Brett Ritchie News
Ritchie missed the Coyotes' previous game due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Friday vs. Colorado. The 29-year-old has eight goals, four assists, 59 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 41 games with both Arizona and Calgary this season.
Ritchie had six goals, two assists, 46 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 34 games with Calgary and will make his Arizona debut Thursday after dealing with some visa issues. This is the 29-year-olds fourth team in his career.
Ritchie had six goals, two assists, 23 PIMs and 46 SOG and has been traded alongside Connor Mackey to Arizona for Troy Stecher and Nick Ritchie. The 29-year-old has 375 NHL games of experience over nine NHL seasons.
Ritchie has six goals, eight points, 46 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 34 games played this season but will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Philadelphia. Adam Ruzicka will take his spot in the Flames lineup.
Ritchie has missed the previous 11 games due to a wrist injury but has been activated from the injured reserve Friday. The 29-year-old has six goals, two assists, 41 SOG, 21 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 30 games prior to the injury.
Ritchie will head to the press box as a healthy scratch as Milan Lucic heads back into the Flames lineup Friday. Ritchie has been having a solid season to date, with five goals, seven points, 16 PIMs and 31 SOG through 24 games this season.
Ritchie has missed the Flames' last two games due to an undisclosed injury but will return Friday vs. Washington. Through 17 games this season he has two goals and six assists with a +2 plus/minus rating.
Ritchie picked up a lower-body injury vs. the Blues on Saturday and will not be available or Monday's game against the Kings. Calle Jarnkrok (illness) is expected to be back in the lineup to replace Ritchie in the bottom-6.
Ritchie was one of the few Flames not to test positive for COVID-19 during their massive outbreak but he tested positive now and did not travel to Seattle for Thursday's game.
After a disappointing year in Boston, Ritchie landed in Calgary last year and had just eight points (4G / 4A) in 32 games but saw more regular playing time. However, hee will be a fringe roster player for the Flames entering the 2021-22 season.
Ritchie had one assist in 8:15 TOI in his return to the lineup on Tuesday but will be replaced by David Backes on Thursday.