Samantha Ridgewell

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Samantha Ridgewell
Born (1996-07-16) July 16, 1996 (age 28)
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Ottawa
Playing career 2015–present

Samantha "Sam" Ridgewell (born July 16, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently on reserve with PWHL Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

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Playing career

Ridgewell began playing hockey at the age of five, in Conquest, Saskatchewan. In her youth, she played for a variety of teams in towns in her native province, including a boys' team in Outlook and the Coteau Hills Coyotes, formed of girls from across the province. In Grade 10, she began playing for the Saskatoon Stars in the Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League. [1]

From 2015 to 2019, she studied at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, in the United States, where she played for the Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East conference of the NCAA Division I. She was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in her first season with the university, making 694 saves in league play, the second-highest total in women's Hockey East history. [2] She was only able to play 14 games in the 2016–17 season, missing large parts of the year due to a concussion. She posted five shutouts in the 2018–19 season, a Merrimack record, and was named to the Women's Hockey East Second Team All-Star Team. [3] She was one of four women nominated for the NCAA's 2019 Hockey Humanitarian Award, the first women's player in Merrimack history to be nominated for the award. [4]

After graduating, she explored opportunities in Sweden and Switzerland, eventually signing her first professional contract with Djurgårdens IF Hockey of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in Stockholm. [5] In December 2019, she made 43 saves in a 3–1 victory over Brynäs IF. [6] She earned her first professional shutout in late January 2020, making 19 saves in a 2–0 victory over SDE Hockey. [7] She finished the season with a goals against average (GAA) of 2.03, the fifth best in the league, and a save percentage of .920, the seventh best in the league, as Djurgården were eliminated in the playoff semi-finals by HV71. [8]

In May 2020, she announced her return to North America, signing with the expansion Toronto Six in the NWHL, the second goaltender to sign with the team after Elaine Chuli. [9] [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/
OTL		MinGA SO GAA GPWLTMinGASOGAA
2011–12Saskatoon StarsSFU18AAAHL151131836:002421.726420396:001101.67
2012–13Saskatoon StarsSFU18AAAHL1961001014:004422.606330366:001702.79
2013–14Notre Dame Hounds JWHL 191151908:221651.06––––––––
2014–15Notre Dame HoundsJWHL8511481:111311.62––––––––
2015–16 Merrimack Warriors NCAA DI 2851931635:158513.12––––––––
2016–17Merrimack WarriorsNCAA DI14372754:274203.34––––––––
2017–18Merrimack WarriorsNCAA DI2381211275:035032.35––––––––
2018–19Merrimack WarriorsNCAA DI33157101933:586151.89––––––––
2019–20 Djurgårdens IF SDHL 2214601268:194312.035230336:411502.67
2020–21 Toronto Six NWHL 100165:00504.62100015:58103.76
2021–22 Toronto SixPHF201199:01603.64––––––––
2021–22 HV71 SDHL3210148:41612.42––––––––
2022–23 Buffalo Beauts PHF210074:31010.00––––––––
PHF totals17112238:321112.77100015:58103.76
SDHL totals2516701417:004922.075230336:411502.67
NCAA totals983148135598:4323892.55––––––––

Sources: Saskatchewan Female Under-18 AAA Hockey League, [11] [12] [13] [14] Junior Women's Hockey League, [15] [16] Elite Prospects, [17] USCHO, [18] Premier Hockey Federation [19]

As of 24 February 2023

Personal life

Ridgewell has a degree in health sciences. [20]

She wears jersey number 34 after Finnish goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff, who was her favourite player growing up. [21]

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