Tobias Rieder
Tobias "Toby" Rieder (born 10 January 1993) is a German professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rieder was originally selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round, 114th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, although he did not join them until 2018. He has also previously played with the Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames.
| Tobias Rieder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rieder in 2014 | |||
| Born |
10 January 1993 Landshut, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Arizona Coyotes Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft |
114th overall, 2011 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
Having been drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, on 29 March 2013, Rieder's playing rights were traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Kale Kessy.[1] At the conclusion of his major junior career in the 2012–13 season with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), on 15 April 2013, Rieder signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Phoenix.[2]
In the 2014–15 season, his second professional campaign in North America, Rieder received his first NHL recall by the Coyotes from the club's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, on 2 November 2014. That same day, he scored his first NHL goal, the game winner for the Coyotes.[3]
On 1 December 2014, Rieder set an NHL record by a first-year player by scoring two short-handed goals 58 seconds apart during the same penalty kill in a 5–2 win against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]
On February 21, 2018, during the 2017–18 season, Rieder (along with goaltender Scott Wedgewood) were traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for goaltender Darcy Kuemper.[5] In the final stretch of the regular season, Rieder appeared in 20 games with the Kings, scoring four goals and six points. He made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Los Angeles' first-round sweep to the Vegas Golden Knights.
On July 1, 2018, as a free agent, Rieder returned to the Edmonton Oilers organization after signing a one-year, $2 million contract.[6] Signing with the Oilers with the ambition to play alongside countryman Leon Draisaitl, Rieder was unable to contribute early in the 2018–19 season, finding himself in a bottom six checking-line role. Failing to register a goal with the Oilers after 60 games, Rieder was singled out publicly by Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson, stating their intention to not to sign him after the season, on which Nicholson later apologized.[7] Rieder completed the season with a career low 11 assists in 67 games.
On June 25, 2019, Rieder was not tendered a qualifying offer from the Oilers, releasing him as a free agent.[8] On September 4, 2019, Rieder was invited to a professional tryout agreement with the Calgary Flames. On September 27, 2019, after a successful pre-season, he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Flames.[9]
On August 16, 2020, Rieder scored his third shorthanded goal of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 4 against the Dallas Stars, tying an NHL record for most shorthanded goals in one playoff season. Rieder joins the list alongside Derek Sanderson, Bill Barber, Lorne Henning, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Presley, and Todd Marchant.[10] He finished with 5 points in 10 post-season games.
As a free agent from the Flames, Rieder was signed by the Buffalo Sabres on a one-year, $700,000 contract on October 9, 2020.[11]
International play
Rieder was named to the Germany men's national ice hockey team and made his senior debut at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | EV Landshut | DEU U20 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | EV Landshut | DEU U20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | EV Landshut | 2.GBun | 45 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 65 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 60 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 52 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 64 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 72 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 80 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 58 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 67 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 55 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 434 | 59 | 79 | 138 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Germany | WJC18 | 10th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Germany | WJC D1 | 11th | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Germany | WJC18 D1 | 11th | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2011 | Germany | WJC | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Germany | WJC18 | 6th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Germany | WJC D1A | 11th | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 14th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Germany | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Germany | OGQ | Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Germany | WC | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Team Europe | WCH |  |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 41 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 24 | ||||
| Senior totals | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Coyotes acquire Tobias Rieder". Phoenix Coyotes. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- "Coyotes sign Rieder to entry-level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- "Coyotes recall Rieder". Arizona Coyotes. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- McCurdy, Bruce (11 September 2015). "Oilers' prospect Kale Kessy was making important progress before an injury derailed his season". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
Included among them were an NHL rookie record of two shorthanded goals in 58 seconds, against (you guessed it) the Oilers, right in (you guessed it again) Edmonton
- "LA Kings Acquire Tobias Rieder, Scott Wedgewood; Trade Kuemper to Coyotes". NHL.com. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Oilers sign Tobias Rieder". Edmonton Oilers. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Nicholson calls out Tobias Rieder". Edmonton Sun. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "Oilers will not extend qualifying offers to Rieder, Rattie". oilersnation.com. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Report: Flames sign Tobias Rieder". flamesnation.ca. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "SNAPSHOTS: Flames penalty-killer Rieder ties NHL record during overtime loss". calgarysun.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Sabres sign Tobias Rieder to one-year contract". Buffalo Sabres. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database