Brett Ritchie

Brett Ritchie
Born (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993
Orangeville, Ontario
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2013–present

Brett Ritchie (born July 1, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League. He played his junior hockey with the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League.

Playing career

Junior

In 2009–10 Ritchie scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 65 games during his first season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his second season he missed approximately a month of the season due to mononucleosis, but despite playing just 49 games, his scoring improved to 21 goals and 20 assists during the 2010–11 season. Unfortunately, due to his illness during the mid-season, Ritchie missed his opportunity to play in the 2011 CHL Top Prospects Game.[1]

On January 5, 2012 Ritchie was traded to the Niagara Icedogs for Guelph's 2012 2nd round pick, Peterborough's 2014 2nd round pick, and Niagara's own 2013 2nd and 5th round picks – all of which Sarnia immediately traded to Mississauga to acquire goalie JP Anderson.[2][3]

Professional

On July 11, 2012, Ritchie signed a three-year entry-level contract with Dallas Stars. Ritchie began his professional career April 5, 2013 with the Texas Stars against the Oklahoma City Barons, where he scored his first professional goal. Ritchie achieved a hat trick after scoring his third goal of the night on an empty net in the Texas Star's game against the Charlotte Checkers on December 27, 2014.[4]

Personal life

Brett's younger brother, Nick Ritchie, plays in the NHL for the Anaheim Ducks. During the 2012–13 season Nick played with Team Canada to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. In 2014, he was drafted 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Sarnia Sting OHL 65 13 16 29 35 — — — — —
2010–11 Sarnia Sting OHL 49 21 20 41 47 — — — — —
2011–12 Sarnia Sting OHL 23 8 7 15 30 — — — — —
2011–12 Niagara IceDogs OHL 30 16 14 30 24 19 3 8 11 14
2012–13 Niagara IceDogs OHL 53 41 35 76 40 4 1 3 4 9
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 5 3 1 4 0 9 2 0 2 2
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 68 22 26 48 53 13 7 4 11 10
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 33 14 7 21 40 3 1 1 2 2
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 31 6 3 9 12 — — — — —
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 35 14 14 28 26 3 1 1 2 0
NHL totals 39 6 4 10 19 2 0 0 0 0
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2010 Ontario

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Ontario WHC17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 6
2011 Canada WJC18 4th 7 4 3 7 6
2011 Canada IH18 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 4 0 4 2
2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 1 3 4 2
Junior totals 24 11 7 18 16

Awards and honours

Honours Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Silver Medal (Team Ontario) 2010 [5]
IIHF World U18 Championship Team Canada 2011 [6]
Calder Cup Champion 2014

References

  1. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/06/13/ritchies-success-family-affair/#ixzz1SAKi5YKq
  2. ↑ http://www.sarniasting.com/article/sting-trade-ritchie-to-niagara
  3. ↑ http://www.sarniasting.com/article/sting-acquire-jp-anderson-from-majors/113193
  4. ↑ http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/hockey/ritchies-hat-trick-helps-stars-beat-checkers/njbtJ/
  5. ↑ http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=U17%20WHC%20Silver%20Medal
  6. ↑ http://www.torontosun.com/2011/04/24/no-medal-for-canadian-under18-team

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