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Craig Rivet

D · CAN
+ 5 other teams
Status
Retired 14 yrs ago
Career
2004–2012 (8 yrs)
Age
52 (40 in 2012)
Vitals
6'2" · 207 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 BUF 79 6 23 29 0.37 -5 105 3 1 0 96 6.3% 153
2005-06 LAK 82 2 8 10 0.12 -2 119 0 0 0 70 2.9% 118
2006-07 SJS 82 8 23 31 0.38 -7 105 0 3 0 119 6.7% 172
2007-08 CLB 78 5 31 36 0.46 -37 96 0 0 0 141 3.5% 200
2008-09 CLB / DET 85 6 34 40 0.47 -41 187 0 5 1 95 6.3% 173
2009-10 DET 82 15 33 48 0.59 -7 136 1 9 0 119 12.6% 145
2010-11 DET / LAK 81 7 18 25 0.31 -4 125 0 5 0 91 7.7% 107
2011-12 LAK / MTL 57 3 8 11 0.19 -7 41 0 3 0 38 7.9% 63
CAREER 8 yrs 626 52 178 230 0.37 -110 914 4 26 1 -- 6.8% 1131
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 BUF 6 0 0 0 0.00 +2 4 0 0 0 6 0.0% 14
2005-06 LAK 8 0 1 1 0.13 +2 6 0 0 0 9 0.0% 22
CAREER 2 app. 14 0 1 1 0.07 +4 10 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 36
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
1994-95 MTL 5 0 1 1 0.20 2 5 0 0 0 0.0% -
1995-96 MTL 19 1 4 5 0.26 4 54 0 0 0 11.1% -
1996-97 MTL 35 0 4 4 0.11 7 54 0 0 0 0.0% -
1997-98 MTL 61 0 2 2 0.03 -3 93 0 0 0 0.0% 13:10
1998-99 MTL 66 2 8 10 0.15 -3 66 0 0 0 5.1% 14:20
1999-00 MTL 61 3 14 17 0.28 11 76 1 0 1 4.2% 19:03
2000-01 MTL 26 1 2 3 0.12 -8 36 0 0 0 4.5% 19:04
2001-02 MTL 82 8 17 25 0.30 1 76 0 0 3 8.9% 19:00
2002-03 MTL 82 7 15 22 0.27 1 71 2 3 7 5.9% 22:00
2003-04 MTL 80 4 8 12 0.15 -1 98 1 2 3 4.2% 19:28
2005-06 MTL 82 7 27 34 0.41 -5 109 1 5 15 5.7% 22:27
2006-07 MTL 54 6 10 16 0.30 -7 57 0 2 6 10.3% 21:04
2006-07 SJS 17 1 7 8 0.47 8 12 0 0 5 3.2% 23:31
2007-08 SJS 74 5 30 35 0.47 3 104 0 2 20 4.8% 21:12
2008-09 BUF 64 2 22 24 0.38 4 125 0 1 11 2.5% 20:14
2009-10 BUF 78 1 14 15 0.19 -6 100 0 0 6 1.6% 18:13
2010-11 BUF 23 1 2 3 0.13 -5 12 0 0 0 5.0% 13:02
2010-11 CLB 14 1 0 1 0.07 -7 23 0 0 0 7.7% 17:22
Career NHL 923 50 187 237 0.26 -4 1171 5 15 77 5.1% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 30 D BUF - - 66 66 67 79 82 - - 59 52 70 - 64 68 71
2005-06 31 D LAK - - 68 66 68 80 82 - - 66 51 71 - 65 70 72
2006-07 32 D SJS - - 68 66 70 80 82 - - 69 51 73 - 67 70 74
2007-08 33 D CLB - - 68 66 70 80 80 - - 67 54 73 - 68 73 74
2008-09 34 D DET 70 64 65 74 80 - 85 69 25 86 64 78 - 81 83 -
2009-10 35 D DET 66 59 54 70 80 - 79 74 40 77 65 76 - 83 85 70
2010-11 36 D LAK 63 62 74 70 80 - 79 67 40 69 65 77 - 87 89 71
2011-12 37 D MTL 64 54 78 64 73 88 95 65 40 61 64 73 54 84 84 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 30 D BUF - - 66 66 67 79 82 - - 59 52 70 - 64 68 71
2005-06 31 D LAK - - +2 · +1 +1 · - - +7 −1 +1 - +1 +2 +1
2006-07 32 D SJS - - · · +2 · · - - +3 · +2 - +2 · +2
2007-08 33 D CLB - - · · · · −2 - - −2 +3 · - +1 +3 ·
2008-09 34 D DET 70 64 −3 +8 +10 - +5 69 25 +19 +10 +5 - +13 +10 -
2009-10 35 D DET −4 −5 −11 −4 · - −6 +5 +15 −9 +1 −2 - +2 +2 70
2010-11 36 D LAK −3 +3 +20 · · - · −7 · −8 · +1 - +4 +4 +1
2011-12 37 D MTL +1 −8 +4 −6 −7 88 +16 −2 · −8 −1 −4 54 −3 −5 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 BUF $2,250,000 1 yr 4.5% 30 UFA
2005-06 LAK $1,000,000 2 yr 2.0% 31 UFA
2006-07 SJS $920,000 1 yr 2.4% 32 UFA
2007-08 CLB $6,000,000 5 yr 11.9% 33 UFA
2004-05
Jul 15 2004
2004-05
to CANADIENS
Sep 17 2004
2004-05
to OILERS
  • Craig Rivet 71
  • Cory Pecker P
to DUCKS
Feb 17 2005
2004-05
to PANTHERS
  • Craig Rivet 71
Feb 19 2005
2004-05
to OILERS
  • Craig Rivet 71
Feb 26 2005
2004-05
to SABRES
  • Craig Rivet 71
to OILERS
  • Norm Milley P
2006-07
Mar 17 2007
2006-07
to SHARKS
  • Craig Rivet 74
2008-09
Dec 27 2008
2008-09
to RED WINGS
2011-12
Feb 27 2012
2011-12
to CANADIENS

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