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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pat Riggin
Selected in second round
No. 33 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born May 26,
1959
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Birmingham (WHA)
Birthplace: Kincardine, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Kincardine, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1974-75 |
London | Jr. B |
38 | n/a |
4.00 | 0 |
n/a | | 1975-76 |
London | OMJHL |
29 | n/a |
3.68 | 0 |
n/a | | 1976-77 |
London | OMJHL |
48 | n/a |
2.95 | 2 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
London | OMJHL |
38 | n/a |
3.65 | 0 |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Birmingham | WHA |
46 | 16-22-5 |
3.78 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup Emms Trophy (Top Goaltender): 1977 (Ottawa)
OMJHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1976-77 (London)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1977 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (London)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (London)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1978 (London)
OMJHL All-Star Game MVP: 1978 (London)
Memorial Cup Wins Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (3 wins)
OMJHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1976-77 (London) (2.95)
OMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1976-77 (London) (2)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 20 overall prospect and No. 2 goalie prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ...
Part of first father-son combination to win OMJHL Pinkney Trophy in 1976-77.
His father won the award in 1953-54. ... Set London (OMJHL/OHL) single-season
record (since broken) for lowest goals-against average with 2.95 GAA in
1976-77. ... Loaned to Ottawa for 1977 Memorial Cup tournament on May 6, 1977. ... Signed with Birmingham
(WHA) as an underage free agent in July 1978. ... One of six underage
juniors who played for Birmingham (WHA) in 1978-79, helping team earn the "Baby Bulls" nickname. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1979 (Philadelphia at
Atlanta)
Numbers: 31, 1 (Atlanta/Calgary); 1 (Wash.); 30, 1 (Boston);
1 (Pitt.)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1979-1988 |
Atl./Calg., Wash.,
Boston, Pittsburgh | 350 |
153-120-52 | 3.43 |
11 | n/a |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1981-1986 |
Calg., Wash., Bos. | 25 |
8-13 | 3.23 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jennings Trophy: 1983-84 (Washington) (co-winner with Al Jensen)
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Washington)
Sporting News All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Washington)
Washington Fan's Favorite: 1983-84
Washington Records: Longest unbeaten streak (13 games from Jan. 27,
1984, to Feb. 18, 1984, 12-0-1), longest winning streak (10 games from Jan.
27, 1984, to Feb. 18, 1984), longest shutout streak (203:52 from Jan. 27,
1984, to Feb. 3, 1984)
NHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1983-84 (Washington) (2.66)
NHL Shutouts Leader: 1983-84 (Washington) (4 shutouts)
1980-81: Played on first Calgary Flames team.
Miscellaneous: Won his first NHL game, stopping 23
of 25 shots. ... Was on Atlanta team that relocated to
Calgary on June 24, 1980. ... Named NHL Player of the Week for the week of
Jan. 18, 1982. ... Stopped Wayne Gretzky on a penalty shot during Washington's
Nov. 24, 1982, game at Edmonton. ... Set Washington single-season record (since broken) for
lowest goals-against average with 3.36 in 1982-83. ... Shared shutout with Al
Jensen during 1982-83 season. ... Washington single-season record (since
broken) for lowest goals-against average with 2.66 in 1983-84. ... Named NHL
Player of the Week for the weeks of Jan. 30, 1984, and Feb. 6, 1984. ... Set
Washington single-season records (since broken) for games played (57), minutes
played (3,388) and goaltending wins (28) in 1984-85. ... Missed part of
1985-86 season with thigh injury. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Birmingham (CHL); Hershey (AHL);
Moncton (AHL); Muskegon (IHL)
World Championships: 1985 (silver
medal), 1987 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1987-88: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Muskegon).
Miscellaneous: Held Ontario horse trainer's license and owned a harness
racing stable in Ontario during his playing days. ... Named goalie on all-time
London (OMJHL/OHL) team by CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Patrick Michael Riggin. ... Son of former NHL
goaltender Dennis Riggin. ... Younger brother of former major-junior and
Canadian university player Larry Riggin. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Calgary traded Riggin and Ken Houston
to Washington in exchange for Howard Walker, George White, 1982 sixth-round
pick (Mats Kihlstron), 1983 third-round pick (Perry Berezan) and 1984
second-round pick (Paul Ranheim) on June 9, 1982. At the time of the trade,
the draft picks were listed as "future draft considerations." |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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