David Rittich
| David Rittich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
19 August 1992 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames BK Mladá Boleslav | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
David Rittich (born 19 August 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Rittich made his Czech Extraliga debut with BK Mladá Boleslav during the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season. After impressive performances in the ELH, Rittich was signed to a one-year, two-way contract on 10 June 2016, with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]
Rittich made his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks in the third period of the Flames' final regular season game of the year.[3] He made 9 saves on 10 shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the third period to finish the game with a 3–2 loss.[4]
Rittich recorded his first NHL win in the 2017–18 season on 25 November 2017 in a game against the Colorado Avalanche.[5] In December 2017, the Flames traded their backup goaltender Eddie Läck away, making Rittich a full-time NHL goaltender for the first time as the backup to Mike Smith.[6] In his first season with the club, Rittich finished with a (8-6-3) record.
On 26 July 2018, the Flames re-signed Rittich to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2014–15 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1218 | 64 | 0 | 3.15 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2849 | 120 | 5 | 2.53 | .917 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 638 | 34 | 1 | 3.20 | .903 | ||
| 2016–17 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 31 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1774 | 67 | 5 | 2.27 | .924 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 8 | 0 | 2.88 | .917 | ||
| 2016–17 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 697 | 37 | 2 | 3.18 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1009 | 49 | 0 | 2.92 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1,029 | 50 | 0 | 2.92 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "#33 David Rittich" (in Czech). Bkboleslav.cz. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ↑ "Flames sign goaltender David Rittich". Calgary Flames. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ Vickers, Aaron (9 April 2017). "FLAMES REWIND - 09.04.17". NHL.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Gilmore, Eric (9 April 2017). "Sharks win, will finish third in Pacific". NHL.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
David Rittich, who was called up from Stockton of the American Hockey League and made nine saves in his NHL debut.
- ↑ Yanover, Ari (November 25, 2017). "Czech mate: Rittich leads Flames to victory". Calgary Flames. NHL. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Devils acquire goaltender Eddie Lack from Flames". NHL.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ Gilbertson, Wes. "Flames re-sign goaltender David Rittich, avoiding arbitration". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database