Byron Ritchie
| Byron Ritchie | |||
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| Born |
April 24, 1977 Burnaby, BC, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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SHL team Former teams |
Modo Hockey Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Genève-Servette HC HC Dinamo Minsk SC Bern |
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| NHL Draft | 165th overall, 1995 Hartford Whalers |
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| Playing career | 1996–present | ||
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| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Spengler Cup | ||
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2012 Davos | |
Byron Ritchie (born April 24, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Ritchie was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in North Delta, British Columbia.
Ritchie was drafted in the 7th round (165th overall) by the Hartford Whalers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. His rights transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes when the Whalers franchise relocated in 1997. On December 21, 1998, Ritchie made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes against the Buffalo Sabres. On January 16, 2002, he was traded to the Florida Panthers with Sandis Ozolinsh for Bret Hedican, Tomas Malec, Kevyn Adams and a conditional 2nd round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. On July 4, 2004, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Calgary Flames. On July 2, 2007, Ritchie signed with the Vancouver Canucks, where he played for one season.
After the Canucks chose not to re-sign him, he signed as a free agent to play in Europe for Geneve-Servette HC of the NLA and signed a one-year contract. After a very good season in Switzerland during which he earned 60 points and took the fifth place of the overall top-scorer rankings, Ritchie, again a free agent, decided to sign with the Dinamo Minsk of the Russian KHL. In the 2009–10 season, Bryon was hampered by injury and played in just 12 games posting 3 goals for Minsk.
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