Nick Ritchie

Nick Ritchie

Born (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995
Orangeville, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team San Diego Gulls
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2014
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2015present

Nicholas Ritchie (born December 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ritchie was selected by the Ducks in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. His older brother, Brett Ritchie, was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Ritchie was a top rated prospect who was ranked #7 on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau final list of 2014 NHL Draft eligible North American skaters.[1]

During the 2012-13 season Ritchie played with the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.

On August 2, 2014, the Ducks announced that they had signed Ritchie to a three-year entry level contract.[2]

On January 7, 2015, Ritchie was traded by the Peterborough Petes to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, along with teammate Connor Boland, in exchange for Kyle Jenkins and four draft picks.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11Georgetown RaidersOJHL10000
2011–12Peterborough PetesOHL6216233960
2012–13Peterborough PetesOHL4118173550
2013–14Peterborough PetesOHL6139357413611551024
2014–15Peterborough PetesOHL2514183269
2014–15Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL2315153044 14 13 13 26 28
OHL totals 212 102 108 210 359 25 18 18 36 52
Medal record
Representing Ontario Canada Ontario
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2012 Windsor
Representing  Canada
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2012 Piešťany
IIHF World U18 Championship
2013 Russia
IIHF World U20 Championship
2015 Canada

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada Ontario WHC17 3rd 3 1 2 3 2
2012 Canada IH18 1st 5 1 1 2 31
2013 Canada WJC18 1st 4 1 3 4 10
2015 Canada WJC 1st 7 1 0 1 6
Junior totals 19 4 6 10 49

Awards and honours

Awards Year
OHL All-Rookie First Team 2011–12 [4]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal 2012 [5]
IIHF World U18 Championships Gold Medal 2013 [6]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015

References

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Shea Theodore
Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick
2014
Succeeded by
Jacob Larsson
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