Craig Rivet
Anthony Craig Rivet ( * September 13 1974 in North Bay, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since October 2011 at the Elmira Jackals in the ECHL under contract.
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Career
Rivet first played from the 1991/92 season with the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ). After his first year, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1992 by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round to 68th position. He remained the Frontenacs but two more seasons faithful and exists in three seasons 164 points. Following the departure in the playoffs in the 1993/94 season with the Frontenacs, he played for the next four games for the Fredericton Canadiens, the AHL farm team of the Montreal Canadiens.
At the beginning of the 1994/95 season of Canadians belonged to the permanent staff of the farm teams. With 32 points in 78 games, he was one of the rest of the team and therefore also received five times the occasion of the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens to prove. In the following two seasons Rivet shuttled between the AHL and the NHL team, with his appearances in the NHL increased and decreased in the AHL. The 1997/98 season was the first season of his career, which he spent entirely with the NHL team the Canadiens. The next six seasons played Rivet also in Montreal and it became one of the top performers on the defensive, though he had to stop because of a shoulder injury, large parts of the 2000/01 season and only 26 games played.
During the NHL lockout in the 2004/05 season he signed in January 2005 signed a contract with the Finnish SM- liiga club TPS Turku. There, he played 18 season and six playoff games.
After the lockout Rivet returned to Montreal in summer 2005. This was followed by his best NHL season with a total of 34 points. In addition to his Karrierebestmarke in the category points, he also set up new records in the areas of assists and power play goals. In the season 2006/ 07 Rivet went into the last year of his contract in Montréal. After a dispute with coach Guy Carbonneau in January 2007, the Canadiens but did not expect a contract extension and gave him on 25 February 2007, together with a fifth- round pick in the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 to the San Jose Sharks from. In return alternated Josh Gorges and a first-round pick in the NHL Entry Draft 2007 on the Montreal Canadiens. In June, the free agent signed a new four- year contract with the Sharks. Over long periods of the season 2007 /08 was Rivet after the departure of Scott Hannan during the summer break as the best defensive and offensive defender of the team, which he often came in power play situations for use, and measured at points completed the best season of his career. Only with the commitment by Brian Campbell in February 2008, the Canadians could concentrate again on the defensive. After a few changes over the summer break in the defensive area of Sharks Rivet was issued with a seventh- round draft pick for two second-round draft picks in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 and 2010 to the Buffalo Sabres.
Rivet could be quickly integrated into the team the Sabres and was appointed captain shortly before the start of the 2008/09 season. In February 2011, the Sabres him sat on the Waiverliste, of the Columbus Blue Jackets chose him.
In October 2011, Rivet signed with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.
Internationally
Rivet represented his native Canada at the 2003 World Championships in Finland and won after a tight final win over Sweden the gold medal. In nine tournament games of the defenders contributed one assist and spent six minutes on the penalty bench.
Awards and achievements
- 2003 Gold Medal at the World Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- 2003 World Cup
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )