Selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the No. 10 pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, Nick Ritchie signed an entry-level contract with the Ducks on Aug. 2, 2014, and turned pro after playing one more season in the Ontario Hockey League with Peterborough and Sault Ste. Marie.
In 2015-16, Ritchie put up 30 points (16 goals, 14 assists) in 38 games with San Diego of the American Hockey League to earn a midseason call-up by Anaheim, where he had four points (two goals, two assists) in 33 games.
Selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the No. 10 pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, Nick Ritchie signed an entry-level contract with the Ducks on Aug. 2, 2014, and turned pro after playing one more season in the Ontario Hockey League with Peterborough and Sault Ste. Marie.
In 2015-16, Ritchie put up 30 points (16 goals, 14 assists) in 38 games with San Diego of the American Hockey League to earn a midseason call-up by Anaheim, where he had four points (two goals, two assists) in 33 games.
However, in 2016-17, Ritchie made his presence known for the Ducks. After getting 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists) in 77 regular-season games, Ritchie scored the game-winning goal early in the third period of Game 7 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Edmonton Oilers to send the Ducks to conference final.
After three more seasons in Anaheim, including in 2018-19, when he had an NHL career-high 31 points (nine goals, 22 assists) in 60 games, Ritchie was traded on Feb. 24, 2020, to the Boston Bruins, who his older brother, Brett Ritchie, also played for.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- Traded to Boston by Anaheim for Danton Heinen, February 24, 2020.
- Signed as a free agent by Toronto, July 31, 2021.
- Traded to Arizona by Toronto with a conditional NHL Draft pick for Ryan Dzingel and Ilya Lyubushkin, February 19, 2022.
