Riley Holzapfel

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships

Riley Holzapfel
Riley Holzapfel
Born	August 18, 1988 (age 35); Regina, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
EBEL team; Former teams	Vienna Capitals; Chicago Wolves; St. John's IceCaps; Syracuse Crunch; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; HV71; Karlskrona HK
NHL draft	43rd overall, 2006; Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	2008–present

Riley Holzapfel (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently contracted by the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Holzapfel played major junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, chosen 43rd overall. On September 6, 2007, Riley signed a three-year entry level contract with the Thrashers.^[1] In 2008 he played for Canada in the IIHF World U20 Championship where Canada went on to win gold in a 3-2 victory over Sweden.

On February 13, 2012, Holzapfel was traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Maxime Macenauer.^[2] He was then immediately assigned to Ducks AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

He signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2012,^[3] but spent the season in AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Swedish Hockey League club HV71.^[4]

After a further third season in Sweden with newly promoted Karlskrona HK in 2015–16 season, Holzapfel left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL on July 20, 2016.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	63	15	13	28	32	5	1	2	3	8
2005–06	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	64	19	38	57	46	22	7	9	16	20
2006–07	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	72	39	43	82	94	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	49	18	23	41	43	6	3	5	8	12
2007–08	Chicago Wolves	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Chicago Wolves	AHL	73	13	19	32	38	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Chicago Wolves	AHL	60	7	16	23	30	14	0	3	3	6
2010–11	Chicago Wolves	AHL	68	12	15	27	20	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	St. John's Ice Caps	AHL	29	8	7	15	8	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	28	8	14	22	34	4	0	1	1	4
2012–13	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	76	21	30	51	93	15	4	6	10	8
2013–14	HV71	SHL	48	10	12	22	49	4	0	0	0	0
2014–15	HV71	SHL	49	7	6	13	14	6	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Karlskrona HK	SHL	48	9	16	25	24	—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals			335	69	101	170	223	33	4	10	14	18

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Canada	WJC			7	0	0	0	8
Junior totals					7	0	0	0	8

References

^ "Thrashers sign 2006 second round draft selection Riley Holzapfel". Atlanta Thrashers. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2010-07-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Jets trade Holzapfel to Ducks for Macenauer". The Sports Network. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Penguins Sign Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and Forward Riley Holzapfel". July 1, 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
^ "Kanadensiska centern Riley Holzapfel till HV71" (in Swedish). 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "Riley Holzapfel strengthens our Caps" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-07-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "Thrashers sign 2006 second round draft selection Riley Holzapfel". Atlanta Thrashers. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2010-07-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Jets trade Holzapfel to Ducks for Macenauer". The Sports Network. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Penguins Sign Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and Forward Riley Holzapfel". July 1, 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[4] "Kanadensiska centern Riley Holzapfel till HV71" (in Swedish). 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-07.

[5] "Riley Holzapfel strengthens our Caps" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-07-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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