on a line with Joel Farabee and Scott Laughton improved van Riemsdyk's scoring and playmaking abilities, as he led all NHL forwards with 4.02 assists per 60 minutes through the first 11 games of the season. Van Riemsdyk's 500th career point came on February 21, 2021, in the Flyers' 7–3 loss to the Bruins at the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe game. The middle of the season brought another extended goal drought for van Riemsdyk, who went 17 games without a goal before scoring on a breakaway against the Capitals on April 17. On April 22, van Riemsdyk scored a goal when a shot from Travis Konecny deflected off of Rangers defenseman K'Andre Miller's stick, hit him in the face, and deflected off of his face into the net. Van Riemsdyk underwent X-rays to examine the extent of the injury and was able to return by the third period, where he scored another goal in the 3–2 win. In the shortened season, van Riemsdyk scored 43 points, tying Giroux and Voráček for the team lead. International play Junior Van Riemsdyk first represented the United States internationally at the 2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he scored a pair of goals to beat Team Canada Pacific and take the United States to the gold-medal match. He was one of two members of Team USA, alongside goaltender Brad Philips, to be named to the World Hockey Challenge All-Star Team. Quebec ultimately defeated the United States 5–2 in the gold medal match. That same year, he appeared at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships, scoring one assist in six games for the gold medal-winning team. In 2007, van Riemsdyk returned to the World U18 Championships, tying for the tournament lead with 12 points and helping take Team USA to a silver medal. Van Riemsdyk was named both the top forward in the tournament and the most valuable player, and he received a selection to the tournament All-Star team. 2007 was also the year of van Riemsdyk's first World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (WJC) appearance. He played in four games of the series, recording one goal, and Team USA took home the bronze medal. Van Riemsdyk also appeared at the 2008 and 2009 WJC tournaments. Although Team USA failed to medal at both tournaments, van Riemsdyk led all players in scoring in 2008, with 11 points in six games, and he put up another