Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that 2014 NHL
Draft prospect Nick Ritchie of the Peterborough Petes is the OHL Player
of the Week for the week ending February 9 after scoring six goals and
two assists for eight points in four games played with a plus-minus
rating of plus-5.
Ritchie tied a franchise record becoming just the third player in
Petes’ history to score five goals in a game on Friday night despite a
7-6 shootout loss to the Kingston Frontenacs. He also added an assist
to finish the game with a career-high six points receiving second star
honours in a contest where the Petes battled back after trailing 4-1 in
the first period. Ritchie’s five goals ties Bill Gardner (Nov. 22/79)
and Doug Evans (Oct. 20/83) in the Petes’ record book and is also the
first five-goal performance in the OHL since Nick’s older brother Brett
Ritchie scored five goals last season with the Niagara IceDogs on
November 4, 2012, to also claim OHL Player of the Week honours. This
week Ritchie also scored a goal and earned first star honours in the
Petes’ 4-3 win over the Ottawa 67’s on Tuesday, then picked up an assist
and tallied in the shootout as part of a 4-3 win over the Oshawa
Generals on Thursday before being held pointless on Sunday in a 4-0 loss
to the Generals.
Ritchie, an 18-year-old from Orangeville, ON, is playing in his third
OHL season with the Petes after being chosen second overall in the 2011
OHL Priority Selection. This season Ritchie has produced career-high
offensive numbers with 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 points in 46
games. Eligible for the 2014 NHL Draft, Ritchie was ranked seventh by
NHL Central Scouting in their Midterm Rankings and participated in the
BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game last month as a member of Team Cherry.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Monday, February 10, 2014
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