nhlalumni.com /slam/hockey/nhlalumni/news/020725.html (736 words)

	ESPN.com - Risebrough to remain with Wild through 2007
		PAUL -- Minnesota Wild general manager Doug Risebrough, a chief architect of the franchise's rise from expansion team to playoff contender, has signed a contract extension.
		Risebrough and the coaching staff made future All-Star Marian Gaborik the team's first-ever draft pick and transformed a roster of no-names into playoff contenders.
		Risebrough, 48, won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships as a player with Montreal from 1976 to 1979.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1518020&type=news (262 words)

	NHL.com - Features
		Doug Risebrough, president and general manager of the Minnesota Wild, wasn't sure he wanted a second chance in the aftermath of his meteoric rise to managing the Calgary Flames in the early 1990s and his subsequent firing.
		Risebrough was fired during the 1994-95 season, although the Flames had won the Pacific Division the previous season and would again that year.
		Risebrough then spent four seasons as vice president of hockey operations for the Oilers before he was hired as the Wild GM in 1999.
	www.nhl.com /features/risebrough_qa053105.html (1505 words)

	CNNSI.com - Your Turn - Chat: Doug Risebrough - Friday June 16, 2000 06:54 PM
		Doug Risebrough was named the first-ever Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Minnesota Wild on September 2, 1999.
		Risebrough is responsible for the overall hockey operations of the Minnesota Wild, including all matters relating to the club’s coaching staff, scouting department, minor league personnel and player personnel.
		He'll be shaping the future of the Wild as the team participates in the NHL expansion draft on June 23 and the NHL entry draft on June 24.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /your_turn/news/2000/06/16/chat_risebrough (235 words)

	CALGARYPUCK.COM
		Risebrough had just finished his first year as Assistant GM and coach.
		Doug Gilmour's contract was up and the club took the player to arbitration.
		Doug Gilmour had played for the team while negotiations were on going.
	www.calgarypuck.com /Patrick_060801.htm (1265 words)

	AllSports' National Hockey League (NHL) League News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Risebrough, who has spent the last 25 years as an NHL player, coach and executive, will be introduced as general manager, the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting in its Thursday editions.
		Risebrough, 45, has spent the last three seasons as vice president of hockey operations with the Edmonton Oilers.
		A native of Guelph, Ontario, Risebrough was the seventh overall pick in the 1974 draft.
	www.allsports.com /nhl/news/09-02-1999.htm (263 words)

	PCQuote \| Empowering the Individual Investor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Goaltending coach Bob Mason was traveling last week when Risebrough negotiated the deals for Tremblay and Ramsey, but Risebrough plans to sit down soon with Mason to re-sign him.
		Risebrough and Tom Lynn have managed the team since the first season, while the coaching staff has remained intact, with Mason hired in 2003-04.
		Risebrough said maintaining coaching and management stability is imperative in the salary cap era, when teams will be forced to churn more players to comply as younger players become eligible for free agency each year.
	www.pcquote.com /stocks/newswire.php?storyid=1486442 (823 words)

	SportingNews.com - NHL : Risebrough, Lemaire put the 'wow' in wild
		Doug Risebrough and Jacques Lemaire were the team behind the team that surprised the league in the regular season and wowed everyone in the playoffs, in only its third season.
		Risebrough, the Wild's general manager, was voted the Sporting News' Executive of the Year and Lemaire TSN's Coach of the Year.
		Risebrough assembled a team led by talented Marian Gaborik, whose supporting cast included many castoffs collected during the expansion draft.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nhl/articles/20030603/476528.html (462 words)

	Doug Risebrough is Minnesota's Wild
		Doug Risebrough leans casually back on his chair in a Calgary restaurant, and you know he's anticipating the inevitable question.
		But the Doug Risebrough who has been hired to run the Minnesota Wild expansion franchise is a much different one than the one who was eventually fired in Calgary as the team quickly deteriorated.
		Doug came up to me after arbitration and said he wasn't happy and I offered him a two-year deal right there.
	slam.canoe.ca /HockeyMinnesotaArchive/nov6_miller.html (1030 words)

	Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Doug Risebrough
		Doug Risebrough first entered a hockey radar screen with the Guelph Biltmores of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
		Risebrough was up to the task, making his solid, two-way game known to scouts from the NHL.
		Risebrough was rushed into the position in 1991.
	www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14128 (454 words)

	Expansion teams stock up today
		Risebrough and his Columbus counterpart, Doug MacLean, have been working toward this day for more than a year.
		Neither MacLean nor Risebrough has been interested in discussing specific players they might want, but the Penguins' best bets to be taken are Wright, who had a career-high 12 goals this past season; Moran, a tireless competitor who can play every position except goal; or Slaney, a capable point man on an NHL power play.
		Stars such as the Vancouver Canucks' Mark Messier and the Buffalo Sabres' Doug Gilmour have contracts that will pay them $6 million next season and were exposed by their current employers under the assumption the expansion teams would be frightened off by their salaries.
	www.post-gazette.com /penguins/20000623expansion3.asp (722 words)

	SportingNews.com - NHL : Risebrough put together winning Wild
		Risebrough got off to a good start when he put together a coaching staff of Jacques Lemaire, Mike Ramsey and Mario Tremblay.
		Risebrough also took goalie Chris Terreri and flipped him to New Jersey for defenseman Brad Bombardir.
		Risebrough had previously signed Walz for the Flames when he was GM in Calgary and figured his club could use the fleet forward.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nhl/articles/20030509/472870.html (940 words)

	Houston Aeros - Official Website
		In his new role, Risebrough will continue to oversee the hockey operations department including all matters relating to the club’s player personnel, coaching staff, scouting department, and minor league personnel.
		Risebrough was named the club’s first-ever Executive Vice President/General Manager on September 2, 1999.
		Risebrough, 49 (1/29/54), won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships as a player with the Montreal Canadiens from 1976 to 1979.
	aeros.com /team/news/?id=514 (602 words)

	Wild: Koivu has earned his increased ice time - News - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Back in September, Doug Risebrough and Jacques Lemaire met during rookie camp in Traverse City, Mich., to discuss the goals for the upcoming season.
		Risebrough sensed a player ready to break out because "there's a maturity there," he said.
		Said Risebrough, "Koivu's always going to be the type of guy where you might not notice some of things he does because they're hidden skills and talents and intangibles that we hold pretty dear."
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/17807722 (741 words)

	KAALtv.com - 6 NEWS FIRST Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Wild president and general manager Doug Risebrough (RISE'-broh) says he expects the NHL season to resume after an extended lockout.
		Risebrough told the Minnesota AP Sports Association that -- "It's just going to happen.
		Whether the season begins on time or not, Risebrough says the Minnesota Wild franchise will not change its approach to developing talent and competing in the league.
	www.kaaltv.com /article/view/88784 (113 words)

	USATODAY.com - Draft shows every team wants more offense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		TORONTO — With the big picture in mind, Minnesota Wild general manager Doug Risebrough was willing to think small, or maybe skinny would be more accurate.
		But in a hockey world where dynamic offensive players seem to be becoming extinct, Risebrough was thrilled to land a player who has the potential to be a puck wizard.
		Risebrough acquired the rights to Cliff Ronning, though he knew the Los Angeles Kings might not have exercised their option and he could have become a free agent.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/draft02/2002-06-24-usat-allen-nhl-draft.htm (714 words)

	TSN 2003 NHL Awards - Know It All Sporting News, The - Find Articles
		Doug Risebrough and Jacques Lemaire were the team behind the team that surprised the league in the regular season and wowed everyone in the playoffs, in only its third season.
		Risebrough, the Wild's general manger, was voted the SPORTING NEWS' Executive of the Year and Lemaire TSN's Coach of the Year.
		Risebrough assembled a team led by talented Marian Gaborik, whose supporting cast included many castoffs collected during the expansion draft.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_23_227/ai_102903912 (617 words)

	aeros.com: News Room
		In his new role, Risebrough will continue to oversee the hockey operations department including all matters relating to the club’s player personnel, coaching staff, scouting department, and minor league personnel.
		Risebrough was named the club’s first-ever Executive Vice President/General Manager on September 2, 1999.
		Risebrough, 49 (1/29/54), won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships as a player with the Montreal Canadiens from 1976 to 1979.
	www.aeros.com /team/news/index.html?article_id=6 (620 words)

	Wild GM talks about NHL's return (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Well, Minnesota Wild GM Doug Risebrough was an in-studio guest on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS SPORTS WRAP and talked about how close the NHL is to returning to the ice.
		Risebrough said at the end of the last season, the Wild made several changes.
		Risebrough and NHL Legend Phil Housely also talked about the proposed NHL rule changes that could make games more exciting.
	www.kstp.com /article/stories/S9248.html?cat=7 (195 words)

	Wild follow one grand plan - News - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Since the Wild's 2000 inception, fans have been hearing about Risebrough's "plan" ad nauseum, especially at the start of last season when excitement following the yearlong lockout was tempered by Risebrough exclaiming: "This is the year we really have to stick to the plan.
		Well, it took a lot of fortitude, but patience inside and outside the organization finally paid off because the Wild ended its most successful regular season Saturday night and will roll into the postseason this week on a three-month, second-half surge.
		But as promised, Year 6 arrived and Risebrough pounced even before free agency by shocking the NHL inner circle -- and all of the Twin Cities -- by trading for proven scorer Pavol Demitra on draft day.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/18003420/wid/11915829 (869 words)

	USATODAY.com - Draft shows every team wants more offense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		TORONTO — With the big picture in mind, Minnesota Wild general manager Doug Risebrough was willing to think small, or maybe skinny would be more accurate.
		But in a hockey world where dynamic offensive players seem to be becoming extinct, Risebrough was thrilled to land a player who has the potential to be a puck wizard.
		Risebrough acquired the rights to Cliff Ronning, though he knew the Los Angeles Kings might not have exercised their option and he could have become a free agent.
	usatoday.com /sports/hockey/draft02/2002-06-24-usat-allen-nhl-draft.htm (715 words)

	These are exciting but tense times for NHL's new teams: 6/23/00
		The two Dougs -- Doug Risebrough of the Minnesota Wild and Doug MacLean of the Columbus Blue Jackets -- are dealing with that dream/nightmare scenario.
		Though Minnesota has a great tradition for high school and college hockey, Risebrough said there is still a core of fans who are avid followers of the NHL.
		The Blue Jackets are the city's first team in one of the four major professional leagues, so it may take a while for fans to figure out that a power play is more than giving the football to the fullback up the middle.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/06-00/06-23-00/c05sp136.htm (623 words)

	CBS News \| Minnesota Wild Name Coach \| June 19, 2000 17:09:29
		Lemaire, who coached the New Jersey Devils to the NHL championship in 1995, agreed to a multiyear contract.
		"(Risebrough) and I share the same commitment and patience necessary to develop young players and we understand the devotion required to win the Stanley Cup."
		Risebrough stressed that he and his staff have been working for the past eight months on deciding which players they want, so Lemaire won't be integrally involved in the draft.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/03/25/sports/printable176268.shtml (483 words)

	Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN): Hockey's family man; Doug Risebrough balances his hockey intensity and a love for his ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Hockey's family man; Doug Risebrough balances his hockey intensity and a love for his wife and daughters as he guides the fortunes of the Wild.(SPORTS)
		Everything one needs to know about Doug Risebrough can be traced to one day: Jan. 17, 1983.
		A couple of hours after the rice was tossed, he was sleeping next to a teammate, not his bride.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:63412519&refid=ink_tptd_np (261 words)

	HFBoards - Roche on waivers
		Just before the game, Wild General Manager Doug Risebrough decided to put defenseman Travis Roche on waivers.
		Might be good for him to get a shot with a different team.
		Risebrough said Roche's chances of returning to the Wild this season are slim.
	www.hfboards.com /printthread.php?t=26677&pp=50 (1097 words)

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