Byron Ritchie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Byron Ritchie
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1977(1977-04-24)
Age	47
Birthplace	Burnaby
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Aries

Byron Ritchie Biography

Byron Ritchie is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on April 24, 1977 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Byron Ritchie, a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward, was born April 24, 1977. Born in Burnaby (British Columbia), Ritchie grew up in North Delta (British Columbia). Ritchie was active in 332 NHL games and also played in Sweden and Switzerland.

He signed a one-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) as a free agent after the Canucks decided not to re-sign. Ritchie signed with Dinamo Minsk, the Russian KHL, after a successful season in Switzerland, during which he scored 60 points and was fifth overall in the top-scorer rankings. Bryon suffered from injury in 2009-10 and only played 12 games, scoring 3 goals for Minsk.

After four seasons with Bern, finished the 2014–15 season as team captain, Ritchie left the NLA and signed for a second spell with Modo Hockey of the SHL on May 10, 2015. He announced his retirement in March 2017.

When the Whalers franchise moved to Carolina in 1997, Ritchie’s rights were transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes. Ritchie made his NHL debut against the Buffalo Sabres on December 21, 1998. He set a Lowell Lock Monsters record for scoring points in a single game by setting a Lowell Lock Monsters record of six goals and four assists on October 26, 2001. On October 29, 2001, he was named American Hockey League Player-of-the Week. He was traded to Florida Panthers by Sandis Ozolinsh on January 16, 2002 for Bret Hedian, Tomas Malec and Kevyn Adam. Also, he received a conditional 2nd-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The Calgary Flames signed him as an unrestricted, free agent on July 4, 2004. Ritchie signed on July 2, 2007 with the Vancouver Canucks. He played one season there.

Byron Ritchie Net Worth

Byron Ritchie is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Byron Ritchie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ritchie was a young hockey player who participated in the 1991 and 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments. He also played for a North Delta minor ice hockey team.

Ritchie was selected by the Hartford Whalers in round 7 (165th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He was originally drafted by the Lethbridge Hurricanes. In 1996 and 1997, he was named to the Western Hockey League East Second All- Star Team. After a major junior match in the Memorial Cup, refereed by a Francophone Quebecois, he was captured by an RDS camera (the French version TSN) yelling “Fuck them all!” Fuck them all!” The next day, he apologized at practice and stated that “Whether the camera was on or not does not make it right.” He was then booed by fans in Hull (Quebec) throughout the tournament.

On June 14, 2010, Ritchie remained in Europe and signed a one-year contract to return to Sweden with Modo of the SEL. After a single season in Sweden, Ritchie signed to return to the Swiss NLA with SC Bern for the 2011–12 season. He won the Swiss championship with Bern in 2013.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Byron Ritchie Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Byron Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Byron Ritchie celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.