Troy Riddle

Troy Riddle is an American ice hockey coach and former center. He won two National Championships with Minnesota in 2002 and 2003.
==Career==
Riddle was a high-scoring prospect coming out of high school, averaging more than 3 points per game as a senior. As an 18-year old, he spent a year playing junior hockey with the Des Moines Buccaneers and finished second in team scoring. Afterwards, his performance was strong enough for the St. Louis Blues to select him in the 4th round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The following fall, Riddle began attending the University of Minnesota and joined the ice hockey program. Straight away he contributed on offense and helped Minnesota make the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years. His production increased during his sophomore season while the team posted a 30-win season and won the national championship. During his junior season, Riddle came to the forefront of the Gopher's offense and his goal scoring saw a dramatic improvement. He finished second on the team in scoring and helped Minnesota capture its second consecutive championship. Riddle was named team captain for his senior season and continued to lead the Gophers on offense. He led Minnesota to its second-consecutive conference championship and fourth-consecutive NCAA tournament appearance while finishing second in team scoring once more.
After graduating with a degree in communications, Riddle signed with the Blues and joined their AHL affiliate the Worcester IceCats. He had a little difficulty catching up to the speed of the professional game and spent some time in the ECHL over the next two years. His stint with the Alaska Aces ended with the team winning its first Kelly Cup. After two years in the Blues' organization, Riddle was not retained and he spent the 2007 season with the Trenton Titans. After another year playing in the Minnesota Wild's pipeline, Riddle headed to Europe.
Riddle spent the 2009 season with the Graz 99ers producing moderate offensive numbers. After beginning the following year with EHC Basel, he returned to North America and finished out the year with the Tulsa Oilers. Riddle retired as a player after the season and became an assistant coach at his alma mater, Benilde-St. Margaret's. A year later, Riddle signed on with the Tohoku Free Blades and though he played well, finishing second in scoring, the team did not and missed the postseason. After the year, Riddle hung up his skated for good and returned to St. Margaret's.
Over the next decade, Riddle worked several jobs in the Minneapolis including as an assistant coach and skate instructor. In 2022, he was named as the head coach for the club team at Marquette.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–00 	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL 		53 	36 	30 	66 	95 		8 	2 	2 	4 	31
2000–01 	Minnesota 	WCHA 		38 	16 	14 	30 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Minnesota 	WCHA 		44 	16 	31 	47 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Minnesota 	WCHA 		45 	26 	25 	51 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Minnesota 	WCHA 		44 	24 	25 	49 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		42 	9 	6 	15 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Peoria Rivermen 	ECHL 		14 	4 	8 	12 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		55 	11 	11 	22 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		7 	2 	2 	4 	6 		21 	4 	3 	7 	28
2006–07 	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		68 	28 	37 	65 	60 		5 	3 	2 	5 	10
2007–08 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		32 	4 	5 	9 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Texas Wildcatters 	ECHL 		22 	6 	12 	18 	26 		8 	1 	0 	1 	8
2008–09 	Graz99ers 	EBEL 		52 	11 	13 	24 	68 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4
2009–10 	EHC Basel 	NLB 		7 	1 	3 	4 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Tulsa Oilers 	CHL 		57 	19 	24 	43 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Tohoku Free Blades 	Asia League		36 	16 	13 	29 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals		171 	82 	95 	177 	197 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		111 	40 	59 	99 	108 		34 	8 	5 	13 	46
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		132 	24 	22 	46 	101 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year	Team 	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	United States	WJC 	5th 		7 	0	1	1 	6
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-WCHA Rookie Team 	2000–01	
WCHA All-Tournament Team	2002 	
All-WCHA Third Team 	2002–03	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1981 births
Category:American ice hockey centers
Category:Ice hockey people from Minnesota
Category:Des Moines Buccaneers players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
Category:NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Category:Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
Category:Trenton Titans players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Texas Wildcatters players
Category:Graz 99ers players
Category:EHC Basel players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (1992–present) players
Category:Tohoku Free Blades players
Category:Marquette Golden Eagles men's ice hockey coaches
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks