Rob Ricci

Rob Ricci
Born December 12, 1984 (1984-12-12) (age 27)
Brampton, Ontario
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
AL-Bank Ligaen team
Former teams		 Odense Bulldogs
Peoria Rivermen
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Rob Ricci (born December 12, 1984 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Odense Bulldogs of the AL-Bank Ligaen.

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Playing career

Ricci started his junior career with the Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Provincial A Junior Hockey League, playing one game in the 2001–02 season with no points or penalty minutes. For the 2002–03 season, Ricci moved to the Milton Merchants (also of the OPJHL), where he put up an impressive 76 points in combined goals and assists and 10 penalty minutes over 49 games.

Ricci skated with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League from 2003 to 2005, earning 99 points in regular season play and 8 points in the post-season. Ricci finished the 2004–05 season with a plus/minus of +20. The RoughRiders would win both the regular season points championship (Anderson Cup) and the post-season Clark Cup that year.

From 2005 to 2009, Ricci attended Merrimack College, where he played all but his sophomore year due to an "unspecified violation of team rules and school policy."[1] Ricci led the Warriors in scoring during his freshman year, and in points (34), assists (21), and power play goals (6) his junior season. He served as assistant captain his junior year and was named a co-captain for his senior season.[2] Ricci was named team MVP for all three seasons he played at Merrimack.[3]

At the end of the 2008–09 season, Ricci signed with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL and launched his pro career. He played 4 regular season games with the Wranglers in which he earned 2 assists and 4 penalty minutes. Ricci moved to the South Carolina Stingrays for the post-season, scoring one goal in what would become a league-record third successful run for the Kelly Cup.

Ricci returned to the Stingrays for the 2009–10 season, earning 50 points in combined goals (25) and assists (25) in regular season play, as well as scoring one goal in the Stingrays' first-round playoff elimination. Ricci earned his first professional hat trick against the Cincinnati Cyclones in March of that year.[4]

Ricci re-signed with the Stingrays for the 2010–11 season. Ricci tallied his second professional hat trick against the Gwinnett Gladiators in a 4–1 victory in January 2011.[5]

In July 2011, Ricci signed with the Odense Bulldogs of Denmark's AL-Bank Ligaen.[6]

Career notes

During the 2010 holiday season, Ricci worked for a small holiday decoration business owned by fellow Stingray Grant Farrell.[7]

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Georgetown Raiders OPJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Milton Merchants OPJHL 49 29 47 76 10 — — — — —
2003–04 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 60 17 22 39 22 4 1 1 2 2
2004–05 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 59 26 34 60 38 11 3 3 6 2
2005–06 Merrimack College HE 34 10 16 26 59 — — — — —
2007–08 Merrimack College HE 34 13 21 34 26 — — — — —
2008–09 Merrimack College HE 31 11 12 23 20 — — — — —
2008–09 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 4 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2008–09 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL — — — — — 7 1 0 1 0
2009–10 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 72 25 25 50 18 4 1 0 1 0
2010–11 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 67 26 28 54 32 4 1 1 2 4
2010–11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
ECHL totals 143 51 55 106 54 15 3 1 4 4

References

  1. ^ McMahon, Mike (2006-09-26). Merrimack's Ricci, Watson suspended. College Hockey News. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  2. ^ Press release (2008-09-02). Rob Ricci and Joe Loprenio Named Captains. merrimackathletics.com. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. ^ Press release (2009-04-03). Ricci Earns Third Team MVP Award; Bowen, Barton, Ross Captains for 2009-10. merrimackathletics.com. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. ^ Brand, Phil (2010-03-11). Ricci's hat trick is timely for Stingrays. prohockeynews.com. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  5. ^ Miller, Andrew (2011-01-05). Ricci's hat trick powers Stingrays. The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. ^ Press release (July 7, 2011). "Ricci fuldender angrebet (Ricci completes attack [line])" (in Danish). Odense Bulldogs. http://www.oik.dk/aktuelt/nyheder.php?vis=nyhed&id=20110707130003. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
  7. ^ Burger, Ken (2010-12-07). Too busy to string the lights?. The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  8. ^ Press release (2011-01-11). South Carolina's Ricci named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week. ECHL. Retrieved 2011-01-11.

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