Dennis Melville Riggin

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Kincardine, Ontario, April 11, 1936

HOME: Kincardine, Ontario.

HEIGHT: 5'11".

WEIGHT: 156 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 1 (Detroit).

CATCHES: Left.

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ACCOLADES:

• Named to Western Hockey League (Prairie Division) All-Star Second Team, 1956-57.
• Winner, Western Hockey League (Prairie Division) Rookie of the Year Award, 1956-57.
• Named to Western Hockey League (Prairie Division) All-Star First Team, 1957-58.
• Named to Western Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1959-60.

INJURIES:

• On November 10, 1961, in a game against the Seattle Totems, Dennis suffered an eye injury that would lead to his eventual retirement.

MISCELLANEOUS:

DID YOU KNOW?

• Dennis' son, Pat Riggin, had a nine-year National Hockey League career from 1979 through 1988, highlighted by a Jennings Trophy victory in 1984.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
51-52 Windsor Spitfires OHAJr         25   1480               163   6.61                    0
52-53 Windsor Spitfires OHAJr         55   3300               177   3.21                    4
53-54 Hamilton Cubs OHAJr             53   3180  30  20   3   176   3.32                    3
      Hamilton Cubs OHASr              1     60   1   0   0     1   1.00                    0   0   0     0
54-55 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHAJr       49   2940  21  23   5   173   3.45                    0
55-56 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHAJr       47   2820  13  29   5   244   5.19                    0
      Edmonton Flyers WHL              8    480   3   5   0    29   3.63                    0   0   0     0
56-57 Edmonton Flyers WHL             67   4085  38  25   4   200   2.94                    1   0   0     4
57-58 Edmonton Flyers WHL             69   4190  37  28   4   222   3.18                    5   0   0     2
      Calgary Stampeders WHL           1     60   0   1   0     4   4.00                    0
58-59 Edmonton Flyers WHL             13    800   7   5   1    27   2.03                    3   0   0     0
59-60 Detroit Red Wings NHL            9    540   2   6   1    30   3.33                    1   0   0     0
      Edmonton Flyers WHL             59   3580  30  25   4   200   3.35                    3   0   0     0
60-61 Edmonton Flyers WHL             69   4140  26  43   0   289   4.19                    0   0   1     0
61-62 Edmonton Flyers WHL             10    602   9   1   0    18   1.79                    1   0   0     0
62-63 Detroit Red Wings NHL            9    459   5   3   1    22   2.88                    0   0   0     0
      Pittsburgh Hornets AHL          19   1140   1  16   1   112   5.89                    0   0   0     0
      Edmonton Flyers WHL              8    480   3   4   1    34   4.25                    0   0   0     0
TWO (2) NHL SEASONS                   18    999   7   9   2    52   3.12                    1   0   0     0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                           GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
53-54 Hamilton Cubs OHAJr             7    420           23   3.39                    0
54-55 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHAJr      12    720           42   3.50                    2
55-56 Edmonton Flyers WHL             3    188   0   3   13   4.15                    0   0   0     0
56-57 Edmonton Flyers WHL             8    480   3   5   21   2.62                    0   0   0     0
57-58 Edmonton Flyers WHL             5    300   2   3   13   2.60                    1   0   0     0
59-60 Edmonton Flyers WHL             4    274   0   4   13   2.85                    0   0   0     0

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