Nick Ritchie
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| Born | December 5, 1995 Orangeville, ON, CAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Anaheim Ducks Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2014 Anaheim Ducks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Ritchie (born December 5, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey player and a prospect of the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League. He is currently playing with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Ritchie was selected by the Ducks in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. His older brother, Brett Ritchie, was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Ritchie is a top rated prospect who was ranked #7 on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau final list of 2014 NHL Draft eligible North American skaters.[1]
During the 2012-13 season Ritchie played with the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.
On August 2, 2014, the Ducks announced that they had signed Ritchie to a three-year entry level contract.[2]
On January 7, 2015, Ritchie was traded by the Peterborough Petes to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, along with teammate Connor Boland, in exchange for Kyle Jenkins and four draft picks.[3]
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2013 | Canada U18 | WJC |  |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2015 | Canada U20 | WJC | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
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| OHL All-Rookie First Team | 2011–12 | [4] |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal | 2012 | [5] |
| IIHF World U18 Championships Gold Medal | 2013 | [6] |
| IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal | 2015 | [7] |
References
- ↑ NHL Central Scouting Service 2014 Draft North American skaters final rankings - 2014 NHL Draft
- ↑ "Ducks Sign Ritchie to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". Official Site of the Anaheim Ducks. August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=747579
- ↑ Ritchie, Nosad named to OHL All Rookie teams | Peterborough Examiner
- ↑ CHL Network - 22 CHL Players win 2012 Ivan Hlinka U18 Gold
- ↑ Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team wins gold medal at 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
- ↑ 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Roster
External links
- Nick Ritchie's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Nick Ritchie's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database