Rookie Jake Riddle Claimed Off Waivers from Wheeling
November 26, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, Ill. (November 26, 2004) â Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jason Christie of the Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL announced today that rookie forward Jake Riddle, younger brother of Rivermen center Troy Riddle, was claimed off waivers from the Wheeling Nailers on Thursday.
Riddle â a 6-foot-1, 212-pound native of Minneapolis, Minn. â registered 18 penalty minutes (PIM) in 11 games with the Nailers to open his professional career. The 21-year-old enjoyed a four-year Major Junior "A" career in the Western Hockey League (WHL), splitting his last season (2003-2004) between the Lethbridge Hurricanes (53gp â 18g, 18a=36pts, 139 PIM), the Saskatoon Blades (5gp â 1a, 7 PIM) and the Tri-City Americans (7gp â 3a, 10 PIM). Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the eighth round (239th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, he registered single-season Major Junior "A" career bests in games played (72), goals (32), assists (30), points (62) and PIM (190) in 2002-2003, playing 14 games for the Seattle Thunderbirds and 58 for Tri-City. He competed for Seattle for the first two and half years of his career, collecting 68 points (31g, 37a) and 237 PIM in 151 games.
The Peoria Rivermen are a proud affiliate of the NHL's St. Louis Blues and a member of the ECHL â The Premier "AA" Hockey League. The Rivermen host the Reading Royals tonight â Friday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Carver Arena. It is a Finally Friday, presented by 99X and Insight Media. Fans are encouraged to bring a Sprite/Barq's Root Beer/Pibb Xtra can to the Carver Arena Box Office to receive a "Buy One, Get One Upper Bowl Ticket Free" offer. They are also encouraged to bring new or gently-used coats to be donated as part of the Salvation Army "Coats for Kids" Drive. Season ticket packages and group tickets for 2004-2005 are available by calling the Rivermen at 309.676.1040.
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