2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Ryder Ritchie
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Kelowna, B.C.
- Previous Team:
- Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2025-26
Appeared in all 36 games, scoring seven goals and adding 10 assists for 17 points … Opened the season on a four-game point streak, including a two-assist effort in his collegiate debut, a 4-2 victory over LIU on Oct. 4 … Scored his first collegiate goal, which proved to be the game-winner, and added an assist in a 6-2 victory over Colgate on Oct. 10 … Notched a goal and an assist in a 5-4 victory at Merrimack on Nov. 8 … Scored the overtime-winning goal in a 3-2 triumph over No. 18 Maine on Feb. 6 … Notched a goal in a 3-1 win over No. 10/11 Boston College on Feb. 27 … Lit the lamp against No. 3/4 Michigan State on Oct. 17 … Found the back of the net at No. 12 Maine on Oct. 31 and at New Hampshire on Feb. 13 … Tallied two assists against UMass Lowell on Jan. 16.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Selected in the second round (45th overall) by the Minnesota Wild in the 2024 NHL Draft … Led Medicine Hat to the 2024-25 WHL title and a runner-up finish at the 2025 Memorial Cup … Totaled 61 points (29g, 32a) in 53 regular-season games with Medicine Hat before posting 18 points (9g, 9a) in 18 games during the championship run … Led all skaters with four goals at Memorial Cup … Spent two seasons with Prince Albert of WHL, notching 99 points (39g, 60a) in 108 games and earning 2023 WHL Rookie of the Year honors … Helped lead Canada to gold medal at 2024 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, scoring four goals and four assists, including a goal in the gold-medal game … Recorded nine points (3g, 6a) to lead Canada to gold at 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
PERSONAL
Son of Maria and Byron Ritchie … Has two siblings, Sidney and Milani … Byron played 324 NHL games with four teams before continuing his playing career in Europe … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
