Riley Holzapfel | |||
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Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | August 18, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | 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 | 2008–2020 |
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).
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] After leading the Capitals with 53 points in 54 games in the 2016–17 season, and contributing with 23 points in just 12 post-season games, he received the Ron Kennedy Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player. [6]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Vienna Capitals | AUT | 54 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | Vienna Capitals | AUT | 53 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Vienna Capitals | AUT | 53 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
2019–20 | Vienna Capitals | AUT | 48 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 335 | 69 | 101 | 170 | 223 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | ||||
AUT totals | 208 | 80 | 119 | 199 | 82 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2008 Pardubice |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
CHL Top Prospects Game | 2006 | |
East First All-Star Team | 2007 | |
EBEL | ||
Ron Kennedy Trophy (MVP) | 2017 | [6] |
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