Brett Ritchie

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Brett Ritchie
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Ritchie with the Texas Stars in 2014
Born (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993 (age 28)
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Calgary Flames
Dallas Stars
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2013–present

Brett Ritchie (born July 1, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars, 44th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Ritchie attended The Hill Academy.[1]

Junior[]

In 2009–10 Ritchie scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 65 games for the Sarnia Sting 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.[2]

Ritchie with the Dallas Stars in 2015

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.[3][4]

Professional[]

On July 11, 2012, Ritchie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the 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 Stars' game against the Charlotte Checkers on December 27, 2014.[5]

After seven seasons within the Stars organization, on June 25, 2019, Ritchie was not tendered a qualifying offer enabling him to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.[6] Marking his 26th birthday on the opening day of free agency, Ritchie was signed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Boston Bruins.[7]

In Ritchie's first game with the Bruins, he scored the first goal of the 2019–20 season against his former team, the Dallas Stars.[8]

As a free agent from the Bruins, Ritchie was left unsigned entering training camp to the delayed 2020–21 season. On January 9, 2021, Ritchie was invited to join the Calgary Flames training camp on a professional tryout basis.[9] Remaining with the club through the start of the season, Ritchie was later signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on January 17, 2021.[10]

Early life[]

Ritchie was born on July 1, 1993, in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada[11] to parents Paul and Tammy. Ritchie comes from an athletic family with both his parents and younger brother engaging in various sports throughout their lifetime. His mother was a three-sport athlete while attending Brock University and his father played in the Ontario Hockey League.[12] Before his brother Nick was drafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, they competed in lacrosse together.[13] Brett's younger brother, Nick Ritchie, plays in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nick was drafted 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL Entry Draft. During the 2012–13 season, Ritchie played with Team Canada to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.Brett was dating Jamie Andries.

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
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 78 16 8 24 38 — — — — —
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 71 7 7 14 42 — — — — —
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 53 4 2 6 57 1 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Boston Bruins NHL 27 2 4 6 21 — — — — —
2019–20 Providence Bruins AHL 12 2 2 4 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Calgary Flames NHL 32 4 4 8 24 — — — — —
NHL totals 300 39 29 68 201 3 0 0 0 2
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ontario

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Ontario WHC17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 6
2011 Canada WJC18 4th 7 4 3 7 6
2011 Canada IH18 1st place, 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 [14]
IIHF World U18 Championship Team Canada 2011 [15]
Calder Cup Champion 2014

References[]

  1. ^ "Devin Shore, Brett Ritchie reunited with Stars".
  2. ^ "Ritchie's success a family affair". Fox News. June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "Sting trade Ritchie to Niagara". Sarnia Sting. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. ^ "Sting acquire JP Anderson from Majors". Sarnia Sting. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  5. ^ "Ritchies hat-trick helps Stars beat Checkers". statesman.com. 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  6. ^ "Stars announce qualifying offers to six players". Dallas Stars. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Bruins announce seven transactions on July 1". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bruins vs. Stars - Play-By-Play - October 3, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  9. ^ Calgary Flames (January 9, 2020). "Brett Ritchie has been signed to a PTO". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Flames sign Brett Ritchie". Calgary Flames. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Brett Ritchie". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Profile on Ducks First Round Draft Pick Nick Ritchie". nhl.com. National Hockey League. June 27, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (February 14, 2018). "LACROSSE ROOTS RUN DEEP FOR FOUR NHL PLAYERS". uslaxmagazine.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "World U17 medalists". eliteprospects.com. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  15. ^ "No medal for Canadian U18 team". Toronto Sun. 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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