Quickly: A high-skill
forward who has the ability to be one of the CHA’s
leading scorers... 2002 CHA Rookie of the Year should again
center BSU’s second line of forwards... 54 points through
two seasons leaves Riddell as BSU’s second-leading
active scorer (57, Andrew Murray).
2002-03 (So): All games: 4th on team in scoring (8-14=22);
6th on team in goals (8); t-2nd on team, t-25th in CHA in
assists (14).
• Career-long seven-game scoring streak (3-8=11) snapped
vs Findlay in CHA Tournament quarterfinals (3/14)... Had seven
consecutive games with an assist, longest streak in BSU’s
Division I era.
• 3-9=12 points in last 10 games; 5-5=10 points in first
26 games.
• Streak of four consecutive games with a goal scored
snapped vs Findlay (1/31)... Streak had tied Brendan Cook for
longest streak of the season by a BSU player and the second-longest
streak in BSU’s Division I era.
1-1=2 points vs Union College (10/26/02); first points of the season, snapped
four-game streak without a point dating back to last year... Hit two pipes
in Game 2 vs Union College, hit three in the two-game series... Assist, 11
shots on net in Wayne State series (11/15-16/02); assist in Game 2 was 20th
career assist, 20th career point vs CHA foes and snapped career-long five-game
scoreless streak... Assist at Clarkson (11/22/02)... Goal, assist, career-high
eight shots on goal at Ala.-Huntsville (1/16/03) snapped career-long six-game
scoreless streak... Second multi-point game of the year, first since 10/26/02
vs Union College... Unassisted goal at Ala.-Huntsville (1/17/03)... Two goals,
nine shots on net in Air Force series (1/24-25/03) extended streak of consecutive
games with a goal scored to four... Empty-net goal in Game 1 vs Air Force (1/24/03),
first career empty-netter, 40th career point... Assist at Wayne State (2/8/03)...
Power-play goal, assist at Neb.-Omaha (2/15); 20th career goal, third multi-point
game of the season... Two assists in Ala.-Huntsville series (2/21-22); first
series this season with multiple assists... Three assists in Niagara series
(2/28-3/1); season-high two assists in Game 2... First multi-assist game since
3/9/2002 vs Ala.-Huntsville (2)... 2-2=4 points, +5 rating in Air Force series
(3/7-8)... Season-high 2-1=3 points in Game 1; first multi-goal game since
1/11/2002 vs Findlay... Assist in Game 2 extended scoring streak and assist
streak to seven games... Scored 50th career point, 30th career assist, 20th
career assist vs CHA foes in series... Career-long seven-game scoring streak
snapped vs Findlay in CHA Tournament quarterfinals (3/14).
Assist vs Ala.-Huntvsille in CHA Tournament semifinals (3/15).
2001-02 (Fr): Scored just three points in BSU’s first
six games, but caught fire to finish second in the nation
in rookie scoring... First CHA player to win four conference
Rookie of the Week awards.
Second on the team; t-9th in CHAin scoring (14-18=32 points)... Third on team,
t-10th in CHA in goals scored (14)... T-third on team in assists (18)... t-5th
in CHA, t-44th in the nation in short-handed goals (1)... Tied for team lead
with game-winning goals (2)... Led CHA, 2nd in the nation in freshman/rookie
scoring (32/0.91 ppg)... Fell just one point shy of CHA single-season freshman
scoring record (33; Andy Berg,Air Force, 1999-00)... Only Yale’s Chris
Higgins (1.15 ppg) topped Riddell in rookie scoring (0.91 ppg), although Riddell’s
32 points were one more than Higgins.Only Western Michigan’s Patrick Dwyer
(34) and St.Cloud State’s Peter Szabo (33)scored more net points amongst
rookies than Riddell - but Dwyer played 38 games to Riddell’s 35, and Szabo
played 42.
In CHA games only, t-8th in scoring (9-10=19); t-4th in CHA in goals(9)... t-4th
in short-handed points(1-0=1); t-1st in short-handed goals (1); t-5th in game-winning
goals (2)... 2nd in freshman scoring (19).
Scored goals in both games of series at then-No. 2 Minnesota (10/19-20/01) to
earn CHACo-Rookie of the Week honors... 1-3=4 points vs Union College (11/2/01)...
Two goals in win at Findlay (11/9/01)... Two goals in win over Ala.-Huntsville
(11/16/01); 2-1=3 points in series to win CHA Rookie of the Week honors... Game-winning
goal at Wayne State (11/30/01)... 2-2=4 points in St. Cloud State series, including
two goals in Game 1, to earn CHARookie of the Week honors... Monster effort in
BSU’s 5-3 win over Findlay (1/11/02); scored first goal and eventual game-winning
goal... Second multi-goal game in three-game span... Also had two assists to
finish with four points to tie his career high... Eight points in a three-game
span from 12/14/01 vs St. Cloud State to 1/11/02 vs Findlay (4g, 4a)... 2-2=4
points in Findlay series earned CHA then-single-season record fourth CHARookie
of the Week award... Assisted on BSU’s second goal in a 6-2 loss at then-No.
1 Denver (1/18/02)... Scored five points inBSU’s three games against No.
1-ranked teams... Assist at Ferris State (1/26/02)... Goal, assist in Niagara
series (2/1-2/02)... Assist in Game 1; first goal in Game 2... Assisted on first
goal in BSU’s 5-1 win over Air Force (2/8/02)... Assisted on both BSU goals
in 2-2 draw with Air Force (2/9/02)... Three assists in Air Force series (2/8-9/02)
helped run scoring streak to career-high five games dating back to 1/26/02 win
at Ferris State... 1-5=6 points during streak... Game-tying goal vs Wayne State
(2/22/02); first game-tying goal of Riddell’s career... Two assists at
Ala.-Huntsville (3/9/02).
Prior to BSU: Played for the Camrose Kodiaks of the AJHL
in 1999-00... Led the AJHL in scoring and was named League
MVP... A member of the Viking Cup Selects and the AJHL All-Star
Team... Was named the Camrose MVP and won the Source for
Sports Cup... In 2000-01, was named MVP for the Omaha Lancers
of the USHL and led Omaha to the Clark Cup championship.
Personal: Born March 13, 1981... Son of Kelly Riddell...
Majoring in business.
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