Mike Ridley

Michael Owen Guy Ridley (born July 8, 1963) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for 12 seasons from 1985 until 1997.
Ridley signed with the New York Rangers as an undrafted free agent in September 1985. Ridley played 866 career games, scoring 292 goals and 466 assists for 758 points. His best offensive season was the 1988–89 season, when playing with the Washington Capitals, he scored 41 goals and 89 points, both career highs.
He is known for scoring the first goal in General Motors Place, the home of the Vancouver Canucks.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1980–81 	St. Boniface Saints 	MJHL 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	St. Boniface Saints 	MJHL 	 	48 	37 	32 	69 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	St. Boniface Saints 	MJHL 	 	48 	91 	100 	191 	49 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	University of Manitoba	GPAC 	 	46 	39 	41 	80 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	University of Manitoba	GPAC 	 	23 	23 	36 	59 	40 	 	7 	6 	2 	8 	38
1985–86 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	80 	22 	43 	65 	69 	 	16 	6 	8 	14 	26
1986–87 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	38 	16 	20 	36 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	40 	15 	19 	34 	20 	 	7 	2 	1 	3 	6
1987–88 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	70 	28 	31 	59 	22 	 	14 	6 	5 	11 	10
1988–89 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	80 	41 	48 	89 	49 	 	6 	0 	5 	5 	2
1989–90 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	74 	30 	43 	73 	27 	 	14 	3 	4 	7 	8
1990–91 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	79 	23 	48 	71 	26 	 	11 	3 	4 	7 	8
1991–92 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	80 	29 	40 	69 	38 	 	7 	0 	11 	11 	0
1992–93 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	84 	26 	56 	82 	44 	 	6 	1 	5 	6 	0
1993–94 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	81 	26 	44 	70 	24 	 	11 	4 	6 	10 	6
1994–95 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	48 	10 	27 	37 	14 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	2
1995–96 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	37 	6 	15 	21 	29 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
1996–97 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	75 	20 	32 	52 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Manitoba Moose 	IHL 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	866 	292 	466 	758 	424 	 	104 	28 	50 	78 	70
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards and achievements ==
*MJHL All-Star Team (1983)
*MJHL Scoring Champion (1983), setting League Record
*MJHL Goal Scoring Leader (1983), setting League Record
*MJHL Assist Leader (1983)
*Evan Jones Memorial Trophy MJHL MVP (1983)
*GPAC First All-Star Team (1984 and 1985)
*GPAC MVP (1984)
*CIAU All-Canadian (1984 and 1985)
*Canadian University Player of the Year (1984)
*NHL All-Rookie Team (1986)
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1989)
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
==External links==
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*Mike Ridley's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Born in 1963
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:National Hockey League All-Stars
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Manitoba Bisons players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:St. Boniface Saints players
Category:Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
Category:Retired in 1998