Curt Ridley
Canadian ice hockey player (1951–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Curtis Ridley[1][2] (September 24, 1951 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1981.
Curt Ridley | |||
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Born |
(1951-09-24)September 24, 1951 Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Died | December 19, 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 70) | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
NHL draft |
28th overall, 1971 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1971–1982 |
Ridley was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, and raised in Portage la Prairie. He played 104 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Drafted in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Ridley, then a player of the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, became the first player to ever be drafted directly from Tier II Junior A (now Junior A).[citation needed]
He was inducted to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]
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.[4]