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USA James van Riemsdyk
#21 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
May 04, 1989
Position
LW/RW
Age
36
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Middletown, NJ, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2007 round 1 #2 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Brendan van Riemsdyk

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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James van Riemsdyk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Christian Brothers Academy USHS-Prep 30* 36* 24* 60* -* -* |
2005-06 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 18* 8* 5* 13* 36* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 14* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 37* 18* 11* 29* 26* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 5* 4* 9* 4* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
2006-07 U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 12* 13* 12* 25* 37* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 30* 20* 18* 38* 44* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 5* 7* 12* 4* 2* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2007-08 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 31* 11* 23* 34* 42* 13* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 5* 6* 11* 2* 4* |
2008-09 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 36* 17* 23* 40* 47* 15* |
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 6* 4* 10* 4* 1* |
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78* 15* 20* 35* 30* -1* | Playoffs 21 3 3 6 4 -4
2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75* 21* 19* 40* 35* 15* | Playoffs 11 7 0 7 4 -3
USA WC 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 43* 11* 13* 24* 24* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -2
2012-13 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48* 18* 14* 32* 26* -7* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 4 -1
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80* 30* 31* 61* 50* -9* |
USA OG 6* 1* 6* 7* 2* 7* |
2014-15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82* 27* 29* 56* 43* -33* |
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 40* 14* 15* 29* 6* 3* |
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82* 29* 33* 62* 37* -2* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 0 3
USA WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81* 36* 18* 54* 30* 1* | Playoffs 7 3 1 4 4 -4
2018-19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66* 27* 21* 48* 18* -10* |
USA WC 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* 0* |
2019-20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66* 19* 21* 40* 8* 5* | Playoffs 12 2 0 2 2 -3
2020-21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56* 17* 26* 43* 14* 2* |
2021-22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 24* 14* 38* 25* -33* |
2022-23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 61* 12* 17* 29* 28* -3* |
2023-24 Boston Bruins NHL 71* 11* 27* 38* 20* 7* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 0 -1
2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 71* 16* 20* 36* 23* -4* |
2025-26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31* 9* 2* 11* 10* -9* |
Projected NHL 73* 21* 5* 26* 24* -21* |
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James van Riemsdyk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* 2* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -3 *
NAHL 2 49* 31* 23* 54* 1.10* 63* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
NCAA 2 67* 28* 46* 74* 1.10* 89* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 113* 336* 340* 676* 0.61* 427* -79* | 8 82 21 * 15 * 36 * 0.44 * 22 * -15 *
NTDP 2 62* 29* 26* 55* 0.89* 86* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 6* 1* 6* 7* 1.17* 2* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 1 30* 36* 24* 60* 2.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 10* 3* 3* 6* 0.60* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 5* 4* 9* 1.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 13* 5* 8* 13* 1.00* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 19* 12* 10* 22* 1.16* 8* 6* | 0 * * * * * *

James van Riemsdyk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings
09/15/2024
09/15/2024 Confirmed Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers
06/23/2012
06/23/2012 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs
08/30/2011
08/30/2011 Extension Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
04/01/2009
04/01/2009 Confirmed Univ. of New Hampshire Philadelphia Flyers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2005, 10 #194 overall by Brampton Battalion in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Univ. of New Hampshire

Career Transactions
- 2012-06-23 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Luke Schenn
- 2011-08-30 • Signed to a six-year contract extension ($25.5M) by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2009-04-01 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Philadelphia Flyers