Career
Born in 1960 in Edmonton, Alberta, Rissling played in the Western Hockey League with the Lethbridge Broncos and Portland Winterhawks. He began his professional career in during the 1981-1982 season, and played 134 professional games in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the International Hockey League to register 46 goals and 78 assists for 124 points before hanging up his skates following the 1984-1985 season. Rissling lives in Edmonton, Alberta where he is a practising real estate agent.