Erica Rieder

Erica Rieder (born December 11, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey defender, currently playing with Modo Hockey in the SDHL. She previously won the USports Canada West championship twice with the Manitoba Bisons.

Erica Rieder
Born (1996-12-11) December 11, 1996
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SDHL team Modo Hockey
Played for University of Manitoba
Playing career 2020–present

Career

She turned down an offer from the University of British Columbia to join the University of Manitoba in 2014, .[1] Across the next five seasons with the university, she scored 65 points in 135 U Sports games. She was named to the 2014–15 Canada West Rookie All-Star Team. She was awarded a $1500 scholarship by the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.[2] She served as the team's captain for the 2018–19 season, where she scored a career-best 17 points in 28 games, leading all Canada West defenders in scoring.[3] She was named to the 2018–19 Canada West First All-Star Team, the third year in a row that she had been named to an all-star team.[4]

After graduating, she left North America to sign her first professional contract with Modo Hockey in Sweden. Her first SDHL goal came on the 22nd of September 2019 in a 3–2 loss to AIK IF. She scored 7 points in 26 games in her rookie professional season, stepping up as one of the top defenders on the club. She scored twice as Modo managed to save their SDHL place in the two-game relegation playoffs series against Damettan club Skellefteå AIK.[5] She was named an assistant captain for the club ahead of the 2020–21 season, and after 12 games, had already surpassed her previous season point totals.

International career

Rieder represented Canada at the 2017 Winter Universiade, winning a silver medal.

Personal life

Rieder has a degree in Environmental Studies.[6]

References
  1. "From the Prairies to the pros". The Manitoban. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. "R. A. Sam Fabro Scholarship recipient Erica Rieder | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame". mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. "Familiar faces honoured with new letters". The Manitoban. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. "Erica Rieder and Lauryn Keen named as 2018–19 Canada West Women's Hockey First Team All-Stars". manitobapost.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. "Kanadensiskan förlänger med Modo: "En av våra ledande spelare"". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. "Erica Rieder makes pro hockey debut in Sweden with MODO". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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