Charles Curtis Ridley[1][2] (September 24, 1951 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1981.

Curt Ridley
Born (1951-09-24)September 24, 1951
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
Died December 19, 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 70)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft 28th overall, 1971
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1971–1982

Ridley was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, and raised in Portage la Prairie. He played 104 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Drafted in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Ridley, then a player of the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, became the first player to ever be drafted directly from Tier II Junior A (now Junior A).[citation needed]

He was inducted to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]

After finishing his playing career, Ridley lived in Winnipeg, and sold telephone systems and wireless communications. He later moved to Dallas. Curt Ridley died on December 19, 2021, at the age of 70.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1968–69 Portage Terriers MJHL
1969–70 Portage Terriers MJHL 23 90 0 3.86
1970–71 Portage Terriers MJHL 45 2685 148 5 3.31 .922
1970–71 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 5 299 14 0 2.81
1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 41 12 18 4 1869 127 1 4.07 1 0 1 42 5 0 7.14
1972–73 Dayton Gems IHL 56 3217 145 2 2.70 6 3 3 360 19 0 3.17
1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 4 0 3 192 17 0 5.31
1973–74 Providence Reds AHL 39 19 11 6 2234 107 1 2.87 1 1 0 60 4 0 4.00
1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 2 1 1 0 81 7 0 5.19 .833
1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 57 32 14 9 3311 181 1 3.27 .896 6 2 4 373 24 0 3.86
1975–76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 9 6 0 2 500 19 1 2.28 .916 2 0 2 119 8 0 4.03 .875
1976–77 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 8 21 4 2070 134 0 3.88 .871
1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40 9 17 8 2007 136 0 4.07 .868
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 33 22 10 0 1871 115 1 3.69 .821 9 8 1 520 26 0 3.00
1979–80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 2 6 2 595 39 0 3.93 .865
1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 1 0 109 8 0 4.38 .890
1979–80 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 4 0 4 0 218 0 21 5.78 .821
1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 0 124 12 0 5.80 .836
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 2 1 1 0 120 7 0 3.50 .854
1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 22 10 6 1 1043 73 0 4.20 .862 1 0 1 63 3 0 2.86
NHL totals 104 27 47 16 5486 355 1 3.88 .872 2 0 2 119 8 0 4.03 .875

Awards and achievements

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  • MJHL First All-Star Team (1971)

References

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  1. ^ 1974–75 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book, pg. 557
  2. ^ 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs Media Guide, pg. 173
  3. ^ "Ridley, Curt". www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ Stubbs, Dave (December 21, 2021). "Ridley death evokes memories of iconic goalie's mask from 1970s". NHL.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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