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Nicola Riopel
NicolaRiopel
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
ECHL Team Greenville Road Warriors
Born (1989-02-20)February 20, 1989,
St. Pie, QU, CAN
NHL Draft 142nd overall, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career 2009 – present

Nicola Riopel (born February 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.

Playing career[]

Riopel began his major junior career with the Moncton Wildcats in 2005–06, appearing in 5 games. He shared starts with the older Jhase Sniderman in his rookie season in 2006–07 before taking the starting position in 2007–08. In his third season with the Wildcats, Riopel emerged with a record-setting and award-winning campaign. Along with his 43 wins, which helped Moncton to an Atlantic Division title, and .930 save percentage, he established a league record with a 2.01 goals against average, far surpassing Martin Houle of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles previous record of 2.32, set in 2003–04. Riopel was awarded the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for having the lowest GAA in the league and the Michel Briere Memorial Trophy as player of the year. Selected in the 5th round, 142nd overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Riopel began the 2009-2010 season by claiming a spot in training camp with the Flyers' top AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. After posting a 4-6-0 record with a 3.35 GAA and a 0.893 save percentage in back-up duty to Johan Backlund, Riopel was loaned back to his Junior club, the Moncton Wildcats, on December 17, 2009.

After attending both the Philadelphia Flyers' training camp and then the Adirondack Phantoms' training camp, Riopel was assigned to the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL. However, after performing extremely well in "AA" hockey, he was recalled after Greg Gilbert was released as head coach of the Phantoms to replace Brian Stewart. Since, he has become the starting netminder for the Glens Falls team after an injury to starter Johan Backlund.

After Flyers Stanley Cup goaltender Michael Leighton was waived and sent to the Adirondack Phantoms on January 4, 2011, the logjam at the position saw Riopel returned to Greenville.

Since Riopel wasn't signed to an entry-level contract by June 1, 2011, the Flyers no longer hold his NHL rights.[1]

Awards[]

Records[]

  • QMJHL league record; lowest goals against average, single-season - 2.01 in 2008–09

Career statistics[]

Regular season[]

Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006–07 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 37 17 12 0 1914 107 1 3.35 .894
2007–08 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 47 15 29 10 2662 135 1 3.04 .910
2008–09 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 59 43 15 4 3487 117 5 2.01 .931
2009–10 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 25 19 5 0 1455 50 3 2.06 .918
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 10 4 6 0 573 32 0 3.35 .893
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 11 3 7 0 591 35 1 3.55 .874
2010–11 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 38 24 12 2 2301 107 2 2.79 .906
QMJHL totals 168 94 61 14 9518 409 10 2.58 .915
AHL totals 21 7 13 0 1164 67 1 3.45 .884

Playoffs[]

Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006–07 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 4 1 3 185 16 0 5.19 .842
2008–09 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 10 5 5 620 21 2 2.03 .936
2009–10 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 21 16 4 1291 46 3 2.14 .930
2009–10 Moncton Wildcats M-Cup 2 0 2 119 9 0 4.54 .862
2010–11 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 7 4 3 436 18 0 2.48 .910
QMJHL totals 35 22 12 2096 83 5 2.38 .923

References[]

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Bobby Nadeau
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy
2009
Succeeded by
Jake Allen
Preceded by
Francis Paré
Michel Briere Memorial Trophy
2009
Succeeded by
Mike Hoffman
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