2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

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HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 200 LBS.
SHOOTS: RiGht
BORN: 03/31/1980
St. JohN’S, NfLd.
SEASON: 10th NhL/
1St NJ
DRAFTED:
MoNtReaL’S 9th
choice (8th
RoUNd), 216th
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17 • MiCHAEl RYDER • RW
LAST SEASON: Saw action with both dallas (19 games) and Montreal
(27); traded (feb. 26 for e. cole) for first time in NhL career…totaled
16g-19a-35pts overall; finished campaign tied for 14th in NhL with 7g-
16a-23pts on the road…Recorded nine multiple-point games,
including four season-high three-point efforts: 2g-1a apr. 4 vs.
Winnipeg/Mar. 10 at florida; as well as three assists Mar. 5 at Ny
islanders/feb. 25 at Nashville…total showed five 2pt games, including
two goals Mar. 27 at Boston/Jan. 22 at detroit; and 2a apr. 11 at
Buffalo, Mar. 9 at tampa Bay and feb. 15 at vancouver…posted
season-high six-game point-scoring streak feb. 13-25 (2g-7a-9pts);
had points in back-to-back games five times, most recently apr. 4-6
(3g-1a-4pts)…Scored his 200th career NhL goal Jan. 26 vs. St. Louis;
reached 200-assist mark feb. 6 at edmonton; and notched his 400th
point with goal feb. 1 vs. phoenix.
CAREER
Games-played total (677) since entering the NhL in 2003-04 is tied for
12th most (S. doan, phx.); tied for tenth (M. hossa & M. hejduk) with 86
power play goals…2011-12: appeared in all 82 games for third time in
NhL career; one of just three players in team’s lineup (L. eriksson & v.
fiddler) to accomplish feat…Led club with career-high 35 goals;
became only second player in Stars’ history (B. hull, 32, ’98-99) to
reach 30-plus goal mark in first season with squad…finished first on
team with 7 pp tallies and 211 shots on goal; second with six gamewinning
scores (J. Benn, 7) and plus-17 mark (eriksson, +18)…total
included career-high nine-game point-scoring stretch feb. 23-Mar. 10
(7g-4a-11pts)…Stats showed 13 multiple-point efforts, including six
three-point outings: three 2g-1a games, most recently Mar. 28 at
edmonton; and three 1g-2a games, most recently feb. 1 at
anaheim…Notched 2g twice, most recently Nov. 28 at
colorado…played in his 600th career NhL contest feb. 4 vs.
Minnesota…2010-11: a member of Boston’s 2011 Stanley cup
championship team…finished tied for first on club (z. chara) with 8
ppG; tied for second (M. Recchi) with 6 GWG…Recorded two 4-
game point-scoring streaks: Jan. 13-18 (3g-1a-4pts) and Nov. 3-10 (2g-
3a-5pts)…posted six multiple-point games, including season-high 1g-
2a-3pts dec. 2 vs. tampa Bay; notched 2g feb. 9 at
Montreal…Scored first career penalty shot goal in second career
attempt apr. 2 vs. atlanta’s o. pavelec…played in his 500th career
contest dec. 16 at Montreal; recorded 300th point with goal Nov. 3 at
Buffalo…tallied career-high 8g-9a-17pts in Stanley cup
playoffs…posted three 3pt games: 1g-2a in game three of Stanley
cup finals vs. vancouver, 2g-1a (GWG) in game 2 of ecf vs. tampa
Bay and 2g-1a in game 4 (ot) of ecQf at Montreal…2009-10: one of
just two players in Bruins’ lineup (B. Wheeler) to play in all 82
games)…total included his 400th career contest oct. 31 vs.
edmonton…finished second on squad (Recchi, 8) with 7 ppG…had 3-game point-scoring
streak dec. 5-12 (1g-3a-4pts)…Seven multiple-point games included 2g-1a-3pts feb. 11 at
tampa Bay; notched 2g apr. 11 at Washington and Nov. 19 at atlanta…posted 2g apr. 17 in
game two of eastern conference Quarterfinals at Buffalo…2008-09: appeared in 74 games
during first season with Boston; missed seven contests feb. 7-22 with fractured facial
bone…finished campaign first on squad with career-high 7 GWG; second with 27g (p.
Kessel, 36) and 10 ppG (chara, 11)…Reached the 25-goal plateau for fourth time in first five
NhL seasons…Recorded career-high +28 performance; was -24 through first four
seasons…totaled 5-game point-scoring stretch Mar. 15-29 (3g-4a-7pts) and 12 multiple-point
games/four multiple-goal games…Notched 2g-1a-3pts feb. 26 vs. anaheim; 2g Jan. 10 vs.
carolina, dec. 13 vs. atlanta and Nov. 28 vs. Ny islanders…Notched game-deciding goal
Jan. 21 at toronto…Made Bruins’ debut/notched 100th career NhL goal oct. 9 at colorado;
joined head coach c. Julien for fourth time (hull, QMJhL; hamilton, ahL; & Montreal,
NhL)…tied for team lead (M. Savard) with 5g-8a-13pts during Stanley cup playoffs; stats
included 5-game point-streak apr. 16-May 1 (5g-4a-9pts) and three multiple-point
games…Scored GWG in game 3 of ecQf at Montreal…2007-08: played in 70 games during
last season of first stint with Montreal; missed 12 games after missing just two over first three
years combined…Recorded two 3-game point-scoring streaks: Mar. 15-20 (1g-2a-3pts) and
feb. 17-21 (4g-1a-5pts)…tallied three multiple-point games, including two 2g-1a-3pt efforts:
feb. 19 vs. Ny Rangers and Jan. 3 vs. tampa Bay…appeared in his 300th career contest Mar.
1 vs. New Jersey; posted 200th point with assist feb. 26 vs. atlanta and notched 100th assist
Jan. 10 at Boston…took career-high 13 shots on goal Nov. 17 vs. Boston…Missed last two
regular-season games due to leg injury…2006-07: appeared in all 82 games for first time in
NhL career; one of only two players (M. Komisarek) on habs’ roster to play in every
game…Led team with 30g; reached mark for second straight season…Became first
Montreal player to notch 30g in consecutive seasons since M. Recchi (’96-’98) and first
canadien to score 25+ goals in each of his first three campaigns since M. Naslund (’82-
‘85)…finished third on team with 58 points; total included 13 multiple-point game
games…Second on club with 17 ppG (S. Souray, 19); 35 ppG over a two-season span were
tied for the sixth most (B. Gionta, NJ) in NhL…Recorded second career hat trick with 3g-1a-
4pts in second period of apr. 7 season finale at toronto…three-point outings included 2g-1a
feb. 20 vs. Washington and Jan. 9 vs. atlanta; as well as 1g-2a dec. 16 vs. pittsburgh…posted
4-game point-scoring stretch dec. 16-23 (2g-4a-6pts)…played in his 200th career contest
dec. 30 at tampa Bay…2005-06: played in first 81 games and led Montreal with 30g; was first
vs. NHl
GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 14 7 6 13 4
BOS 33 14 10 24 10
BUF 51 15 14 29 24
CGY 13 2 7 9 4
CAR 30 10 10 20 14
CHI 12 1 3 4 10
COL 11 6 5 11 14
CBJ 10 5 2 7 0
DAL 5 1 3 4 2
DET 13 4 6 10 6
GP G A PTS PIM
EDM 13 6 5 11 6
FLA 28 8 7 15 8
LA 14 3 5 8 4
MIN 12 1 4 5 2
MTL 19 2 5 7 8
NSH 10 4 7 11 4
NJ 29 7 3 10 14
NYI 32 9 12 21 23
NYR 29 8 6 14 12
OTT 48 8 15 23 22
GP G A PTS PIM
PHI 27 10 8 18 8
PHX 16 6 3 9 4
PIT 32 10 15 25 16
SJ 12 2 2 4 4
STL 12 5 3 8 0
TB 30 9 14 23 10
TOR 50 13 13 26 28
VAN 13 6 7 13 8
WSH 29 15 6 21 14
WPG 30 16 12 28 22
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S GP G A PTS PIM
1996–97 Bonavista Nfaha 23 31 17 48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1997–98 hull QMJhL 69 34 28 62 - 41 - - - - - 10 4 2 6 4
1998–99 hull QMJhL 69 44 43 87 - 65 - - - - - 23 *20 16 36 39
1999–00 hull QMJhL 63 50 58 108 - 50 - - - - - 15 11 17 28 28
canada WJc-a 7 1 3 4 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
2000–01 tallahassee echL 5 4 5 9 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
Quebec ahL 61 6 9 15 - 14 - - - - - - - - - -
2001–02 Mississippi echL 20 14 13 27 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Quebec ahL 50 11 17 28 - 9 - - - - - 3 0 1 1 2
2002–03 hamilton ahL 69 34 33 67 - 43 - - - - - 23 11 6 17 8
2003–04 Montreal NhL 81 25 38 63 10 26 10 0 4 0 215 11 1 2 3 4
2004–05 Leksands if Swe.-2 42 34 27 61 - 32 - - - - - - - - - -
2005–06 Montreal NhL 81 30 25 55 5- 40 18 0 6 - 243 6 2 3 5 0
2006–07 Montreal NhL 82 30 28 58 25- 60 17 2 3 - 221 - - - - -
2007–08 Montreal NhL 70 14 17 31 4- 30 1 0 2 - 134 4 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Boston NhL 74 27 26 53 28 26 10 0 7 - 185 11 5 8 13 8
2009–10 Boston NhL 82 18 15 33 3 35 7 0 1 - 191 13 4 1 5 2
2010–11 Boston NhL 79 18 23 41 1- 26 8 0 6 - 165 25 8 9 17 8
2011–12 dallas NhL 82 35 27 62 17 46 7 0 6 - 211 - - - - -
2012–13 dallas NhL 19 6 8 14 4 8 2 0 2 - 42 - - - - -
Montreal NhL 27 10 11 21 2- 8 6 0 3 - 59 5 1 1 2 2
NHL TOTALS 677 213 218 431 25 305 86 2 40 0 1666 75 21 24 45 26
played in NhL youngStars Game (2004) • NhL all-Rookie team (2004)
*Led League
Signed as a free agent by Boston, July 1, 2008. Signed as a free agent by dallas, July 1, 2011. traded to Montreal by dallas with dallas’ third-round
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choice (connor crisp) in 2013 entry draft for erik cole, february 26, 2013. Signed as a free agent by deviLS, July 5, 2013.
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