Mike Ridley
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Age: 32 Birthdate: July 8, 1963 Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba Resides: Height: 6' 0" Weight: 195 lbs Shoots: Left Family: Married, Wife: Christine, Sons Matt and Mark,Daughter Katie |
1995-96 | |
| Played last two games after missing previous 40 games due to back injury... -Recorded his 700th NHL point vs. Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 9..... -Scored the first Vancouver Canuck goal at General Motors Place on October 9th, also the first game played for the Vancouver Canucks... | |
1994-95 | |
| Scored his first goal as a Leaf in the season opener at L.A. on January 20th...Led the team with two-shorthanded goals...Finished first on Leafs with 27 assists and third on team in scoring with 37 points...Tied for the team lead with 12 road assists...Had two foals and seven assists on the powerplay...Recorded the 400th assist of his NHL career on February 18th against the Blues...Scored one goal and added seven assists in a five-game assist streak that came to a close on March 8th...recorded a point in 15 of the Leafs' 21 wins...Had eight multiple point games...Figured in four of the team's five short-handed goals...His four SH points and two SHG's were the third-best totals in the NHL...Finished season with a plus/minus of +1... Playoffs: Finished fourth on Leafs in scoring with 3-1-4 in seven games played...Needs one playoff game for 100 in the NHL...Recorded his 50th NHL playoff assist...Recorded one powerplay goal and one game-winning goal...1993-94:Scored at least 20 goals for the ninth straight season, and has never recorded fewer than 22 goals...Placed second on Washinton Capitals with 26 goals, 44 assists for 70 points...Earned four assists vs. Pittsburgh on March 15th...Recorded 17 multiple point games and two multiple goal games...Shared Capitals lead with 10 goals on the powerplay and two shorthanded...Scored four GWG's...Collected his 600th NHL point and the 500th as a Capital at NYI on November 30th...Recorded an even amount of points at home and on the road...Notched 10 points in four games against the Capitals Playoffs: Led all Capitals with 10 points and a plus 7 mark in all eleven playoff games...Scored two goals and added two assists in the six-game series against the Penguins and he notched two goals and four assists in the five game series versus the Rangers...Compiled four 2-point games in post-season play..Even or better in 10 of the 11 playoff games | |
Career | |
| Entering his 11th season and his first as a Canuck...Has Scored 4-18-22 in 28 career regular season games vs. Chicago Blackhawks...Made the NHL -All-Rookie Team in 1986...Traded by NYR to Washington with Kelly Miller and Bob Crawford for Bob Carpenter and a second round pick in 1989 on January 1, 1987...Third on the Capitals All-Time Scoring list with 547 points...Second on Washington's all-time playoff points with 60 and second in assists with 41...Tied with Bengt Gustafsson for Washington's all-time lead with 17 SHG's...Only Ridley (218) and Maple Leaf's Mike Gartner(397) share the honour of scoring 200 goals as a Capital...Played in his 700th career NHL game on March 29th vs. NYI...Has played in nine post-seasons with New York and Washinton...His 11 assists in the 1992 playoffs against Pittsburgh set a Capitals' record and tied team records for most assists in a playoff year and points in a series...Four career hat-tricks...Longest points streak is 13 games (January 25 - Feb. 24/91) and his high point effort was six versus Chicago on January 7, 1989 - all assists. | |
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Season Club League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
1983-84a U.
Manitoba GPAC 46 39 41 80 - - - - - -
1984-85b U.
Manitoba GPAC 30 29 38 67 48 - - - - -
1985-86c NY
Rangers NHL 80 22 43 65 69 16 6 8 14 26
1986-87 NY
Rangers NHL 38 16 20 36 20 - - - - -
Washington NHL 40 15 19 34 20 7 2 1 3 6
1987-88 Washington NHL 70 28 31 59 22 14 6 5 11 10
1988-89 Washington NHL 80 41 48 89 49 6 0 5 5 2
1989-90 Washington NHL 74 30 43 73 27 14 3 4 7 8
1990-91 Washington NHL 79 23 48 71 26 11 3 4 7 8
1991-92 Washington NHL 80 29 40 69 38 7 0 11 11 0
1992-93 Washington NHL 84 26 56 82 44 6 1 5 6 0
1993-94 Washington NHL 84 26 44 70 24 11 4 6 10 6
1994-95 Toronto NHL 48 10 27 37 14 7 3 1 4 2 NHL
TOTALS 754 266 419 685 353 99 28 50 78 68 a Canadian
University Player of the Year, CIAU ALL-Canadians
GPAC MVP and First All-Star Team (1984)
b CIAU All-Canadian, GPAC First All-Star Team (1985)
c NHL All-Rookie Team (1986)
Played in All-Star Game (1989)
Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, September 25, 1995. Traded to Washington by
NY Rangers with Bob Crawford and Kelly Miller for Bob Carpenter and Washington's
second round choice (Jason Prosofsky) in 1989 Entry Draft, January 1, 1987.
Traded to Toronto by Washington with St. Louis' first round choice (previously
selected by Washington - Toronto selected Eric Fichaud) in 1994 Entry Draft for
Rob Pearson and Philadelphia's first round choice (previously acquired by Toronto
- Washingotn selected Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994 Entry Draft, June 28, 1994.
Acquired from Toronto in exchange for Sergio Momesso, July 8, 1995.
