Player's Profile
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- Name: Nicola Riopel
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 162 lbs
- Birthdate: 1989-02-20
- Eligible for Draft: 2009
- Drafted: 2009
- Hometown: St-Pie-de-Bagot, Quebec
- Acquired: 2009 by PHI
- Playing In: Pro
Nicola Riopel
Prospect Grade: 6.5 D (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
After passing through the 2008 draft without being selected, Riopel attended the Montreal Canadiens training camp but saw his fellow goaltending invitee (Robert Mayer) receive a contract instead of him. He responded by posting record-setting totals in his 2008-09 season. He back stopped the Moncton Wildcats to a Atlantic Division title with 43 wins, a .930 save percentage and a 2.01 goals-against-average (a league record). In return, Riopel received the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for the QMJHL's lowest GAA as well as the Michel Briere Memorial Trophy as the QMJHL's player of the year.
Talent Analysis
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Future
Signed to a one-year entry-level deal by the Flyers, Riopel will join a Flyers organization suddenly burgeoning with depth between the pipes. Although newly signed veteran Swedish goaltender Johan Backlund is expected to have the inside shot at the starting job with the Adirondack Phantoms, Riopel is likely to back up.
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Profile Last Updated: October, 21st 2009
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