# Curt Ridley

Charles Curtis Ridley (September 24, 1951 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1981.
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).
He was inducted to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.
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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | NHL totals | 104 | 27 | 47 | 16 | 5486 | 355 | 1 | 3.88 | .872 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .875 |

## Awards and achievements

* MJHL First All-Star Team (1971)