Dennis Riggin
Introduction '''Dennis Melville Riggin''' (April 11, 1936 – April 2, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League in two short stints with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1959–60 and 1962–63 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1963, was spent in the minor leagues.Post-hockey Riggin worked at Molson's for 30 years in London, Ontario and Toronto before retiring to Kincardine. His son Pat also played in the NHL as a goaltender.
Career statistics ===Regular season and playoffs===     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP  W  L  T  MIN  GA  SO  GAA  SV% GP  W  L  MIN  GA  SO  GAA  SV% 1951–52 Windsor Spitfires OHA 25  —  —  —  1480  163  0  6.61  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1952–53 Windsor Spitfires OHA 55  —  —  —  3300  177  4  3.21  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1953–54 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 53  30  20  3  3180  176  3  3.32  —  7  —  —  420  23  0  3.39  — 1953–54 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 1  1  0  0  60  1  0  1.00  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1954–55 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 49  21  23  5  2940  173  0  3.45  — 12  —  —  720  42  2  3.50  — 1955–56 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 47  13  29  5  2820  244  0  5.19  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1955–56 Edmonton Flyers WHL 8  3  5  0  480  29  0  3.63  — 3  0  3  188  13  0  4.15  — 1956–57 Edmonton Flyers WHL 67  38  25  4  4085  200  1  2.94  — 8  3  5  480  21  0  2.62  — 1957–58 Edmonton Flyers WHL 69  37  28  4  4190  222  5  3.18  — 5  2  3  300  13  1  2.60  — 1957–58 Calgary Stampeders WHL 1  0  1  0  60  4  0  4.00  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1958–59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 13  7  5  1  800  27  3  2.03  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1959–60 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9  2  6  1  538  31  1  3.46  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1959–60 Edmonton Flyers WHL 59  30  25  4  3580  200  3  3.35  — 4  0  4  274  13  0  2.85  — 1960–61 Edmonton Flyers WHL 69  26  43  0  4140  289  0  4.19  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1961–62 Edmonton Flyers WHL 10  9  1  0  602  18  1  1.79  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9  5  3  1  459  22  0  2.88  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 19  1  16  1  1140  112  0  5.89  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 1962–63 Edmonton Flyers WHL 8  3  4  1  480  34  0  4.25  — —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — WHL totals 308  153  137  14  18,417  1023  13  3.33  — 20  5  15  1242  60  1  2.90  — NHL totals 18  7  9  2  997  53  1  3.19  .886 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
Honours * 1956–57 WHL Rookie Award
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