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Canada Craig Rivet

#52 Elmira Jackals / ECHL - 11/12

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Craig Rivet Facts

Date of Birth
Sep 13, 1974
Position
D
Age
49
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
North Bay, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1992 round 3 #68 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1

Son: Nathan Rivet
Nephews: Riley Ebbs, MacKenzie Weegar, Will Rivet

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Craig Rivet Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Barrie Colts COJHL 42* 9* 17* 26* 55* -* |
1991-92 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 66* 5* 21* 26* 97* -* |
1992-93 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64* 19* 55* 74* 117* -* | Playoffs 16 5 7 12 39 -
1993-94 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 61* 12* 52* 64* 100* -* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 6 -
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
1994-95 Montréal Canadiens NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 5* 2* |
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 78* 5* 27* 32* 126* -5* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 17 -1
1995-96 Montréal Canadiens NHL 19* 1* 4* 5* 54* 4* |
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 49* 5* 18* 23* 189* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 12 -2
1996-97 Montréal Canadiens NHL 35* 0* 4* 4* 54* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 14 -2
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 23* 3* 12* 15* 99* 6* |
1997-98 Montréal Canadiens NHL 61* 0* 2* 2* 93* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2
1998-99 Montréal Canadiens NHL 66* 2* 8* 10* 66* -3* |
1999-00 Montréal Canadiens NHL 61* 3* 14* 17* 76* 11* |
2000-01 Montréal Canadiens NHL 26* 1* 2* 3* 36* -8* |
2001-02 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 82* 8* 17* 25* 76* 1* | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 4 2
2002-03 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 82* 7* 15* 22* 71* 1* |
Canada WC 9* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 80* 4* 8* 12* 98* -1* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 2 2
2004-05 TPS SM-liiga 18* 3* 1* 4* 28* 3* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 39 -4
2005-06 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 82* 7* 27* 34* 109* -5* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 0
2006-07 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 54* 6* 10* 16* 57* -7* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 17* 1* 7* 8* 12* 8* | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 18 -5
2007-08 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 74* 5* 30* 35* 104* 3* | Playoffs 13 0 6 6 16 2
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 64* 2* 22* 24* 125* 4* |
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 78* 1* 14* 15* 100* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 11 2
2010-11 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 23* 1* 2* 3* 12* -5* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14* 1* 0* 1* 23* -7* |
2011-12 Elmira Jackals ECHL 61* 5* 19* 24* 102* 11* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 0 -3
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2016-17 Buffalo Jr. Sabres QC Int PW Head Coach
2021-22 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 13U AAA 13U AAA Head Coach
2022-23 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 14U AAA 14U AAA Head Coach
2023-24 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA T1EHL 15U Asst. Coach
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Craig Rivet Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 154* 13* 59* 72* 0.47* 416* 0* | 2 18 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.22 * 29 * -3 *
COJHL 1 42* 9* 17* 26* 0.62* 55* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 61* 5* 19* 24* 0.39* 102* 11* | 1 10 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.50 * 0 * -3 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 18* 3* 1* 4* 0.22* 28* 3* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 39 * -4 *
NHL 16 923* 50* 187* 237* 0.26* 1 171* -4* | 8 69 4 * 19 * 23 * 0.33 * 69 * -1 *
OHL 3 191* 36* 128* 164* 0.86* 314* -* | 2 22 5 * 10 * 15 * 0.68 * 45 * - *
WC 1 9* 0* 1* 1* 0.11* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

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Craig Rivet Connections

Player Period Teams
Saku Koivu (F) 1995-2007 12 Montréal Canadiens, TPS
José Théodore (G) 1994-2006 11 Fredericton Canadiens (AHL), Montréal Canadiens
Patrice Brisebois (D) 1994-2004 10 Montréal Canadiens
Brian Savage (F) 1993-2002 9 Fredericton Canadiens (AHL), Montréal Canadiens
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/10/2011
10/10/2011 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Elmira Jackals
02/26/2011
02/26/2011 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets

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Craig Rivet Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 2 #19 overall by Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL Priority Selection

- 1997-08-04 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens

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