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Brett Ritchie (born July 1, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars, 44th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Brett Ritchie
Ritchie with the Texas Stars in 2014
Born	(1993-07-01) July 1, 1993 (age 29) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Calgary Flames Dallas Stars Boston Bruins
NHL Draft	44th overall, 2011 Dallas Stars
Playing career	2013–present

Playing career

Ritchie attended The Hill Academy.[1]

Junior

In 2009–10 Ritchie scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 65 games for the Sarnia Sting during his first season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his second season he missed approximately a month of the season due to mononucleosis, but despite playing just 49 games, his scoring improved to 21 goals and 20 assists during the 2010–11 season. Unfortunately, due to his illness during the mid-season, Ritchie missed his opportunity to play in the 2011 CHL Top Prospects Game.[2]

On January 5, 2012 Ritchie was traded to the Niagara Icedogs for Guelph's 2012 2nd round pick, Peterborough's 2014 2nd round pick, and Niagara's own 2013 2nd and 5th round picks – all of which Sarnia immediately traded to Mississauga to acquire goalie JP Anderson.[3][4]

Professional

On July 11, 2012, Ritchie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars. Ritchie began his professional career April 5, 2013 with the Texas Stars against the Oklahoma City Barons, where he scored his first professional goal. Ritchie achieved a hat trick after scoring his third goal of the night on an empty net in the Stars' game against the Charlotte Checkers on December 27, 2014.[5]

After seven seasons within the Stars organization, on June 25, 2019, Ritchie was not tendered a qualifying offer enabling him to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.[6] Marking his 26th birthday on the opening day of free agency, Ritchie was signed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Boston Bruins.[7]

In Ritchie's first game with the Bruins, he scored the first goal of the 2019–20 season against his former team, the Dallas Stars.[8]

As a free agent from the Bruins, Ritchie was left unsigned entering training camp to the delayed 2020–21 season. On January 9, 2021, Ritchie was invited to join the Calgary Flames training camp on a professional tryout basis.[9] Remaining with the club through the start of the season, Ritchie was later signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on January 17, 2021.[10]

After concluding his second season with the Flames, Ritchie was left to explore free agency before re-signing with the Flames approaching training camp to a one-year, $750,000 contract on September 22, 2022.[11]

Early life

Ritchie was born on July 1, 1993, in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada[12] to parents Paul and Tammy. Ritchie comes from an athletic family with both his parents and younger brother engaging in various sports throughout their lifetime. His mother was a three-sport athlete while attending Brock University and his father played in the Ontario Hockey League.[13] Before his brother Nick was drafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, they competed in lacrosse together.[14] Brett's younger brother, Nick Ritchie, plays in the NHL for the Arizona Coyotes. Nick was drafted 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL Entry Draft. During the 2012–13 season, Ritchie played with Team Canada to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. Brett cheated on Jamie Andries.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Sarnia Sting	OHL		65	13	16	29	35		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Sarnia Sting	OHL		49	21	20	41	47		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Sarnia Sting	OHL		23	8	7	15	30		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Niagara IceDogs	OHL		30	16	14	30	24		19	3	8	11	14
2012–13	Niagara IceDogs	OHL		53	41	35	76	40		4	1	3	4	9
2012–13	Texas Stars	AHL		5	3	1	4	0		9	2	0	2	2
2013–14	Texas Stars	AHL		68	22	26	48	53		13	7	4	11	10
2014–15	Texas Stars	AHL		33	14	7	21	40		3	1	1	2	2
2014–15	Dallas Stars	NHL		31	6	3	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Dallas Stars	NHL		8	0	1	1	7		2	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Texas Stars	AHL		35	14	14	28	26		3	1	1	2	0
2016–17	Dallas Stars	NHL		78	16	8	24	38		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Dallas Stars	NHL		71	7	7	14	42		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Dallas Stars	NHL		53	4	2	6	57		1	0	0	0	2
2019–20	Boston Bruins	NHL		27	2	4	6	21		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Providence Bruins	AHL		12	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Calgary Flames	NHL		32	4	4	8	24		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Calgary Flames	NHL		41	3	1	4	29		7	2	0	2	4
NHL totals				341	42	30	72	230		10	2	0	2	6

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
	2010 Ontario

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010	Canada Ontario	U17			6	2	1	3	6
2011	Canada	U18	4th		7	4	3	7	6
2011	Canada	IH18			5	4	0	4	2
2013	Canada	WJC	4th		6	1	3	4	2
Junior totals					24	11	7	18	16

Awards and honours

Honours	Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Silver Medal (Team Ontario)	2010	[15]
IIHF World U18 Championship Team Canada	2011	[16]
Calder Cup Champion	2014

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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Brett Ritchie (* 1. Juli 1993 in Orangeville, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Januar 2021 bei den Calgary Flames in der National Hockey League (NHL) unter Vertrag steht. Zuvor verbrachte der Flügelstürmer über sechs Jahre in der Organisation der Dallas Stars und war eine Saison für die Boston Bruins aktiv.

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