| Trevor van Riemsdyk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(1).jpg) Van Riemsdyk with theWashington Capitals in 2022 | |||
| Born | (1991-07-24)July 24, 1991 (age 33) Middletown,New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Trevor van Riemsdyk (born July 24, 1991), often known by his initialsTVR, is an American professionalice hockeydefenseman for theWashington Capitals of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He won theStanley Cup in2015, his rookie season, with theChicago Blackhawks and has also played for theCarolina Hurricanes.
Van Riemsdyk played high school hockey forChristian Brothers Academy inLincroft, New Jersey. He left the school before his senior year to play for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of theEastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL).[1]
Van Riemsdyk played college hockey with theUniversity of New Hampshire in theNCAA Men's Division IHockey East conference. In hissophomore year, van Riemsdyk's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-Hockey East First Team.[2]
On March 24, 2014, van Riemsdyk agreed to terms with theChicago Blackhawks on a two-year, entry-level deal.[3] He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014, against theDallas Stars.[4]
On November 9, van Riemsdyk earned his first NHL point with an assist on a goal byKris Versteeg in a 5–2 victory over theSan Jose Sharks.[5] On February 25, 2015, van Riemsdyk was moved from the Blackhawks to theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theRockford IceHogs, after recovering from a fractured patella suffered on November 19.[6] Shortly after recovering, van Riemsdyk injured his wrist in April while playing for Rockford.[7] He underwent successful surgery but missed two months whilst rehabilitating. van Riemsdyk was recalled by the Blackhawks on May 22.[8] He made his playoff debut on June 8 in game three of the2015 Stanley Cup Finals. van Riemsdyk won his firstStanley Cup in his rookie season, as the Blackhawks defeated theTampa Bay Lightning in six games.[9]
On July 7, van Riemsdyk signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the Blackhawks.[10] In the2015–16 season, on October 10, van Riemsdyk scored his first NHL career goal againstJean-François Bérubé of theNew York Islanders.[11]
On April 23, 2016, van Riemsdyk scored his first NHL career playoff goal in Game 6 in the first round of the2016 playoffs against theSt. Louis Blues.[12]
Having been exposed by the Blackhawks at the2017 NHL Expansion Draft, van Riemsdyk was selected by theVegas Golden Knights on June 21, 2017.[13] The following day, he was traded by the Golden Knights along with a seventh-round pick in the2018 NHL entry draft to theCarolina Hurricanes in exchange for a second-round pick in the2017 NHL entry draft.[14] On July 5, 2018, he signed a two-year, $4.6 million contract extension with the Hurricanes.[15]
After three seasons with the Hurricanes, van Riemsdyk left as a free agent to sign a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Washington Capitals on October 11, 2020.[16] In his first season in Washington in2020–21 NHL season, van Riemsdyk was limited to 20 regular season games, posting 3 points. On March 21, 2021, van Riemsdyk signed a two-year, $1.9 million extension with the Capitals.
In the2022–23 NHL season while in the midst of recording new career highs offensively for the second consecutive season, van Riemsdyk was re-signed to a three-year, $9 million contract extension on March 11, 2023.[17]
He is the younger brother ofJames van Riemsdyk who plays in the NHL for theColumbus Blue Jackets.[18] A third brother, Brendan van Riemsdyk, played hockey at New Hampshire before transferring to Northeastern.[19][20][21] The boys were born to Frans and Allison van Riemsdyk. Frans was born in the Netherlands and raised in New Jersey.[22]
Van Riemsdyk is theYou Can Play ambassador for the Capitals. The organization works to eliminate homophobia in sports. After thenArizona Coyotes defensemanTravis Dermott defied the NHL's ban on "pride tape," van Riemsdyk praised the move and said he had been brainstorming how to get around the ban prior to the league lifting it in response to Dermott's actions.[23]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Christian Brothers Academy | HS-NJ | 27 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Christian Brothers Academy | HS-NJ | 29 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | EJHL | 31 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | EJHL | 39 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 37 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 26 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 79 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 72 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 601 | 24 | 102 | 126 | 177 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Hockey EastRookie Team | 2012 | |
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 2013 | [24] |
| AHCAEast First-Team All-American | 2013 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2015 | |