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Craig Rivet

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 13, 1974 in North Bay, Ontario

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1994-95 20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 0.06 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 0.40 0.0
1995-96 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 19 1 4 5 0.26 2 0.09 11 0 7 0 4 54 1 0 0 0 9 0.47 11.1
1996-97 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 35 0 4 4 0.11 1 0.03 27 0 23 3 7 54 0 0 0 0 24 0.69 0.0
1997-98 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 0 2 2 0.03 1 0.01 21 0 32 8 -3 93 0 0 0 0 26 0.43 0.0
1998-99 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 2 8 10 0.15 3 0.05 29 0 39 7 -3 66 2 0 0 0 39 0.59 5.1 946 14:20
1999-00 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 3 14 17 0.28 6 0.09 46 2 43 10 11 76 3 0 0 1 71 1.16 4.2 1162 19:03
2000-01 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 26 1 2 3 0.12 1 0.04 12 3 22 5 -8 36 1 0 0 0 22 0.85 4.5 496 19:04
2001-02 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 8 17 25 0.30 9 0.11 69 11 70 13 1 76 8 0 0 0 90 1.10 8.9 1558 19:00
2002-03 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 7 15 22 0.27 8 0.10 68 9 83 25 1 71 4 3 0 2 118 1.44 5.9 1803 21:60
2003-04 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 4 8 12 0.15 4 0.05 55 9 68 21 -1 98 2 2 0 1 96 1.20 4.2 1557 19:28
2005-06 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 7 27 34 0.41 11 0.14 101 34 109 37 -5 109 2 5 0 1 122 1.49 5.7 1840 22:27
2006-07 32 2 Teams NHL 71 7 17 24 0.34 8 0.12 72 22 67 18 1 69 5 2 0 0 89 1.25 7.9 1537 21:39
2006-07 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 6 10 16 0.30 6 0.11 46 10 58 15 -7 57 4 2 0 0 58 1.07 10.3 1137 21:04
2006-07 32 San Jose Sharks NHL 17 1 7 8 0.47 2 0.14 26 12 9 3 8 12 1 0 0 0 31 1.82 3.2 400 23:31
2007-08 33 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 5 30 35 0.47 11 0.15 78 35 53 13 3 104 3 2 0 0 105 1.42 4.8 1569 21:12
2008-09 34 Buffalo Sabres NHL 18 0 5 5 0.28 1 0.08 -7 39 0 0 0 0 18 1.00 0.0
Career 14 Seasons NHL 762 45 154 199 0.26 68 0.09 591 125 616 160 3 950 31 14 0 5 831 1.09 5.4 12469 19:59

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1996-97 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 -2 14 0 0 0 0 6 1.20 0.0
1997-98 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 0 5 1.00 0.0
2001-02 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0 3 3 0.25 2 4 0 0 0 0 19 1.58 0.0 257 21:26
2003-04 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 1 4 5 0.45 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 1.45 6.3 265 24:07
2005-06 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 2 2 0.33 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 1.50 0.0 145 24:09
2006-07 32 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 2 3 5 0.45 -5 18 1 1 0 0 21 1.91 9.5 278 25:18
2007-08 33 San Jose Sharks NHL 13 0 6 6 0.46 2 16 0 0 0 0 17 1.31 0.0 299 23:01
Career 7 Seasons NHL 63 3 19 22 0.35 -3 58 1 2 0 0 93 1.48 3.2 1245 23:29

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 16 Barrie Colts OHA-B 42 9 17 26 0.62 55
1991-92 17 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 66 5 21 26 0.39 97
1992-93 18 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 19 55 74 1.16 117
1993-94 19 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 61 12 52 64 1.05 100
1993-94 19 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 4 0 2 2 0.50 2
1994-95 20 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 78 5 27 32 0.41 126
1995-96 21 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 49 5 18 23 0.47 189
1996-97 22 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 23 3 12 15 0.65 99
2002-03 28 Canada WC-A 9 0 1 1 0.11 6
2004-05 30 TPS Turku Finland 18 3 1 4 0.22 28
Career 4 Seasons AHL 154 13 59 72 0.47 416
Career 1 Season Finland 18 3 1 4 0.22 28
Career 1 Season OHA-B 42 9 17 26 0.62 55
Career 3 Seasons OHL 191 36 128 164 0.86 314
Career 1 Season WC-A 9 0 1 1 0.11 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 18 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 16 5 7 12 0.75 39
1993-94 19 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 6 0 3 3 0.50 6
1994-95 20 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 12 0 4 4 0.33 17
1995-96 21 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 12
2004-05 30 TPS Turku Finland 6 0 0 0 0.00 39
Career 2 Seasons AHL 18 0 4 4 0.22 29
Career 1 Season Finland 6 0 0 0 0.00 39
Career 2 Seasons OHL 22 5 10 15 0.68 45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)
2005-06 NHL 82 (3)

Total Goals Against

2005-06 NHL 109 (10)

Transactions

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October 30, 2000: Missed majority of 2000-01 season recovering from shoulder injury suffered in game vs. Vancouver, October 30, 2000.

January 11, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Turku (Finland), January 11, 2005.

February 25, 2007: Traded to San Jose by Montreal with Montreal's 5th round choice (Julien Demers) in 2008 Entry Draft for Josh Gorges and San Jose's 1st round choice (Max Pacioretty) in 2007 Entry Draft, February 25, 2007.

July 4, 2008: Traded to Buffalo by San Jose with San Jose's 7th round choice in 2010 Entry Draft for Buffalo's 2nd round choice in 2009 Entry Draft and Buffalo's 2nd round choice in 2010 Entry Draft, July 4, 2008.