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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Nick Ricci
Selected in fifth round
No. 94 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
June 3,
1959
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Niagara Falls, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1976-77 |
Toronto | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
7 | n/a |
6.21 | 0 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
Niagara Falls | Jr. B |
21 | n/a |
3.21 | -- |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
52 | n/a |
3.49 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Moore Trophy (Lowest Rookie GAA): 1978-79 (Niagara Falls) (3.49)
OMJHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1978-79 (Niagara Falls)
(co-winner with Glen Ernst)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1978-79 (Niagara Falls) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 9, 1980 (Pittsburgh at Detroit)
Numbers: 31 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1983 |
Pittsburgh | 19 |
7-12-0 | 4.36 |
0 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Traded by Pittsburgh with Pat Graham to Toronto in
exchange for Vincent Tremblay and Rocky Saganiuk on Aug. 15, 1983, but never
played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Grand Rapids (IHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Erie (AHL); Baltimore, St. Catharines (AHL); Muskegon (IHL);
Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85: Played seven games for Peoria team that won IHL regular-season
and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
Management
Career: Purchased Mississauga (OHL) on June 7, 2002, for $3.7 million. ...
Sold Mississauga (OHL) to Mario Forgione and Chris Pronger on Feb. 27, 2003.
... Became leader of group trying to bring OHL franchise back to his native
Niagara Falls.
Miscellaneous: Worked as executive in family's hotel business after his
retirement. The very lucrative and successful business was sold in 2000. ...
Played on Pittsburgh's off-season charity softball team.
Personal: Full name is Nicholas Joseph Ricci. ... Son of a prominent
Niagara Falls businessman who owned hotels in Canada. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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