David Rittich
{{Short description|Czech ice hockey player (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = David Rittich
| image = Rittich 11 13 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rittich with the Winnipeg Jets in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|08|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jihlava, Czechoslovakia{{cite web|title=#33 David Rittich|url=http://www.bkboleslav.cz/hrac.asp?id=779|publisher=Bkboleslav.cz|language=Czech| date = 3 February 2015 | access-date = 3 February 2015}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 200
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Los Angeles Kings
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league = AHL
| former_teams = BK Mladá Boleslav
Calgary Flames
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nashville Predators
Winnipeg Jets
| ntl_team = CZE
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
}}
David Rittich Jr. (born 19 August 1992){{cite web |last1=Gilbertson |first1=Wes |title='Big Save Dave' Rittich proving he can handle workload for Flames |url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/big-save-dave-proving-he-can-handle-increased-workload-for-flames |website=Calgary Sun |access-date=29 December 2018 |date=20 November 2018}} is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, and Winnipeg Jets. Rittich was an NHL All-Star in 2020 and has represented his native Czech Republic internationally.
Playing career
Rittich made his Czech Extraliga debut with BK Mladá Boleslav during the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season. After two successful performances in the ELH, Rittich was signed to a one-year, two-way contract on 10 June 2016, by the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{Cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-sign-goaltender-david-rittich/c-885860 | title = Flames sign goaltender David Rittich | publisher = Calgary Flames | date = 10 June 2016 | access-date = 10 June 2016}}
Rittich made his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks in the third period of the Flames' final regular season game of the year.{{cite web|last1=Vickers|first1=Aaron|title=FLAMES REWIND - 09.04.17|url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-rewind---090417/c-288604406|website=NHL.com|access-date=22 March 2018|date=9 April 2017}} He made nine saves on 10 shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the third period to finish the game with a 3–2 loss.{{cite web|last1=Gilmore|first1=Eric|title=Sharks win, will finish third in Pacific|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-san-jose-sharks-game-recap/c-288596012|website=NHL.com|access-date=22 March 2018|date=9 April 2017|quote=David Rittich, who was called up from Stockton of the American Hockey League and made nine saves in his NHL debut.}} Rittich recorded his first NHL win in the 2017–18 season on 25 November 2017, in a game against the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite news |last1=Yanover |first1=Ari |title=Czech mate: Rittich leads Flames to victory |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/czech-mate-rittich-leads-flames-to-victory/c-293377334 |publisher=Calgary Flames |agency=NHL |date=25 November 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017}} In December 2017, the Flames traded their backup goaltender Eddie Läck away, making Rittich a full-time NHL goaltender for the first time as the backup to Mike Smith.{{cite web |title=Devils acquire goaltender Eddie Lack from Flames |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-acquire-goaltender-eddie-lack-from-flames/c-294502958 |website=NHL.com |access-date=30 December 2017}} In his first season with the club, Rittich finished with an 8–6–3 record. On 26 July 2018, the Flames re-signed Rittich to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension.{{cite web |last1=Gilbertson |first1=Wes |title=Flames re-sign goaltender David Rittich, avoiding arbitration |url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/flames-re-sign-goaltender-david-rittich-avoiding-arbitration |website=Calgary Sun |access-date=26 July 2018}} On 10 November 2018, Rittich earned his first shutout in the NHL against the Los Angeles Kings in a 1–0 win with the only goal scored by Travis Hamonic.{{cite web |last1=Greenspan |first1=Dan |title=Flames edge Kings as David Rittich records 1st career shutout |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-flames-kings-recap-nov-10-1.4900875 |website=cbc.ca |access-date=20 November 2018 |date=11 November 2018}} In July 2019 the Flames re-signed David Rittich to a two-year contract.{{cite web| url = https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/flames-sign-netminder-rittich-to-two-year-contract | title = Flames sign netminder Rittich to two-year contract | publisher = Calgary Sun | date = 14 July 2019 | access-date = 14 July 2019}} In the shortened 2020–21 season, on 22 February 2021, Rittich turned aside 34 shots to become the third goaltender in Flames' history to shutout the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto, and the first since Yves Bélanger accomplished the feat on 31 December 1977, when the franchise was located in Atlanta.{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|date=23 February 2021|title=Matthews streak ends, Flames shut out Maple Leafs: Forward held without point for first time in 17 games; Rittich makes 34 saves for Calgary|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-toronto-maple-leafs-game-recap/c-321286482|url-status=live|access-date=2 March 2021|website=NHL.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223025044/https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-toronto-maple-leafs-game-recap/c-321286482 |archive-date=23 February 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Wasney|first=Jayden|date=23 February 2021|title=Flames' Rittich Perfect in Win Against League-Leading Maple Leafs|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/flames-rittich-perfect-shutout-maple-leafs/|url-status=live|access-date=2 March 2021|website=The Hockey Writers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301130851/https://thehockeywriters.com/flames-rittich-perfect-shutout-maple-leafs/ |archive-date=1 March 2021 }} It was Rittich's fourth career shutout.{{Cite web|last=Field Level Media|date=23 February 2021|title=David Rittich gets 4th career shutout as Flames beat Leafs|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/icehockey-nhl-tor-cgy-idUSMTZXEH2NYNUV1B|url-status=live|access-date=2 March 2021|website=Reuters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223224356/https://www.reuters.com/article/icehockey-nhl-tor-cgy-idUSMTZXEH2NYNUV1B |archive-date=23 February 2021 }}
In the final year of his contract, Rittich was traded by the Flames at the NHL deadline on 11 April 2021, to the Toronto Maple Leafs as goaltending depth in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.{{Cite web|title=Maple Leafs Acquire David Rittich From Calgary|url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-acquire-david-rittich/c-323548928|access-date=12 April 2021|website=NHL.com}} He made four regular season appearances with the Maple Leafs, posting a 1–1–1 record, but was a healthy scratch during the playoffs.{{cite web |title=David Rittich – Yahoo! Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/7108/ |website=sports.yahoo.com |access-date=8 May 2022}}
As a free agent, Rittich was signed to a one-year, $1.25 million contract by the Nashville Predators on 28 July 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-sign-david-rittich-to-one-year-125-million-contract/c-325851404 | title = Predators sign David Rittich to a one-year contract | publisher = Nashville Predators | date = 28 July 2021 | accessdate = 28 July 2021}}
Following a lone season with the Predators, Rittich left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $900,000 contract by the Winnipeg Jets on 13 July 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-sign-goaltender-david-rittich-to-a-one-year-contract/c-334964528 | title = Jets sign goaltender David Rittich to one-year contract | publisher = Winnipeg Jets | date = 13 July 2022 | accessdate = 13 July 2022}} Serving as the backup to Jets starting goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck, Rittich made 21 appearances in the 2022–23 season collecting nine wins.
At the conclusion of his contract with the Jets, Rittich signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Los Angeles Kings on 1 July 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-sign-four-players-to-nhl-contracts/c-345171014 | title = Kings sign four players to NHL contracts | publisher = Los Angeles Kings | date = 1 July 2023 | accessdate = 1 July 2023}} On 15 May 2024, he was signed to a one-year contract extension by the Kings.{{cite web |last1=Jablonski |first1=Jack |title=LA Kings Sign Goaltender David Rittich to a One-Year Contract Extension |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-sign-david-rittich-to-one-year-extension |website=NHL.com |access-date=16 May 2024 |date=15 May 2024}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" | ! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" | ! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! T/OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |
| 2014–15
| ELH | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1,218 | 64 | 0 | 3.15 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2015–16 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2,849 | 120 | 5 | 2.53 | .917 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 638 | 34 | 1 | 3.20 | .903 |
| 2016–17
| AHL | 31 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1,774 | 67 | 5 | 2.27 | .924 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 8 | 0 | 2.88 | .917 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2016–17 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18
| Stockton Heat | AHL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 697 | 37 | 2 | 3.18 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1,009 | 49 | 0 | 2.92 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
| Calgary Flames | NHL | 45 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2,503 | 109 | 1 | 2.61 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2,792 | 138 | 2 | 2.97 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10.85 | .667 |
| 2020–21
| Calgary Flames | NHL | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 746 | 36 | 1 | 2.90 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 221 | 10 | 0 | 2.72 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| NHL | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 823 | 49 | 0 | 3.57 | .886 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 19.91 | .615 |
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| 2022–23 | NHL | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1,122 | 50 | 0 | 2.67 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
| AHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 914 | 40 | 3 | 2.63 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2023–24 | NHL | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1,365 | 49 | 3 | 2.15 | .921 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 | .872 |
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! colspan="3" align="center" | NHL totals ! 196 ! 92 ! 57 ! 24 ! 10,599 ! 491 ! 7 ! 2.78 ! .906 ! 4 ! 0 ! 4 ! 149 ! 13 ! 0 ! 5.24 ! .787 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! W ! L ! OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |
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| 2018 | WC | 7th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 6 | 1 | 1.98 | .900 |
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! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 3 ! 2 ! 1 ! 0 ! 182 ! 6 ! 1 ! 1.98 ! .900 |
Awards and honours
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! Ref |
| colspan="3"|NHL |
|---|
| All-Star Game
| 2020 | |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:BK Mladá Boleslav players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Czech ice hockey goaltenders
Category:HC Dukla Jihlava players
Category:Ice hockey people from Jihlava
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:National Hockey League All-Stars
Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players
Category:Stockton Heat players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players