- Career statistics
- Awards and achievements
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
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| position = Centre
| played_for = Vancouver Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 1997
}}Michael Owen Guy Ridley (born July 8, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for 12 seasons from 1985 until 1997. Ridley signed with the New York Rangers as an undrafted free agent in September 1985. Ridley played 866 career games, scoring 292 goals and 466 assists for 758 points. His best offensive season was the 1988–89 season, when playing with the Washington Capitals, he scored 41 goals and 89 points, both career highs. He scored the first Canuck goal ever in General Motors Place, the home of the Vancouver Canucks. Career statistics| | | Regular season | | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1980–81 | St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1981–82 | St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | 48 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1982–83 | St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | 48 | 91 | 100 | 191 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1983–84 | University of Manitoba | GPAC | 46 | 39 | 41 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 1984–85 | University of Manitoba | GPAC | 23 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 38 | | 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 69 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | | 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 38 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 40 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | | 1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | | 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 74 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | 1991–92 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 1992–93 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 84 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 81 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | 1994–95 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | 1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 75 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1997–98 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| NHL totals | 866 | 292 | 466 | 758 | 424 | 104 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 70 |
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Awards and achievements - MJHL First All-Star Team (1983)
- MJHL Scoring Champion (1983)
- MJHL Goal Scoring Leader (1983)
- GPAC First All-Star Team (1984 and 1985)
- GPAC MVP (1984)
- CIAU All-Canadian (1984 and 1985)
- Canadian University Player of the Year (1984)
- NHL All-Rookie Team (1986)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1989)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Mike Ridley Trophy named in his honor; awarded annually to the MJHL's top scorer
External links- {{icehockeystats|legends=11378}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ridley, Mike}}{{Canada-icehockey-centre-1960s-stub}} 13 : 1963 births|Living people|Canadian ice hockey centres|Ice hockey people from Manitoba|Manitoba Bisons ice hockey players|National Hockey League All-Stars|New York Rangers players|St. Boniface Saints (ice hockey) players|Sportspeople from Winnipeg|Toronto Maple Leafs players|Undrafted National Hockey League players|Vancouver Canucks players|Washington Capitals players |