Damien Riat

Damien Riat
Date of birth	February 26, 1997
place of birth	Geneva , Switzerland
Size	183 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	striker
number	# 9
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2016 , 4th round, 117th position Washington Capitals
Career stations
to 2012	Genève-Servette HC
2012-2014	Notre Dame Argos
2014-2015	Malmo Redhawks
2015-2018	Genève-Servette HC
since 2018	EHC Biel

Damien Riat (born February 26, 1997 in Geneva ) is a Swiss ice hockey player who has been under contract with EHC Biel in the National League since 2018 .

career

Riat began his ice hockey career in the youth movement of the Genève-Servette HC . He also played football, but ultimately chose ice hockey. In 2012 he left his home in Geneva and moved to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to join the Notre Dame Argos Midget AAA. After spending two years in Canada, he continued another season abroad, which he spent in 2014/15 at the Swedish club Malmö Redhawks . For the Redhawks he primarily played in the youth, but also recorded three appearances in the second highest class in the country, the HockeyAllsvenskan .

In April 2015, the return to his homeland became known when Genève-Servette announced his signing. In his first season in the National League A (NLA), Riat promptly became an integral part of the GSHC squad. In the 2016 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected in 117th position by the Washington Capitals .

At the beginning of February 2018, EHC Biel  announced Riat's commitment from the 2018/19 season. The negotiated contract contained an NHL release clause as of July 20. In March 2020, he signed an entry-level contract with Washington Capitals.

National team

In February 2017 he received his first squad for the senior national team, after having already gained international experience in the U18 and U20 in previous years.

Achievements and Awards

• 2018 silver medal at the world championship

Web links

• Damien Riat at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Damien Riat in portrait - A fighter who spares no effort. Retrieved February 8, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Damien Riat A-lagsdebuterade mot Karlskoga . In: Malmö Redhawks . ( malmoredhawks.com [accessed February 8, 2017]). Damien Riat A-lagsdebuterade mot Karlskoga ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Damien Riat revient aux Vernets. Retrieved February 8, 2017 (French). 
4. ↑ Draft NHL: Matthews sans surprise, Riat 117e . In: lematin.ch/ . ( lematin.ch [accessed on February 8, 2017]).
5. ↑ http://www.ehcb.ch/de/news/clubnews/damien-riat-wechselelt-zum-ehc-biel/
6. ↑ St. Galler Tagblatt AG, Switzerland: Switzerland with ten newcomers . In: St.Galler Tagblatt Online . ( archive.org [accessed February 8, 2017]).