Riley Holzapfel
| Riley Holzapfel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
August 18, 1988 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
Vienna Capitals Chicago Wolves St. John's IceCaps Syracuse Crunch Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins HV71 Karlskrona HK | ||
| NHL Draft |
43rd overall, 2006 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Riley Holzapfel (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently contracted by the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Playing career[]
Holzapfel played major junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, chosen 43rd overall. On September 6, 2007, Riley signed a three-year entry level contract with the Thrashers.[1] In 2008, he played for Canada in the IIHF World U20 Championship where Canada went on to win gold in a 3-2 victory over Sweden.
On February 13, 2012, Holzapfel was traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Maxime Macenauer.[2] He was then immediately assigned to Ducks AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
He signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2012,[3] but spent the season in AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Swedish Hockey League club HV71.[4]
After a further third season in Sweden with newly promoted Karlskrona HK in 2015–16 season, Holzapfel left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL on July 20, 2016.[5] After leading the Capitals with 53 points in 54 games in the 2016–17 season, and contributing with 23 points in just 12 post-season games, he received the Ron Kennedy Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player.[6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 63 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 64 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 49 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 73 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 60 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 68 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's Ice Caps | AHL | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 28 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 76 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 93 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | HV71 | SHL | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HV71 | SHL | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Karlskrona HK | SHL | 48 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 54 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 53 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 53 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 335 | 69 | 101 | 170 | 223 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2008 Pardubice | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2006 | |
| East First All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| EBEL | ||
| Ron Kennedy Trophy (MVP) | 2017 | [6] |
References[]
- ^ "Thrashers sign 2006 second round draft selection Riley Holzapfel". Atlanta Thrashers. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ "Jets trade Holzapfel to Ducks for Macenauer". The Sports Network. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ "Penguins Sign Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and Forward Riley Holzapfel". July 1, 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Kanadensiska centern Riley Holzapfel till HV71" (in Swedish). 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ "Riley Holzapfel strengthens our Caps" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ a b "Riley Holzapfel earns MVP honours" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Atlanta Thrashers draft picks
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Wolves players
- HV71 players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Karlskrona HK players
- Living people
- Moose Jaw Warriors players
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- St. John's IceCaps players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Vienna Capitals players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1980s births stubs