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James van Riemsdyk

#21 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Detroit Red Wings

Born May 4, 1989 in Middletown, New Jersey, USA · 6'3", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2007 by PHI (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Clarke MacArthur ATL · 35 P in 81 GP Josh Bailey NYI · 35 P in 73 GP Blake Comeau NYI · 35 P in 61 GP Mikhail Grabovski TOR · 35 P in 59 GP Valtteri Filppula DET · 35 P in 55 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602009-10: 35 points3509-102010-11: 40 points402011-12: 24 points2411-122012-13: 32 points322013-14: 61 points6113-142014-15: 56 points562015-16: 29 points2915-162016-17: 62 points622017-18: 54 points5417-182018-19: 48 points482019-20: 40 points4019-202020-21: 43 points432021-22: 38 points3821-222022-23: 29 points292023-24: 38 points3823-242024-25: 36 points362025-26: 31 points3125-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 PHI 78 15 20 35 -1 30 173 37 0.45
2010-11 PHI 75 21 19 40 15 35 173 107 0.53
2011-12 PHI 43 11 13 24 -1 24 121 37 0.56
2012-13 TOR 48 18 14 32 -7 26 140 55 0.67 $4.25M
2013-14 TOR 80 30 31 61 -9 50 279 118 0.76 $4.25M
2014-15 TOR 82 27 29 56 -33 43 248 83 0.68 $4.25M
2015-16 TOR 40 14 15 29 3 6 129 52 0.73 $4.25M
2016-17 TOR 82 29 33 62 -2 37 238 62 0.76 $4.25M
2017-18 TOR 81 36 18 54 1 30 248 40 0.67 $4.25M
2018-19 PHI 66 27 21 48 -10 18 167 34 0.73 $7M
2019-20 PHI 66 19 21 40 5 8 151 25 0.61 $7M
2020-21 PHI 56 17 26 43 2 14 132 40 0.77 $7M
2021-22 PHI 82 24 14 38 -33 25 186 34 0.46 $7M
2022-23 PHI 61 12 17 29 -3 28 119 18 0.48 $7M
2023-24 BOS 71 11 27 38 7 20 142 34 0.54 $1M
2024-25 CBJ 71 16 20 36 -4 23 85 31 0.51 $900K
2025-26 DET 72 15 16 31 -17 14 99 15 0.43 $1M
17 seasons Career 1154 342 354 696 -87 431 2830 822 0.60

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 PHI 21 3 3 6 -4 4 41 21 0.29
2010-11 PHI 11 7 0 7 -3 4 70 27 0.64
2011-12 PHI 7 1 1 2 -2 4 9 11 0.29
2012-13 TOR 7 2 5 7 -1 4 33 15 1.00
2016-17 TOR 6 2 1 3 3 0 23 6 0.50
2017-18 TOR 7 3 1 4 -4 4 13 15 0.57
2019-20 PHI 10 2 0 2 -4 0 21 13 0.20
2023-24 BOS 11 1 4 5 -1 0 16 24 0.45
8 seasons Playoffs 80 21 15 36 -16 20 226 132 0.45

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 15 20 35 -1 30 173 37 0.45 8.7 12:58

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2025 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1M $1M
Sep 15, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $900K $900K
2023-24 to 2023-24 $1M
2018-19 to 2022-23 $7M
2012-13 to 2017-18 $4.25M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2009-10 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2010 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:42
Apr 9, 2010 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:43
Apr 6, 2010 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:38
Apr 4, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:45
Apr 2, 2010 vs MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 20:51
Apr 1, 2010 @ NYI L 4-6 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 16:14
Mar 27, 2010 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 11:28
Mar 25, 2010 vs MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:32
Mar 23, 2010 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 14:22
Mar 21, 2010 vs ATL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:51
Mar 20, 2010 @ ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 14:30
Mar 18, 2010 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:23
Mar 16, 2010 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:58
Mar 14, 2010 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 11:45
Mar 13, 2010 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:02
Mar 11, 2010 vs BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:13
Mar 9, 2010 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:18
Mar 7, 2010 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:26
Mar 5, 2010 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:33
Mar 3, 2010 @ FLA L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:51
Mar 2, 2010 @ TBL W 7-2 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 10:43
Feb 13, 2010 @ MTL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:51
Feb 12, 2010 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:02
Feb 10, 2010 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:55
Feb 8, 2010 vs NJD W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 09:02
Feb 6, 2010 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:41
Feb 3, 2010 @ EDM L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:57
Feb 1, 2010 @ CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10:51
Jan 30, 2010 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:52
Jan 28, 2010 vs ATL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10:59
Jan 24, 2010 vs PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:41
Jan 23, 2010 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:04
Jan 21, 2010 vs NYR W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 12:29
Jan 19, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:02
Jan 17, 2010 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 11:47
Jan 14, 2010 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:10
Jan 12, 2010 vs DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 13:07
Jan 9, 2010 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 11:44
Jan 7, 2010 @ PIT W 7-4 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 12:27
Jan 6, 2010 vs TOR W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 13:10
Jan 3, 2010 @ OTT L 4-7 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 12:16
Jan 1, 2010 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:47
Dec 30, 2009 @ NYR W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:22
Dec 27, 2009 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 11:02
Dec 26, 2009 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:13
Dec 23, 2009 @ TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 09:12
Dec 21, 2009 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:12
Dec 19, 2009 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 11:02
Dec 17, 2009 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:49
Dec 15, 2009 @ PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:27
Dec 14, 2009 @ BOS W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 12:16
Dec 12, 2009 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:56
Dec 10, 2009 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:58
Dec 8, 2009 vs NYI W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13:28
Dec 7, 2009 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:37
Dec 5, 2009 vs WSH L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:55
Dec 3, 2009 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:09
Nov 28, 2009 @ ATL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:17
Nov 27, 2009 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:15
Nov 25, 2009 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11:13
Nov 23, 2009 @ COL L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:13
Nov 21, 2009 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:54
Nov 20, 2009 @ SJS L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 14:43
Nov 18, 2009 @ LAK W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:01
Nov 16, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:31
Nov 12, 2009 vs OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:17
Nov 7, 2009 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:32
Nov 6, 2009 @ BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 12:19
Nov 2, 2009 vs TBL W 6-2 0 3 3 2 0 4 0 13:54
Oct 31, 2009 vs CAR W 6-1 1 1 2 2 4 4 0 13:58
Oct 27, 2009 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 18:26
Oct 25, 2009 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:14
Oct 24, 2009 vs FLA W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 12:54
Oct 22, 2009 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:03
Oct 16, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 14:03
Oct 6, 2009 vs WSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 06:26
Oct 3, 2009 @ NJD W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 13:21
Oct 2, 2009 @ CAR W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 08:59