UNH Alumni in Pro Hockey 10-18-2023: Spotlight on James van Riemsdyk
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| Former UNH Star James van Riemsdyk |
News & Notes
~ James van Riemsdyk is currently playing in his 15th National Hockey League season. The Philadelphia Flyers drafted JVR second overall in the 2007 NHL Draft. He played his first 3 NHL seasons with the Flyers, the next 6 with Toronto, then back to Philadelphia for 5 more seasons.In July, JVR signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Boston Bruins. Entering this season, van Riemsdyk had compiled 302 goals, 291 assists in 942 NHL regular season games plus 20 goals, 11 assists in 71 NHL playoff games.
Last Saturday, in his second game as a Bruin, JVR added 2 more goals to his NHL career totals. Both were on the Bruins' powerplay and the second was the game-winner. In a postgame video with Bruins' reporter Eric Russo, JvR talked about the goals and fitting into the Bruins' lineup.
James van Riemsdyk's career at UNH was relatively brief but illustrious. As a freshman in 2007-08, JVR tallied 11 goals, 23 assists in 31 games and UNH played in the NCAA Championship Tournament. He played one more season in 2008-09, scored 17 goals, 23 assists in 36 games, and lead the Wildcats to the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Tournament.
UNH Alumni 2023-24 Statistics
| Player | Final Year | Team | League | GP | Goals | Asst | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Hockey League | |||||||||
| James van Riemsdyk | 2009 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 2014 | Washington Capitols | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Casey DeSmith | 2014 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | .933 |
| Brett Pesce | 2015 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +5 |
| Warren Foegele | 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| American Hockey League | |||||||||
| Andrew Poturalski | 2016 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus Crookshank | 2021 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Filip Engaras | 2022 | Utica Comets | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| East Coast Hockey League* | |||||||||
| Patrick Grasso | 2021 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Benton Maass | 2021 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Will MacKinnon | 2022 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Verrier | 2022 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Professional Hockey League* | |||||||||
| Ty Taylor | 2021 | Macon Mayhem | SPHL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| European Leagues | |||||||||
| Tyler Kelleher | 2017 | Brynas | Sweden HockeyAllsvenskan | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Kalle Eriksson | 2023 | Almtuna | Sweden HockeyAllsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Gildon | 2020 | Adler Mannheim | Germany DEL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Liam Blackburn | 2020 | EHF Passau Black Hawks | Germany3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | +1 |
| Tyler Ward | 2022 | 1.EV Weiden | Germany3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | +7 |
| Grayson Downing | 2015 | Esbjerg Energy | Denmark | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Cam Marks | 2018 | Nantes | France2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Marcus Vela | 2019 | HC Banska Bystrica | Slovakia | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| Ara Nazarian | 2019 | Belfast Giants | England EIHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 |
| Kohei Sato | 2021 | Belfast Giants | England EIHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Mike Robinson | 2022 | Nottingham Panthers | England EIHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.69 | .864 |
| * -> The ECHL season begins on October 19th. The SPHL starts on October 20th. | |||||||||
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