Position: Goaltender
Catches: Left
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 185
DOB: 02/20/89
Hometown: Beloeil, Quebec
Acquired: Assigned by Philadelphia
Drafted: Philadelphia (5th Round, 142nd Overall) 2009 NHL Entry Draft

Riopel was selected by the Flyers in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2009-10 season, he appeared in 11 games for the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, posting a 4-6 record with a 3.35 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage.

Riopel was assigned to the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on December 17, 2009 and went on to help the team win the 2009-10 QMJHL championship. He posted a record of 19-5, a 2.06 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in 33 regular season appearances. In the playoffs, Riopel posted a 16-4 record, a 2.38 GAA and a .930 save percentage as Moncton earned a berth in the Memorial Cup tournament.

A native of St.-Pie-de-Bagot, Quebec, Riopel appeared in 239 games over five seasons with Moncton, earning a career record of 94-61 and posting a 2.51 GAA and .915 save percentage.

2009-10: Attended the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) training camp…Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) on 9/21/09…Made his professional and AHL debut with the Phantoms on 10/3/09 in the season opener vs. Worcester.

2008-09: Completed his third full season with Moncton (QMJHL)…Had a sensational season for the Wildcats winning 43 of his 59 games played and set a QMJHL single-season record for lowest goals-against average (2.01); the previous record was 2.32 set by Cape Breton’s Martin Houle in the 2003-04 season…Led Moncton to the Atlantic Division title, but lost in the second round of the QMJHL playoffs to Rimouski Oceanic…Was awarded the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for having the lowest GAA in the league and was selected as the 2008-09 QMJHL MVP, being awarded the Michel Briere Memorial Trophy.

Career Notes: Drafted by the Flyers in the 5th Round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Juniors: Played three full years of junior hockey for the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL…In 148 career QMJHL games he played 8,063 minutes, posted a 75-42-14 record, had 3,849 saves, a 2.67 goals-against average, a 0.915 save percentage and 7 shutouts…Also appeared in 17 career QMJHL playoff games.