Byron Ritchie
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 24, 1977 , Burnaby, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 165th overall, 1995 Hartford Whalers |
| Pro career | 1993 – present |
Byron Ritchie (born April 24, 1977, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL.
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[edit] Playing career
Ritchie was drafted in the 7th round (165th overall) by the Hartford Whalers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. His rights transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes when the Whalers franchise relocated in 1997. On December 21, 1998, Ritchie made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes against the Buffalo Sabres. On January 16, 2002, he was traded to the Florida Panthers with Sandis Ozolinsh for Bret Hedican, Tomas Malec, Kevyn Adams and a conditional 2nd round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. On July 4, 2004, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Calgary Flames. On July 2, 2007, Ritchie signed with the Vancouver Canucks.
[edit] Awards
- Named to the WHL - East Second All-Star Team in 1996
- Named to the WHL - East Second All-Star Team in 1997
- Named the American Hockey League Player of the Week on October 29, 2001
[edit] Records
- Set Lowell Lock Monsters franchise record for points in a game with 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) on October 26, 2001 against the Portland Pirates
[edit] Controversial Remarks
On Tuesday May 13th, 1997 after a game in the Memorial Cup refereed by a Francophone from Quebec he was caught by an RDS (the French version of TSN) camera yelling: "Fuck you, you fucking Frogs! Fuck them all!"" He apologized the next day at practice stating "Whether the camera was on me or not doesn't make it right."[1] For the remainder of the tournament, he was booed mercilessly by the fans in Hull, Quebec, where the tournament was taking place.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 44 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 58 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 132 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 66 | 55 | 51 | 106 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 63 | 50 | 76 | 126 | 115 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 28 | ||
| 1997–98 | New-Haven Beast | AHL | 65 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 97 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | New-Haven Beast | AHL | 66 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 34 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 1999–00 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 77 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 166 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 43 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 26 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 84 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Rögle BK | Swe-1 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 111 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 45 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 64 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 324 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 373 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Byron Ritchie's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Biography from Vancouver Canucks web site
- Stats & Bio from The Hockey News
