Pierre Rioux

Pierre Rioux (born February 1, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames during the 1982–83 season, recording one goal and two assists. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 2001, was mainly spent in Germany.

Pierre Rioux
Born	(1962-02-01) February 1, 1962 (age 62) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Calgary Flames KalPa Düsseldorfer EG Augsburger Panther Kassel Huskies
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1982–2001

Playing career

Rioux was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, Rioux played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City.^[1]

Rioux spent three seasons with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, recording 130 points in 1980–81 and 152 points in 1981–82. In 1982, Rioux was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian team at the World Junior Hockey Championships. He was also named a QMJHL First Team All-Star.

As a player with the Flames in 1982, he appeared in 14 games. After three seasons in the minors, Rioux moved to Europe to play in 1986 and spent all but one season in Germany until he returned to Quebec in 2000. Rioux played one season of senior hockey in Quebec in 2000–01 before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Sainte-Foy Couillard	QMAAA		39	22	27	49	31		1	0	0	0	0
1978–79	Sainte-Foy Couillard	QMAAA		39	38	59	97	28		8	4	7	11	6
1979–80	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		70	27	47	74	24		7	2	2	4	4
1980–81	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		65	43	57	100	49		5	2	3	5	6
1981–82	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		57	66	86	152	50		14	15	26	41	8
1982–83	Calgary Flames	NHL		14	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Colorado Flames	CHL		59	26	36	62	18		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Colorado Flames	CHL		65	37	46	83	22		6	2	7	9	4
1984–85	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		69	25	66	91	14		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		6	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	EV Zug	NLB		10	8	12	20	9		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Krefelder EV 1981	GER-2		41	72	73	145	44		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	KalPa	SM-l		41	21	20	41	44		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EC Ratingen	GER-2		45	36	64	100	36		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	SV Bayreuth	GER-2		36	47	51	98	8		18	24	27	51	8
1990–91	SV Bayreuth	GER-2		32	39	44	83	72		18	18	27	45	6
1991–92	SV Bayreuth	GER-2		43	29	58	87	24		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	SV Bayreuth	GER-2		45	41	52	93	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Düsseldorfer EG	GER		42	12	24	36	8		12	3	3	6	2
1994–95	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		42	16	35	51	8		10	1	10	11	6
1995–96	Heilbronner EC	GER-2		46	42	69	111	32		9	5	9	14	4
1995–96	Augsburger Panther	DEL		1	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Heilbronner EC	GER-2		21	13	25	38	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Augsburger Panther	DEL		27	14	16	30	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Augsburger Panther	DEL		44	20	25	45	4		6	2	3	5	0
1998–99	Augsburger Panther	DEL		49	18	23	41	6		5	4	2	6	0
1999–00	Kassel Huskies	DEL		24	3	10	13	4		8	0	3	3	4
2000–01	Garaga de Saint-Georges	QSPHL		12	5	7	12	2		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				187	72	110	182	24		33	10	19	29	10
NHL totals				14	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	Canada	WJC		7	3	3	6	4
Junior totals				7	3	3	6	4

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database