Syracuse Crunch Reassign Goaltender Nick Riopel to Kalamazoo Wings
January 11, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch have reassigned goaltender Nick Riopel to the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, Crunch general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
Riopel, 27, has appeared with 13 games with the K-Wings this season, accumulating one shutout along with a 4-8-1 record and a .880 save percentage. The netminder appeared in 32 games with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL during the 2015-16 season, posting a 13-15-1 record along with a 2.56 goals-against average and .924 save percentage. He also had a 4.03 goals-against average and .843 save percentage in two games with the Rapid City Rush last season.
The 6-foot, 185-pound goaltender has appeared in 110 career ECHL contests with Kalamazoo, Norfolk, Rapid City and the Greenville Road Warriors, compiling a 55-46-6 record. Riopel also earned a 7-13-0 record in 21 career AHL games all with the Adirondack Phantoms.
Riopel was selected in the fifth round, 142nd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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