| Position: | Left wing |
| Played For: | Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1977 |
| Career End: | 1987 |
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 1979. 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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | 1,00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||