| Team | Vienna Capitals |
|---|---|
| League | EBEL |
| Former teams | Chicago Wolves St. John's IceCaps Syracuse Crunch Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins HV71 Karlskrona HK |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Birth date | August 18, 1988 (age 38) |
| Birth place | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Draft (2006) | 43rd overall |
| Draft team | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Career start | 2008 |
| Career end | 2020 |
Riley Holzapfel (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
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 | 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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2006 | |
| East First All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| EBEL | ||
| Ron Kennedy Trophy (MVP) | 2017 | [6] |
References
- ^ "Thrashers sign 2006 second round draft selection Riley Holzapfel". Atlanta Thrashers. September 6, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Jets trade Holzapfel to Ducks for Macenauer". The Sports Network. February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Penguins Sign Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and Forward Riley Holzapfel". July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Kanadensiska centern Riley Holzapfel till HV71" (in Swedish). July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Riley Holzapfel strengthens our Caps" (in German). Vienna Capitals. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ "Riley Holzapfel earns MVP honours" (in German). Vienna Capitals. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.