Dave Ritchie
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Date of birth | October 1, 1891 |
place of birth | Montreal , Quebec , Canada |
date of death | March 6, 1973 |
Place of death | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
size | 170 cm |
Weight | 82 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
1909-1910 | Montreal Westmount |
1910-1914 | Grand-Mère HC |
1914-1917 | Quebec Bulldogs |
1917 | Montreal Wanderers |
1918-1919 | Ottawa Senators |
1919 | Toronto Arenas |
1919-1920 | Quebec Bulldogs |
1920-1921 | Canadiens de Montréal |
1924-1926 | Canadiens de Montréal |
David Alexander Ritchie (born October 1, 1891 in Montreal , Québec ; † March 6, 1973 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey player and referee who worked for the Montreal Wanderers , Ottawa Senators , Toronto Arenas during his active career between 1909 and 1926 , Quebec Bulldogs and Canadiens de Montréal played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Ritchie scored the first goal in NHL history as a player for the Montreal Wanderers on December 19, 1917.
Career
The Montreal- born Ritchie played in the amateur classes of the province of Québec until 1914 and took part in the Allan Cup in 1913 with Grand-Mère AAA . In 1914, he finally joined the Quebec Bulldogs from the National Hockey Association . The strong offensive defender stayed with the Bulldogs for three years and was the seventh-best scorer in the league in the 1916/17 season with 27 points . After the dissolution of the NHA, Ritchie came through a dispersal draft to the Montreal Wanderers , who were among the founding members of the National Hockey League in the 1917/18 season . In four missions he came to seven scorer points. This included the first goal in NHL history in a 10-9 win over the Toronto Arenas on December 19, 1917 . Shortly after the start of the season, however, the Wanderers ultimately had to stop playing because their venue had burned down on the foundation walls in a fire.
Ritchie landed on another Dispersal Draft, in which the remaining Wanderers players were divided between the remaining teams in the league, at the Ottawa Senators . There he ended the season and moved in January 1919 as a free agent to the Toronto Arenas, for which he only appeared four times. For the 1919/20 season he then returned to the Quebec Bulldogs, which were now part of the NHL. When the team moved to Hamilton for the 1920/21 season , the defender requested a transfer to the Canadiens de Montréal . With him, Harry Mummery and Jack McDonald moved to Montréal, while George Prodgers , Joe Matte and Jack Coughlin were given to the Hamilton Tigers . In addition, the Tigers received Billy Coutu on loan .
For the Canadiens Ritchie completed only six games in the season following the transfer before ending his career. Between 1921 and 1924 he was active as a referee before he returned to the Canadiens squad for a few games due to injury problems in the seasons 1924/25 and 1925/26 .
NHL statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Regular season | 6th | 58 | 15th | 6th | 21st | 50 |
Playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Web links
- Dave Ritchie at legendsofhockey.net (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ritchie, Dave |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ritchie, David Alexander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and referee |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1891 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Quebec |
DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1973 |
Place of death | Montreal , Quebec |