Charles Curtis Ridley1974–75 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book, pg. 5571979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs Media Guide, pg. 173 (September 24, 1951 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1981.
Ridley was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, and raised in Portage la Prairie.
He started out playing for the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, and was also called up to the Brandon Wheat Kings during the 1970-71 season. He was then drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. This made him the first player to ever be drafted directly from Tier II Junior A (now Junior A). He played for Bruins affiliates the Oklahoma City Blazers and Dayton Gems for three years.
He saw his first National Hockey League play time with the New York Rangers. Over the next few years, he played for several teams in the NHL as well as the Central Hockey League. His NHL career ultimately included 104 games between the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1974 and 1980.
He was inducted to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.
After finishing his playing career, Ridley lived in Winnipeg, and sold telephone systems and wireless communications. He later moved to Dallas. Curt Ridley died on December 19, 2021, at the age of 70.
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% 1968–69 Portage Terriers MJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Portage Terriers MJHL 23 — — — — 90 0 3.86 — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Portage Terriers MJHL 45 — — — 2685 148 5 3.31 .922 — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 5 — — — 299 14 0 2.81 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 41 12 18 4 1869 127 1 4.07 — 1 0 1 42 5 0 7.14 — 1972–73 Dayton Gems IHL 56 — — — 3217 145 2 2.70 — 6 3 3 360 19 0 3.17 — 1972–73 Boston Braves AHL — — — — — — — — — 4 0 3 192 17 0 5.31 — 1973–74 Providence Reds AHL 39 19 11 6 2234 107 1 2.87 — 1 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 — 1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 2 1 1 0 81 7 0 5.19 .833 — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 57 32 14 9 3311 181 1 3.27 .896 6 2 4 373 24 0 3.86 — 1975–76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 9 6 0 2 500 19 1 2.28 .916 2 0 2 119 8 0 4.03 .875 1975–76 Tulsa Oilers CHL 30 15 10 5 1779 79 2 2.66 — — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 8 21 4 2070 134 0 3.88 .871 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40 9 17 8 2007 136 0 4.07 .868 — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 33 22 10 0 1871 115 1 3.69 .821 9 8 1 520 26 0 3.00 — 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 2 6 2 595 39 0 3.93 .865 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 1 0 109 8 0 4.38 .890 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 4 0 4 0 218 0 21 5.78 .821 — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 0 124 12 0 5.80 .836 — — — — — — — — 1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 2 1 1 0 120 7 0 3.50 .854 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 22 10 6 1 1043 73 0 4.20 .862 1 0 1 63 3 0 2.86 — NHL totals 104 27 47 16 5486 355 1 3.88 .872 2 0 2 119 8 0 4.03 .875
Awards and achievements MJHL First All-Star Team (1971)
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