Dave Ritchie (ice hockey)

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Dave Ritchie was a professional hockey player mostly famous for scoring the first goal in NHL history. He played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Arenas, Quebec Bulldogs and Montreal Canadiens

[edit] Playing career

Ritchie was one of 12 players who were members of the 1917-18 Wanderers squad. The Wanderers home arena was destroyed by fire only 6 games into the 22 game schedule. This event forced the league to disperse the Wanderers players via a draft to 1 of the remaining 3 teams (Toronto Arenas, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators) in the National Hockey League.

[edit] Career statistics

NHL Regular Season

  • Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
1917-18 Montreal Wanderers 4 4 0 4 3
1917-18 Ottawa Senators 13 5 0 5 9
1918-19 Toronto Arenas 4 0 0 0 9
1919-20 Quebec Bulldogs 21 6 3 9 18
1920-21 Montreal Canadiens 5 0 0 0 0
1924-25 Montreal Canadiens 5 0 0 0 0
1925-26 Montreal Canadiens 2 0 0 0 0
NHL Regular Season Totals 54 15 3 18 39
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