James vanRiemsdyk
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| Position | Left Wing / Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
Philadelphia Flyers U. of New Hampshire (HE) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 4, 1989 , Middletown, NJ, U.S. |
| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 2007 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro career | 2007 – present |
James vanRiemsdyk (born May 4, 1989, in Middletown, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American ice hockey prospect in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. He currently plays for the University of New Hampshire.
[edit] Playing career
vanRiemsdyk attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey before transferring out after his sophomore year to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan to play for USA NDT. In his final high school game for CBA he scored the game winning goal in overtime to defeat the Delbarton School and star goaltender Michael D'Urso in the 2005 Parochial state championship. In 2006–07, he scored 33 goals and 30 assists for the US Under-18 National Team,and represented the United States at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden. vanRiemsdyk was drafted second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Fellow American Patrick Kane went first overall marking the first time in NHL history that two Americans were drafted 1st and 2nd overall in the same draft.
He had a great showing at the 2008 World Juniors where he led the entire tourney in scoring with 5 goals and 6 assists. The USA did not medal despite his efforts.
[edit] Awards
- DARE Award
[edit] External links
- James vanRiemsdyk's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile @ HockeysFuture
- Prospect Profile at Flyers.com
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