Morgan Rielly

Morgan Rielly

Born (1994-03-09) March 9, 1994
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 5th overall, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2013–present

Morgan Frederick Rielly /ˈraɪli/ (born March 9, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for and an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Maple Leafs in the first round, fifth overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Before being drafted, Rielly played with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League. He has represented Canada internationally on several occasions, most notably at the 2016 World Championship, where he captured a gold medal. Rielly was born in West Vancouver, British Columbia, but grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Playing career

Amateur

Rielly was selected second overall by the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft in 2009. Before entering the WHL, Rielly played midget hockey for the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.[1] In his final season with the Hounds, Rielly was the top-scoring defenseman in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, with 55 points in 43 games. His team captured Canada's national midget championship.[2][3] Rielly joined the Warriors for the 2010–11 WHL season, playing in 65 games and recording 28 points.[3] Heading into the 2011–12 WHL season, Rielly was a highly ranked prospect for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He suffered a serious knee injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament, causing him to miss most of the season. He returned for the tail end of the Warriors playoff run against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Despite the injury, Rielly still finished the season ranked fifth among North American skaters by the Central Scouting Bureau.[2] Rielly was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round, fifth overall, and he signed a contract with the club shortly before the 2012–13 NHL lockout.[4] He spent the 2012–13 season with the Warriors, with a stint in January at the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp,[5] but eventually was returned to finish the season in the WHL.[3]

Professional

Rielly made his professional debut at the end of the 2012–13 season with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.[3] At the start of the 2013–14 NHL season, Rielly made the Maple Leafs roster out of training camp.[6] He made his NHL debut on October 5, 2013 against the Ottawa Senators.[7] On December 16, 2013, Rielly scored his first NHL goal against Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rielly recorded his first multigoal game with two goals against Cam Talbot of the New York Rangers on February 10, 2015.

Throughout the 2015–16 season, Rielly earned much praise from head coach Mike Babcock, as well as other figures of management. In addition, he would see an increase in ice time, often appearing on the top pairing for the club. He also sent career highs in multiple offensive categories such as goals, assists and points. Rielly was awarded a 6 year, $30 million contract on April 13, 2016, carrying an average value of $5 million a season.[8]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
U-17 Hockey Challenge
2011 Canada
World Championships
2016 Russia

Rielly represents Canada internationally. He started out in regional and age-group competitions. When he was representing Team Pacific at the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, Rielly scored two goals in five games and helped his team capture a bronze medal. Later that year, Rielly was part of Team Canada's gold medal winning squad at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[2] Rielly's first experience at an International Ice Hockey Federation sanctioned event was the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded 2 goals and an assist in 7 games. Canada finished fourth at this tournament.[9] During the NHL lockout in 2013, Rielly was selected to represent Canada at the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships, again finishing in fourth place.[9] In 2016, Rielly was named to Team Canada for the 2016 IIHF World Championship where he was named one of Canada's most valuable players. Team Canada would go on to win the tournament with a 2–0 victory over Finland in the final. Throughout the tournament, Rielly recorded the most ice time of any player on Canada. For this accomplishment, he was named to the tournament All-Star team.[10]

Personal life

Growing up, Rielly was a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, and his favourite player was Kris Letang.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Notre Dame Hounds SMAAAHL 4 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2009–10 Notre Dame Hounds SMAAAHL 43 18 37 55 20 13 7 2 11 0
2010–11 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 65 6 22 28 21 6 0 6 6 0
2011–12 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 18 3 15 18 2 5 0 3 3 0
2012–13 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 60 12 42 54 19 — — — — —
2012–13 Toronto Marlies AHL 14 1 2 3 0 8 1 0 1 0
2013–14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 2 25 27 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81 8 21 29 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 9 27 36 28 — — — — —
NHL totals 236 19 73 92 54 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Pacific WHC17 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 2 3 5 4
2011 Canada WJC18 4th 7 2 1 3 0
2012 Canada IH18 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 1 3 4 2
2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 1 2 3 0
2014 Canada WC 5th 8 1 2 3 0
2016 Canada WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 10 1 2 3 2
2016 Team North America WCH 5th 3 1 1 2 0
Junior totals 24 6 9 15 6
Senior totals 21 3 5 8 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Bronze Medal 2011 [11]
IIHF World Championships Gold Medal 2016
IIHF World Championships All-Star Team 2016 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Bantam Draft Recap". Discover Moose Jaw. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rielly, Morgan". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Morgan Rielly". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Leafs sign first-round pick Morgan Rielly to entry-level contract". National Hockey League. August 3, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ McGran, Kevin (January 6, 2013). "NHL lockout: Morgan Rielly takes long way to Maple Leafs camp". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ Traikos, Michael (October 13, 2013). "Toronto Maple Leafs will keep 19-year-old Morgan Rielly … for now". The National Post. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Morgan Rielly". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ Hornby, Lance (April 13, 2016). "Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly sign six-year deals with Leafs". Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2014. Toronto: Fenn & McLelland Stewart. p. 398.
  10. 1 2 Slawson, Devin (May 24, 2016). "2016 IIHF World Championships All-Star Team". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ Pats drop a tight one in Moose Jaw – Regina Leader Post
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Stuart Percy		 Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
2012 		Succeeded by
Frédérik Gauthier
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