Pat Riggin

Patrick Michael " Pat" Riggin ( born May 26, 1959 in Kincardine, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who from 1978 to 1988 for the Atlanta Flames and Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association played.

Career

As a junior played Riggin, whose father Dennis Riggin was a successful goalie in the early '50s, with the London Knights in the OMJHL. Here he played alongside future NHL greats like Dino Ciccarelli and Rob Ramage. Like his father, also succeeded Riggin with the fewest goals against in a season to win the Dave Pinkney Trophy. For the final round of the Memorial Cup, he was loaned to the Ottawa 67 's. Despite losing the final, he was selected here as the best goalkeeper in the Final Tournament.

Still too young for the NHL, he moved to the 1978/79 season in the WHA with the Birmingham Bulls. After a regular season at the experienced Ernie Wakely side, the WHA was dissolved and the Atlanta Flames secured NHL Entry Draft in 1979 in the second round as the 33rd the rights to the small goalkeeper who stood out through his tousled hair. Through his quick reflexes and the security that he exuded, he was already a very young age a contender for the square root of the goalkeeper. So it was not surprising that he was unhappy to have to share with Dan Bouchard and Reggie Lemelin the place in goal. After moving to Calgary Flames, he remained only with Bouchard in the team, but the two wrestled on ambitious for supremacy.

For the 1982/83 season he moved to the Washington Capitals. Here he experienced many ups and downs. His rival in goal for the Caps was Al Jensen. After his first season, he had the trunk space developed in the gate, but after seven defeats in their first seven games, Jensen took over the space in the door and convinced with outstanding services. However, Jensen was injured in the course of the season on the back and so Riggin returned to the gate. With a strong comeback, he secured the caps on the lowest Gegentorschnitt the league and won jointly with the William M. Jennings Trophy Jensen. He was elected to the Second All-Star Team. In the next season he was number one in Washington, but a disease Riggins brought Jensen in the playoffs back to the gate of the caps.

After a weak start to the 1985/86 season he moved in exchange for Pete Peeters to the Boston Bruins. According to regular performances in his first season, he eased into the second season and even had to go to AHL farm team to the Moncton Golden Flames. In February 1988, he moved to the Pittsburgh Penguins. After the World Cup in 1985, when he was able to take second place with the Canadian national hockey team, he took in 1987 at its second ice hockey world championship part. Even with the Penguins, he was sent to the farm team, where he played in the IHL Muskegon Lumberjacks in the. In the summer of 1988, he finished his career.

Statistics

Sporting successes

  • Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship: 1985

Personal Awards

  • Dave Pinkney Trophy: 1977
  • OMJHL First All -Star Team: 1977
  • OMJHL Second All-Star Team: 1978
  • Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team: 1977
  • Hap Emms Memorial Trophy: 1964
  • William M. Jennings Trophy: 1984 (together with Al Jensen )
  • NHL Second All-Star Team: 1984
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