James van Riemsdyk

James van Riemsdyk
James van Riemsdyk pictured in 2011 during his tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers
Born	(1989-05-04) May 4, 1989 (age 27) Middletown, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 2007 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2009–present

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing United States
World Junior Championships
	2007 Sweden
IIHF U18 Championships
	2007 Finland
	2006 Sweden

James Frederick van Riemsdyk (born May 4, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Van Riemsdyk began his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers, the organization that originally selected him second overall at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, before being traded to the Maple Leafs in 2012. Additionally, he has represented the United States in numerous tournaments.

His younger brother, Trevor, is also a professional hockey player in the NHL, currently with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Van Riemsdyk attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey, before moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan for his junior year to play for the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (NTDP). Prior to that, he played from Mite to his first year of Midgets for the Brick Hockey Club in Brick. Although van Riesmdyk was born and raised in New Jersey, he was an avid fan of the rival New York Rangers.

Van Riemsdyk was drafted second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, following fellow American Patrick Kane, marking the first time in NHL history that Americans were chosen first and second overall in the same draft. Following his draft, van Riemsdyk played the 2007–08 season at the collegiate level in the NCAA with the University of New Hampshire, where he scored 74 points in two seasons under Head Coach Dick Umile.