Riley Holzapfel
| Riley Holzapfel | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1988 Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| SHL team | HV71 |
| NHL Draft | 43rd overall, 2006 Atlanta Thrashers |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Pardubice | |
Riley Holzapfel (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently contracted by HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League.
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]
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 | ||
| AHL totals | 335 | 69 | 101 | 170 | 223 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
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.
External links
- Riley Holzapfel's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Riley Holzapfel's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database