Calle Ridderwall

Calle Ridderwall
Born (1988-05-28) 28 May 1988 (age 36)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Winger
Shot Left
Played for Providence Bruins
Düsseldorfer EG
HC Lev Praha
HV71
Sibir Novosibirsk
Djurgårdens IF
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–2019

Calle Erik Ridderwall[1] (born 28 May 1988) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger who most notably played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Ridderwall played amateur hockey in the United States, before attending and participating in collegiate hockey with the University of Notre Dame in the CCHA.[1] While attending the Mendoza College of Business, Ridderwall played in two Frozen Four championships.[1] In the 2008 Frozen Four, Ridderwall scored the game winning goal in overtime to send the Fighting Irish to the semifinals.[1][2]

Upon graduating from Notre Dame with a degree in finance,[1] Ridderwall made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins.[3]

After a single season within the AHL and without securing an NHL contract, Ridderwall returned to Europe and made his Deutsche Eishockey Liga debut playing with Düsseldorfer EG during the 2012–13 season.[4] Ridderwall enjoyed a largely successful season with DEG, finishing the year with an impressive 22 goals and 58 points in only 51 games to lead the entire DEL in scoring. He was then signed to a lucrative Kontinental Hockey League contract with Czech club, HC Lev Praha on 15 April 2013.

On 8 July 2014, after only signing a two-year contract extension a month earlier but with HC Lev Praha announcing financial bankruptcy, Ridderwall announced his return to Sweden in signing a two-year contract with HV71.[5]

After captaining Djurgårdens IF in his second season with the club in 2017–18, Ridderwall opted to return as a free agent to former German club, Düsseldorfer EG of the DEL, agreeing to a three-year contract on 2 May 2018.[6]

In the 2018–19 season, Ridderwall failed to match his previous offensive contributions from his first stint with Düsseldorfer, however still contributed with 28 points in 52 games. After a first round defeat to Augsburger Panther, Ridderwall at the conclusion of the season requested his contract to be terminated from the remaining two years, in announcing his retirement from professional hockey to take up business opportunities back in the United States.[7]

Personal life

Both Ridderwall's cousin Stefan Ridderwall and his uncle play hockey. Stefan played goaltender for Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League and his uncle Rolf Ridderwall won gold at the 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Columbus Chill MAHL 76 52 66 118 65 — — — — —
2006–07 Tri-City Storm USHL 60 27 35 62 36 9 3 5 8 4
2007–08 Notre Dame Fighting Irish CCHA 39 5 2 7 20 — — — — —
2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish CCHA 40 17 15 32 20 — — — — —
2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish CCHA 38 19 8 27 51 — — — — —
2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish CCHA 39 16 9 25 27 — — — — —
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 68 8 20 28 15 — — — — —
2012–13 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 51 22 36 58 105 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Lev Praha KHL 50 7 9 16 8 18 0 2 2 4
2014–15 HV71 SHL 54 17 13 30 22 6 0 1 1 10
2015–16 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 57 7 20 27 12 10 2 1 3 2
2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 52 7 10 17 14 3 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Djurgårdens IF SHL 52 10 10 20 12 11 1 3 4 4
2018–19 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 52 6 22 28 30 7 0 1 1 0
KHL totals 107 14 29 43 20 28 2 3 5 6
SHL totals 158 34 33 67 48 20 1 5 6 14

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2009 [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "CALLE RIDDERWALL". und.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ Lopez, Aaron (11 April 2008). "NCAA Frozen Four at Pepsi Center". NHL.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Ronnie Rönnkvist (4 November 2011). "Ridderwall tar bakvägen mot NHL". hockeysverige.se. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "2012–13 Düsseldorfer EG player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ^ "HV71 recruits Calle Ridderwall" (in Swedish). HV71. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Calle Ridderwall returns to DEG!" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ "How DEG will plan its future" (in German). rp-online.de. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. ^ "2012–13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.


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