Mike Ricci

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Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks
Nationality	Canada
Born	October 27, 1971, Ontario, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	4th overall, 1990 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1990 – present

Michael "Mike" Ricci (born 27 October 1971 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Records 4 Career statistics 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Playing career

Mike Ricci was selected 4th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He had come off of three stellar seasons with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL, and was dubbed a can't-miss prospect. Ricci lasted only two years in Philadelphia, as in the summer of 1992 he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in the Eric Lindros blockbuster trade.

Ricci would have a career year in his first season with Quebec, scoring 78 points. The next season, 1993-94, he would score a career-high 30 goals, with 5 of those coming in one game against the San Jose Sharks. Ricci would win a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche, the Nordiques had moved to Colorado for that season. On 21 November 1997 Ricci would begin a new endeavour with the Sharks, the same team he had scored 5 goals against.

Ricci quickly became an elite defensive centreman with San Jose, but he never was able to regain the offensive prowess of his earlier years. Ricci was an essential cog to San Jose's success, and was there when the team made its first trip to the Western Conference Final in 2004. San Jose fans admired Ricci for his gritty style of play and were saddened when he was let go.

In 2005, Ricci switched his uniform number to 40 in honor of former NFL player Pat Tillman, who was killed in action while serving for the U.S. Army. The two had met in San Jose.

[edit] Awards

• Named to the OHL Second All-Star Team (1989)
• Named to the OHL First All-Star Team (1990)
• Named the OHL MVP (1990)
• Named the Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year (1990)

[edit] Records

• San Jose Sharks' franchise record for consecutive games played (228)

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987-88	Peterborough Petes	OHL		41	24	37	61	20		12	7	6	13	12
1988-89	Peterborough Petes	OHL		60	54	52	106	43		17	19	16	35	18
1989-90	Peterborough Petes	OHL		60	52	64	116	39		-	-	-	-	-
1990-91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		68	21	20	41	64		-	-	-	-	-
1991-92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	20	36	56	93		-	-	-	-	-
1992-93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		77	27	51	78	123		6	0	6	6	8
1993-94	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		83	30	21	51	113		-	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		48	15	21	36	40		6	1	3	4	8
1995-96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		62	6	21	27	52		22	6	11	17	18
1996-97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		63	13	19	32	59		17	2	4	6	17
1997-98	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		6	0	4	4	2		-	-	-	-	-
1997-98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		59	9	14	23	30		6	1	3	4	6
1998-99	San Jose Sharks	NHL		82	13	26	39	68		6	2	3	5	10
1999-00	San Jose Sharks	NHL		82	20	24	44	60		12	5	1	6	2
2000-01	San Jose Sharks	NHL		81	22	22	44	60		6	0	3	3	0
2001-02	San Jose Sharks	NHL		79	19	34	53	44		12	4	6	10	4
2002-03	San Jose Sharks	NHL		75	11	23	34	53		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	San Jose Sharks	NHL		71	7	19	26	40		17	2	3	5	4
2005-06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		78	10	6	16	69		'	'	'	'	'
2006-07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		-	-	-	-	-		'	'	'	'	'
16 seasons	NHL career			1092	243	361	604	970		110	23	43	66	77

Preceded by Bryan Fogarty

CHL Player of the Year 1990

Succeeded by Eric Lindros

Preceded by Owen Nolan

San Jose Sharks captains 2003-04 first 10 games

Succeeded by Vincent Damphousse

[edit] See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

[edit] References

• Mike Ricci on HockeyDB