Dennis Melville Riggin (April 11, 1936 – April 2, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League in two short stints with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1959–60 and 1962–63 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1963, was spent in the minor leagues.[1]
| Dennis Riggin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 11, 1936 Kincardine, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 2, 2016 (aged 79) Kincardine, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1976 | ||
Post-hockey Riggin worked at Molson's for 30 years in London, Ontario and Toronto before retiring to Kincardine. His son Pat also played in the NHL as a goaltender.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1951–52 | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | 25 | — | — | — | 1480 | 163 | 0 | 6.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | 55 | — | — | — | 3300 | 177 | 4 | 3.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 53 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3180 | 176 | 3 | 3.32 | — | 7 | — | — | 420 | 23 | 0 | 3.39 | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 49 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 2940 | 173 | 0 | 3.45 | — | 12 | — | — | 720 | 42 | 2 | 3.50 | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 47 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 2820 | 244 | 0 | 5.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 29 | 0 | 3.63 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 13 | 0 | 4.15 | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 67 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 4085 | 200 | 1 | 2.94 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 480 | 21 | 0 | 2.62 | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 69 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 4190 | 222 | 5 | 3.18 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 13 | 1 | 2.60 | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 800 | 27 | 3 | 2.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 538 | 31 | 1 | 3.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 59 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 3580 | 200 | 3 | 3.35 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 13 | 0 | 2.85 | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 69 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 4140 | 289 | 0 | 4.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 602 | 18 | 1 | 1.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 459 | 22 | 0 | 2.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1140 | 112 | 0 | 5.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 480 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 308 | 153 | 137 | 14 | 18,417 | 1023 | 13 | 3.33 | — | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1242 | 60 | 1 | 2.90 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 997 | 53 | 1 | 3.19 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Honours edit
- 1956–57 WHL Rookie Award
References edit
- ^ "Dennis Melville Riggin Obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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