David Rittich
| David Rittich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
19 August 1992 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 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 |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
David Rittich, Jr. (born 19 August 1992),[2] is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for 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 two successful 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).[3]
Rittich made his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks in the third period of the Flames' final regular season game of the year.[4] He made 9 saves on 10 shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the third period to finish the game with a 3–2 loss.[5]
Rittich recorded his first NHL win in the 2017–18 season on 25 November 2017 in a game against the Colorado Avalanche.[6] 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.[7] In his first season with the club, Rittich finished with an 8–6–3 record.
On 26 July 2018, the Flames re-signed Rittich to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension.[8]
On 10 November 2018, Rittich earned his first shutout in the NHL against the Los Angeles Kings in a 1–0 win with the only goal scored by Travis Hamonic.[9]
In July 2019 the Flames re-signed David Rittich to a two year contract with an annual value of $2,750,000.[10]
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 | 1,218 | 64 | 0 | 3.15 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2,849 | 120 | 5 | 2.53 | .917 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 638 | 34 | 1 | 3.20 | .903 | ||
| 2016–17 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 31 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1,774 | 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 | 1,009 | 49 | 0 | 2.92 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 45 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2,503 | 109 | 1 | 2.61 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2,792 | 138 | 2 | 2.97 | .907 | ||||||||||
| NHL totals | 115 | 59 | 32 | 14 | 6,323 | 297 | 3 | 2.82 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "#33 David Rittich" (in Czech). Bkboleslav.cz. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Gilbertson, Wes (20 November 2018). "'Big Dick Rittich' Rittich proving he can handle workload for Flames". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Flames sign goaltender David Rittich". Calgary Flames. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ 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 (25 November 2017). "Czech mate: Rittich leads Flames to victory". Calgary Flames. NHL. Retrieved 26 November 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.
- ^ Greenspan, Dan (11 November 2018). "Flames edge Kings as David Rittich records 1st career shutout". cbc.ca. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/flames-sign-netminder-rittich-to-two-year-contract
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
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- BK Mladá Boleslav players
- Calgary Flames players
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Czech ice hockey goaltenders
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Sportspeople from Jihlava
- Stockton Heat players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Czech ice hockey biography stubs