Nick Ricci

Nicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1980 and 1983. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1985, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League.

Playing career Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL entry draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979–80 season for the Grand Rapids Owls of the IHL, and was called up to the Penguins to play four games. For the next three seasons, Ricci played several games each year for the Penguins, but played mostly in the minors. In 1983, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, joining the Leafs' AHL affiliate, the St. Catharines Saints. He split the 1983–84 season with the Saints and the Muskegon Mohawks of the IHL, and played one final season in the IHL in 1984–85 with the Peoria Rivermen.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1976–77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 7 — — — 309 32 0 6.21 — — — — — — — — — 19788–79 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 52 — — — 3129 183 3 3.49 — 20 — — 1172 54 1 2.66 — 1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 2 2 0 240 14 0 3.51 .898 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 29 — — — 1585 113 1 4.28 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 4 5 0 536 35 0 3.92 .861 — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 8 2 4 0 359 34 0 5.68 .841 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 3 0 158 14 0 5.32 .843 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 40 16 19 4 2254 175 0 4.66 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 1 2 0 148 16 0 6.53 .789 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 9 3 3 2 486 41 0 5.06 .871 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 15 3 4 1 597 47 0 4.72 .854 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 13 1 11 1 764 59 0 4.63 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Peoria Rivermen IHL 7 4 3 0 423 30 0 4.26 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 19 7 12 0 1080 79 0 4.39 .857 — — — — — — — —

Awards 1979 F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy - OMJHL Award for top rookie goaltender 1979 Dave Pinkney Trophy (shared with Glen Ernst) - OMJHL award to team with best goals against average.