Dennis Riggin

Dennis Riggin
Born (1936-04-11)April 11, 1936
Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Died April 2, 2016(2016-04-02) (aged 79)
Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1952–1976

Dennis Melville Riggin (April 11, 1936 – April 2, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League in two short stints with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1959–60 and 1962–63 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1963, was spent in the minor leagues.[1]

Post-hockey Riggin worked at Molson's for 30 years in London, Ontario and Toronto before retiring to Kincardine. His son Pat also played in the NHL as a goaltender.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1951–52 Windsor Spitfires OHA 25 — — — 1480 163 0 6.61 — — — — — — — — —
1952–53 Windsor Spitfires OHA 55 — — — 3300 177 4 3.21 — — — — — — — — —
1953–54 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 53 30 20 3 3180 176 3 3.32 — 7 — — 420 23 0 3.39 —
1953–54 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 — — — — — — — — —
1954–55 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 49 21 23 5 2940 173 0 3.45 — 12 — — 720 42 2 3.50 —
1955–56 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 47 13 29 5 2820 244 0 5.19 — — — — — — — — —
1955–56 Edmonton Flyers WHL 8 3 5 0 480 29 0 3.63 — 3 0 3 188 13 0 4.15 —
1956–57 Edmonton Flyers WHL 67 38 25 4 4085 200 1 2.94 — 8 3 5 480 21 0 2.62 —
1957–58 Edmonton Flyers WHL 69 37 28 4 4190 222 5 3.18 — 5 2 3 300 13 1 2.60 —
1957–58 Calgary Stampeders WHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 — — — — — — — — —
1958–59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 13 7 5 1 800 27 3 2.03 — — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 2 6 1 538 31 1 3.46 — — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Edmonton Flyers WHL 59 30 25 4 3580 200 3 3.35 — 4 0 4 274 13 0 2.85 —
1960–61 Edmonton Flyers WHL 69 26 43 0 4140 289 0 4.19 — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Edmonton Flyers WHL 10 9 1 0 602 18 1 1.79 — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 5 3 1 459 22 0 2.88 — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 19 1 16 1 1140 112 0 5.89 — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Edmonton Flyers WHL 8 3 4 1 480 34 0 4.25 — — — — — — — — —
WHL totals 308 153 137 14 18,417 1023 13 3.33 — 20 5 15 1242 60 1 2.90 —
NHL totals 18 7 9 2 997 53 1 3.19 .886 — — — — — — — —

Honours

  • 1956–57 WHL Rookie Award

References

  1. ^ "Dennis Melville Riggin Obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-03.


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