Patrick Michael (Pat) Riggin

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Kincardine, Ontario, May 26, 1959.
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HEIGHT: 5'9".
WEIGHT: 170 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1 (Atlanta, Calgary), 31 (Calgary).
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Selected by Atlanta Flames in second round (third Flames pick, 33rd overall) during National Hockey League entry draft, 1979.
Loaned by London Knights (OMJHL) to Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) for Memorial Cup Tournament, May 6, 1977.
Signed as free agent by Birmingham Bulls, July 1978.
Transferred to Calgary after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 24, 1980.
Traded by Calgary (with Ken Houston) to Washington Capitals for Howard Walker, George White, sixth-round selection (Mats Kihlstron) in 1982 entry draft, third-round selection (Perry Berezan) in 1983 entry draft and second-round selection (F Paul Ranheim) in 1984 entry draft, June 9, 1982.
Traded by Capitals to Boston Bruins for G Pete Peeters, November 14, 1985.
Traded by Bruins to Pittsburgh Penguins for G Roberto Romano, February 6, 1987.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Ontario Major Junior Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1976-77.
Named to Memorial Cup All-Star Team, 1977.
Winner, Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, 1977.
Named to Omtario Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1977-78.
Winner, Calgary Flames Molson Cup, 1981-82.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1983-84.
Shared (with Al Jensen) William M. Jennings Trophy, 1983-84.

VEZINA TROPHY BALLOTING (1983-84 to PRESENT):

	PTS	1st	2nd	3rd	RANK	SHARE
1983-84	37	5	3	3	3	0.35
1984-85	10	0	1	7	4	0.10

ALL-STAR TEAM BALLOTING (1983-84 to PRESENT):

	PTS	1st	2nd	3rd	RANK	SHARE
1983-84	131				2	0.42
1984-85	24	0	4	12	4	0.08

INJURIES:

Took shot over left ear in warmups, November 7, 1984. Riggin became dizzy when he skated out for the start of the game, and left for observation at a nearby hospital. Al Jensen was the emergency starter for the Capitals.

MILESTONES:

Pat earned his 100th career National Hockey League victory on December 26, 1984, in a 6-0 Washington whitewashing of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. He stopped eighteen Flyer shots in the win.

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Wayne Gretzky), November 24, 1982.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Michel Goulet), February 6, 1983.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Dave Hannan), October 14, 1983.
Stopped penalty shot (Mats Naslund), March 21, 1985.

DID YOU KNOW?

Pat's father, Dennis Riggin, was the Western Hockey League Edmonton Flyers' goaltender for the late 1950's and early 1960's, earning two cups of coffee with the NHL Detroit Red Wings.
According to a Washington Capitals' source, Riggin was involved in a "very nasty" January 1985 practice fight with star forward Mike Gartner. "Riggin slashed Gartner hard on the leg, Gartner swung his stick at Riggin's head - fortunately, he missed hitting the goalie on the neck by inches - and they slugged it out. The source said "It was hot and heavy, a serious scrap, for about 90 seconds." Apparently, the main reason for the battle was Gartner's habit of delivering high shots in shooting drills, something no goalie in the world accepts without a beef. Gartner owns one of the NHL's hardest shots and Riggin had suggested strongly that the splendid winger lower his sights." (Frank Orr, Toronto Star, January 22, 1985)
Why did the Washington Capitals trade Riggin when he was at the top of his game? According to Jim Proudfoot's article in the Toronto Star (January 30, 1986): "Riggin went over to Prague last spring and joined Team Canada at the world championships. His first full game was a 3-2 conquest of the U.S., and he tended goal extraordinarily. Afterwards, he expressed keen satisfaction at having done so. 'I was looking forward to this game. I was really motivated,' he said. 'I'm sick and tired of all those Americans coming into the NHL and taking our jobs.' Warming to the subject, Riggin went on to make a whole series of uncomplimentary observations about U.S. players, their personalities and their outlook on professional competition. None of this was apt to enhance team spirit back home in the District of Columbia, where some of the Capitals' most important athletes - Rod Langway, Dave Christian and Bobby Carpenter, for example - are American. This was especially true because Riggin understood his remarks would surface in the Washington papers. In other words, it seemed he was transmitting a hostile message to his colleagues."

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
75-76 London Knights OMJHL        29   1385                86   3.68                    0   0   1     0
76-77 London Knights OMJHL        48   2809               138   2.95                    2   0   3    4
      Ottawa 67's MEMORIAL CUP     4    244   3   1   0    12   2.98                    0
77-78 London Knights OMJHL        38   2266               140   3.65                    0   0   0     2
78-79 Birmingham Bulls WHA        46   2511  16  22   5   158   3.78    1322   .880     1   0   3    22
79-80 Atlanta Flames NHL          25   1368  11   9   2    73   3.20                    2   0   0     0
      Birmingham Bulls CHL        12    746   8   2   2    32   2.57     401   .920     0   0   0     2
80-81 Calgary Flames NHL          42   2411  21  16   4   154   3.83                    0   0   1     7
81-82 Calgary Flames NHL          52   2934  19  19  11   207   4.23                    2   0   5     4
82-83 Washington Capitals NHL     38   2161  16   9   9   121   3.36    1015   .881     0   0   0     4
83-84 Hershey Bears AHL            3    185   2   0   1     7   2.27     105   .933     0   0   1     0
      Washington Capitals NHL     41   2299  21  14   2   102   2.66     924   .890     4   0   0     4
84-85 Washington Capitals NHL     57   3388  28  20   7   168   2.98    1478   .886     2   0   1     2
      Canada WORLD                 4    213   2   1   0    11   3.10                    0
85-86 Washington Capitals NHL      7    369   2   3   1    23   3.74     133   .827     0   0   0     2
      Boston Bruins NHL           39   2272  17  11   8   127   3.35     973   .869     1   0   0     4
86-87 Boston Bruins NHL           10    513   3   5   1    29   3.39     236   .877     0   0   0     0
      Moncton Golden Flames AHL   14    798   6   5   0    34   2.56     316   .892     1   0   1     6
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     17    988   8   6   3    55   3.34     465   .882     0   0   1     2
      Canada WORLD                SPARE GOALTENDER
87-88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     22   1169   7   8   4    76   3.90     580   .869     0   0   0    12
      Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL    18    956  13   2   0    43   2.70                    0   0   0    22
NINE (9) NHL SEASONS             350  19872 153 120  52  1135   3.43                   11   0   8    41
ONE (1) WHA SEASON                46   2511  16  22   5   158   3.78    1322  0.880     1   0   3    22

POST-SEASON 
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
75-76 London Knights OMJHL         1     60   0   1   0     6   6.00                    0
76-77 London Knights OMJHL        20   1197  10   8   0    66   3.20                    2
77-78 London Knights OMJHL         9    536   6   2   1    27   3.03                    0
80-81 Calgary Flames NHL          11    629   6   4        37   3.53                    0   0   0     0
81-82 Calgary Flames NHL           3    194   0   3        10   3.09                    0   0   0     0
82-83 Washington Capitals NHL      3    101   0   1         8   4.75                    0   0   0     0
83-84 Washington Capitals NHL      5    230   1   3         9   2.35      81   .889     0   0   0     2
84-85 Washington Capitals NHL      2    122   1   1         5   2.46      39   .872     0   0   0     0
85-86 Boston Bruins NHL            1     60   0   1         3   3.00      23   .870     0   0   0     2
87-88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL     2    110   1   1        12   6.55                    0   0   0     6
SIX (6) NHL POSTSEASONS           25   1336   8  13        72   3.23                    0   0   0     4

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

10/11/84: T (65m, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie at Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
10/13/84: L (60m, 22/26) 2-4 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
10/14/84: W (60m, 18/21) 5-3 victory at Chicago (Bannerman).
10/20/84: L (60m, 26/32) 5-6 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Hanlon).
10/24/84: T (65m, 30/33) 3-3 OT tie at Edmonton (Moog).
10/25/84: L (59m, 40/44) 3-5 defeat at Calgary (Edwards).
10/28/84: W (60m, 17/19) 5-2 victory at Vancouver (Brodeur).
10/31/84: W (61m58s, 23/26) 4-3 OT victory vs. Calgary (Edwards).
11/09/84: L (59m, 27/34) 5-8 defeat vs. Edmonton (Fuhr).
11/10/84: T (65m, 22/24) 2-2 OT tie at New Jersey (Low).
11/16/84: L (60m, 18/21) 2-3 defeat at Buffalo (Sauve).
11/17/84: W (60m, 22/24) 3-2 victory vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
11/20/84: L (60m, 22/27) 3-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Smith).
11/23/84: - (44m3s, 20/22) 1-5 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Hrudey) [Replaced Mason].
11/25/84: W (60m, 23/23) 5-0 victory vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
11/27/84: W (60m, 26/28) 9-2 victory at Quebec (Bouchard, Gosselin).
11/28/84: W (60m, 19/20) 2-1 victory at NY Rangers (Hanlon).
12/01/84: W (61m20s, 26/30) 5-4 OT victory at Boston (Keans).
12/04/84: W (60m, 20/21) 4-1 victory vs. New Jersey (Low).
12/07/84: L (59m, 24/30) 5-7 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Hayward).
12/11/84: T (65m, 25/28) 3-3 OT tie at St. Louis (Wamsley).
12/15/84: W (60m, 24/26) 4-2 victory vs. NY Rangers (Hanlon).
12/18/84: W (60m, 28/29) 4-1 victory at Quebec (Bouchard).
12/20/84: T (65m, 29/31) 2-2 OT tie at Montreal (Penney).
12/23/84: L (60m, 28/35) 4-7 defeat at Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
12/26/84: W (60m, 18/18) 6-0 victory vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
12/27/84: W (64m10s, 12/16) 5-4 OT victory at NY Islanders (Smith).
01/01/85: W (60m, 25/26) 5-1 victory vs. Boston (Keans).
01/04/85: L (59m, 22/26) 3-5 defeat vs. Quebec (Sevigny).
01/08/85: W (60m, 19/21) 4-2 victory at Detroit (Micalef).
01/12/85: L (59m, 22/26) 3-5 defeat at New Jersey (Kamppuri).
01/16/85: W (60m, 19/23) 5-4 victory at Pittsburgh (Herron).
01/19/85: W (60m, 25/26) 7-1 victory vs. NY Rangers (Hanlon).
01/23/85: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory at Chicago (Skorodenski).
01/26/85: W (60m, 19/20) 5-1 victory at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
01/27/85: W (60m, 23/25) 5-2 victory vs. NY Islanders (Hrudey).
02/01/85: T (25m, 7/7) 3-3 OT tie vs. Toronto (Bernhardt) [Replaced Mason].
02/03/85: W (60m, 26/28) 6-2 victory vs. Winnipeg (Hayward).
02/05/85: W (60m, 19/20) 4-1 victory at Toronto (Bernhardt).
02/08/85: W (60m, 26/27) 6-1 victory vs. Los Angeles (Janecyk).
02/09/85: L (60m, 26/31) 4-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
02/13/85: L (60m, 22/27) 3-5 defeat at Winnipeg (Hayward).
02/14/85: W (60m, 28/31) 4-3 victory at Calgary (Edwards).
02/16/85: L (60m, 21/26) 2-5 defeat at Los Angeles (Janecyk).
02/21/85: W (60m, 32/34) 6-2 victory at Vancouver (Brodeur).
02/23/85: T (65m, 18/21) 3-3 OT tie at Edmonton (Moog).
02/26/85: W (60m, 20/22) 3-2 victory vs. Vancouver (Brodeur).
02/28/85: W (60m, 23/27) 5-4 victory at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
03/02/85: L (60m, 20/24) 0-4 defeat vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
03/07/85: - (42m1s, 17/23) 6-9 defeat at Philadelphia (Froese) [Replaced by Jensen].
03/08/85: L (59m, 29/32) 2-4 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
03/10/85: L (60m, 19/22) 2-3 defeat vs. Boston (Keans).
03/16/85: L (60m, 24/30) 4-6 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
03/21/85: L (60m, 26/29) 2-3 defeat at Montreal (Penney).
03/28/85: L (60m, 24/27) 2-3 defeat at New Jersey (Low).
04/04/85: L (60m, 16/18) 0-2 defeat at Hartford (Liut).
04/07/85: W (60m, 23/26) 7-3 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Ford).
04/10/85: W (62m28s, 14/17) 4-3 OT victory vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
04/16/85: L (60m, 20/22) 1-2 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
10/10/85: L (59m, 21/24) 2-4 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
10/12/85: L (31m32s, 4/8) 1-4 defeat at New Jersey (Resch) [Replaced by Jensen].
10/18/85: W (60m, 23/24) 4-1 victory at Buffalo (Barrasso).
10/19/85: T (65m, 18/20) 2-2 OT tie vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
10/25/85: - (32m09s, 7/11) 7-7 OT tie at Winnipeg (Hayward) [Replaced by Jensen].
11/05/85: W (60m, 26/30) 8-4 victory vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
11/09/85: L (60m, 13/18) 4-5 defeat vs. Calgary (Lemelin).
Traded by Washington Capitals to Boston Bruins.
11/18/85: L (60m, 21/27) 2-6 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
11/23/85: W (60m, 29/33) 5-4 victory vs. Philadelphia (Froese).
11/30/85: L (60m, 15/17) 0-2 defeat at Quebec (Malarchuk).
12/05/85: W (60m, 21/27) 8-6 victory vs. Montreal (Soetaert).
12/08/85: T (65m, 27/30) 3-3 OT tie vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
12/12/85: T (65m, 41/42) 1-1 OT tie vs. Quebec (Malarchuk).
12/19/85: W (60m, 23/24) 2-1 victory vs. Hartford (Liut).
12/22/85: L (59m, 23/27) 3-5 defeat at Buffalo (Barrasso).
12/28/85: W (60m, 26/27) 5-1 victory at St. Louis (Wamsley).
12/31/85: T (65m, 29/35) 6-6 OT tie at Buffalo (Barrasso).
01/04/86: W (60m, 24/24) 4-0 victory vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
01/08/86: L (60m, 23/28) 3-5 defeat at Montreal (Penney).
01/09/86: - (20m, 4/7) 2-7 defeat vs. St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Keans].
01/11/86: W (60m, 22/26) 8-4 victory vs. Winnipeg (Bouchard, Hayward).
01/13/86: L (60m, 17/22) 3-5 defeat vs. Edmonton (Fuhr).
01/23/86: W (60m, 26/31) 7-5 victory vs. Winnipeg (Bouchard, Hayward).
01/25/86: W (60m, 18/21) 6-3 victory vs. Detroit (Mio, LaForest).
01/27/89: W (60m, 20/23) 6-3 victory vs. Hartford (Liut).
01/29/86: W (62m26s, 19/23) 5-4 OT victory at Hartford (Weeks).
02/01/86: L (60m, 12/14) 1-2 defeat at Montreal (Soetaert).
02/06/86: - (20m, 3/4) 6-8 defeat vs. Buffalo (Barrasso) [Replaced Keans].
02/08/86: L (60m, 16/19) 2-3 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
02/09/86: L (64m49s, 19/23) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Quebec (Malarchuk).
02/22/86: W (62m12s, 24/29) 6-5 OT victory at Edmonton (Moog).
02/23/86: W (60m, 27/28) 6-1 victory at Vancouver (Brodeur, Young).
02/25/86: W (60m, 26/30) 7-4 victory at Quebec (Gosselin).
03/01/86: W (60m, 24/27) 8-3 victory vs. New Jersey (Resch, Chevrier).
03/02/86: L (60m, 29/33) 1-4 defeat at Hartford (Liut).
03/06/86: L (63m28s, 26/31) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Quebec (Malarchuk).
03/08/86: - (20m, 2/4) 3-8 defeat at Montreal (Roy) [Replaced Keans].
03/12/86: W (60m, 21/23) 5-2 victory at Pittsburgh (Romano).
03/13/86: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory vs. Montreal (Roy).
03/15/86: T (65m, 24/25) 1-1 OT tie vs. Vancouver (Young).
03/20/86: W (60m, 17/20) 6-3 victory vs. Los Angeles (Melanson).
03/22/86: T (65m, 22/25) 3-3 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
03/23/86: T (65m, 20/25) 5-5 OT tie at Hartford (Liut).
03/25/86: L (60m, 30/36) 3-6 defeat at Washington (Jensen).
03/27/86: T (65m, 22/25) 3-3 OT tie vs. Montreal (Roy).
04/05/86: T (65m, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie at Quebec (Malarchuk, Sevigny).
04/09/86: L (60m, 23/26) 1-3 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
10/16/86: W (60m, 27/30) 5-3 victory at Minnesota (Beaupre).
10/18/86: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory at Los Angeles (Melanson).
10/24/86: L (20m, 7/11) 2-6 defeat at Edmonton (Moog) [Replaced by Keans].
11/08/86: W (60m, 14/15) 5-1 victory at Quebec (Malarchuk, Sevigny).
11/12/86: L (60m, 31/33) 1-2 defeat at Pittsburgh (Meloche).
11/15/86: T (65m, 23/28) 5-5 OT tie vs. New Jersey (Terreri).
11/17/86: L (60m24s, 22/25) 2-3 OT defeat at Montreal (Roy).
11/20/86: L (60m, 22/25) 1-3 defeat vs. Montreal (Hayward).
11/22/86: - (8m21s, 3/6) 6-5 victory vs. St. Louis (Wamsley) [Replaced by Keans].
11/28/86: L (60m, 28/32) 3-4 defeat at Buffalo (Cloutier).
Traded by Bruins to Pittsburgh Penguins.
02/14/87: T (65m, 22/25) 3-3 OT tie vs. Vancouver (Brodeur).
02/17/87: L (60m, 17/20) 1-3 defeat vs. Calgary (Vernon).
02/19/87: T (65m, 23/27) 4-4 OT tie at Philadelphia (Hextall).
02/22/87: W (60m, 37/39) 4-2 victory at NY Rangers (Froese).
02/24/87: W (60m, 20/22) 5-2 victory vs. Edmonton (Moog).
02/26/87: L (60m, 22/27) 4-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
03/03/87: W (60m, 29/30) 8-1 victory at Quebec (Gosselin, Malarchuk).
03/05/87: L (31m30s, 11/16) 2-7 defeat at Toronto (Wregget) [Replaced by Meloche].
03/08/87: W (60m, 31/34) 5-3 victory at Winnipeg (Reddick).
03/12/87: W (60m, 34/37) 6-3 victory vs. Quebec (Gosselin).
03/14/87: L (61m05s, 22/25) 2-3 OT defeat vs. NY Rangers (Froese).
03/18/87: W (60m, 32/36) 5-4 victory vs. St. Louis (Millen).
03/20/87: L (60m, 20/24) 3-4 defeat at Washington (Peeters).
03/24/87: T (65m, 35/38) 3-3 OT tie vs. Philadelphia (Resch).
03/28/87: L (40m, 10/15) 4-5 defeat at Hartford (Liut) [Replaced by Meloche].
04/02/87: W (60m, 28/30) 6-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Chevier, Billington).
04/04/87: W (61m26s, 19/22) 4-3 OT victory vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
10/08/87: T (65m, 27/31) 4-4 OT tie at NY Rangers (Froese).
10/09/87: L (60m, 27/33) 3-6 defeat at New Jersey (Chevrier).
10/13/87: W (60m, 27/30) 8-3 victory vs. Buffalo (Cloutier, Barrasso).
10/15/87: T (65m, 35/41) 6-6 OT tie vs. NY Rangers (Froese).
10/23/87: L (20m, 5/8) 2-5 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced by Meloche, replaced Meloche].
10/31/87: W (64m05s, 26/30) 5-4 OT victory at Quebec (Brunetta).
11/03/87: W (60m, 27/28) 5-1 victory vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
11/05/87: W (60m, 25/27) 4-2 victory at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
11/07/87: L (60m, 25/29) 1-4 defeat at Boston (Keans).
11/11/87: W (60m, 22/24) 3-2 victory vs. Washington (Malarchuk).
11/14/87: W (62m04s, 29/31) 3-2 OT victory vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
11/17/87: - (20m07s, 4/7) 4-6 defeat at Vancouver (Brodeur) [Replaced by Guenette, replaced Guenette, replaced by Guenette].
11/21/87: T (65m, 34/38) 4-4 OT tie at Calgary (Dadswell).
11/28/87: - (20m, 9/12) 5-5 OT tie vs. Washington (Peeters, Malarchuk) [Replaced by Meloche].
12/02/87: L (60m, 22/29) 1-7 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
12/20/87: W (52m05s, 41/42) 8-4 victory at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced Meloche].
12/23/87: L (60m, 24/30) 2-6 defeat vs. New Jersey (Chevrier).
12/27/87: T (65m, 18/21) 3-3 OT tie at Buffalo (Barrasso).
01/02/88: L (60m, 18/21) 2-3 defeat at NY Islanders (Smith).
01/07/88: L (60m, 25/28) 2-3 defeat vs. Boston (Keans).
01/09/88: - (20m, 9/12) 4-5 OT defeat at Hartford (Liut) [Replaced by Meloche].
02/07/88: L (51m13s, 25/28) 3-6 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced Meloche].

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