Curt Ridley
Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player Charles Curtis Ridley[1][2] (September 24, 1951 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1981.
Ridley was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, and raised in Portage la Prairie. He played 104 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Drafted in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Ridley, then a player of the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, became the first player to ever be drafted directly from Tier II Junior A (now Junior A).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He was inducted to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]
After finishing his playing career, Ridley lived in Winnipeg, and sold telephone systems and wireless communications. He later moved to Dallas. Curt Ridley died on December 19, 2021, at the age of 70.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1968–69 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 23 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 0 | 3.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 45 | — | — | — | 2685 | 148 | 5 | 3.31 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 5 | — | — | — | 299 | 14 | 0 | 2.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 41 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1869 | 127 | 1 | 4.07 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 7.14 | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 56 | — | — | — | 3217 | 145 | 2 | 2.70 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 360 | 19 | 0 | 3.17 | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Boston Braves | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 17 | 0 | 5.31 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Providence Reds | AHL | 39 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2234 | 107 | 1 | 2.87 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | — | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 5.19 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | AHL | 57 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3311 | 181 | 1 | 3.27 | .896 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 373 | 24 | 0 | 3.86 | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 500 | 19 | 1 | 2.28 | .916 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .875 | ||
| 1976–77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 37 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 2070 | 134 | 0 | 3.88 | .871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 40 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2007 | 136 | 0 | 4.07 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 33 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1871 | 115 | 1 | 3.69 | .821 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 520 | 26 | 0 | 3.00 | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 595 | 39 | 0 | 3.93 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 4.38 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 21 | 5.78 | .821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 5.80 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | .854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1043 | 73 | 0 | 4.20 | .862 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 2.86 | — | ||
| NHL totals | 104 | 27 | 47 | 16 | 5486 | 355 | 1 | 3.88 | .872 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .875 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1971)
References
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External links
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- 1951 births
- 2021 deaths
- Boston Braves (AHL) players
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Brandon Wheat Kings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Cincinnati Tigers players
- Dallas Black Hawks players
- Dayton Gems players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- New Brunswick Hawks players
- New York Rangers players
- Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
- People from Minnedosa, Manitoba
- Providence Reds players
- Portage Terriers players
- Sportspeople from Portage la Prairie
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen