Riley Holzapfel

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Riley Holzapfel
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Born (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 35)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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).

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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] 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 631513283251238
2005–06 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL641938574622791620
2006–07 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL7239438294—————
2007–08 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL4918234143635812
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 10000—————
2008–09 Chicago WolvesAHL7313193238—————
2009–10 Chicago WolvesAHL607162330140336
2010–11 Chicago WolvesAHL6812152720—————
2011–12 St. John's Ice Caps AHL2987158—————
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL28814223440114
2012–13 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL76213051931546108
2013–14 HV71 SHL 481012224940000
2014–15 HV71SHL4976131460000
2015–16 Karlskrona HK SHL489162524—————
2016–17 Vienna Capitals AUT 5422315320121211238
2017–18 Vienna CapitalsAUT532126472021230
2018–19 Vienna CapitalsAUT53193453241836910
2019–20 Vienna CapitalsAUT481828461832020
AHL totals33569101170223334101418
AUT totals20880119199823518193718
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Pardubice

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg70008
Junior totals70008

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2006
East First All-Star Team 2007
EBEL
Ron Kennedy Trophy (MVP) 2017 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thrashers sign 2006 second round draft selection Riley Holzapfel". Atlanta Thrashers. September 6, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jets trade Holzapfel to Ducks for Macenauer". The Sports Network. February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Penguins Sign Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and Forward Riley Holzapfel". July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kanadensiska centern Riley Holzapfel till HV71" (in Swedish). July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Riley Holzapfel strengthens our Caps" (in German). Vienna Capitals. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Riley Holzapfel earns MVP honours" (in German). Vienna Capitals. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
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