James van Riemsdyk

Boston Bruins logo
Age 34 May 4, 1989
Middletown USA
Left Wing shoots left
6'3" 191 cm
217 lbs 98 kg
ELC Signing Age 19
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2016
Agent Judd Moldaver
Draft Year 2007
Drafted Overall 2
Draft Round 1
Draft Team Philadelphia Flyers logo

Transaction History
Jul 1, 2023 Boston Bruins | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Boston Bruins on Saturday, per Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe.
Apr 12, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Apr 4, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk supplied a goal in Philadelphia's 4-2 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday.
Mar 15, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk tallied an assist during Tuesday's loss to Vegas.
Mar 1, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (undisclosed) will return to the lineup Wednesday versus the New York Rangers, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Feb 25, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (undisclosed) won't play Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Feb 12, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal in a 4-3 loss to Seattle on Sunday.
Jan 25, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to LA.
Jan 5, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal in Philadelphia's 6-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday.
Dec 29, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk produced an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Dec 23, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk notched an assist during Thursday's loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dec 13, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Dec 11, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk tallied a goal and four assists in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Dec 7, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (finger) will be activated off injured reserve and return to action Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Dec 5, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (finger) has been cleared for contact but is still working his way back into the lineup. The forward told reporters, "Day-by-day, I feel like I'm getting better. Pretty close to getting back in the game," per Bill Meltzer of NHL.com.
Dec 2, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (broken finger) is skating on his own, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Oct 29, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk will miss the next six weeks after he had surgery on a broken finger, Giana Han of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Oct 27, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk was placed on IR after it was reported he'd undergo surgery on a broken finger.
Oct 25, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk will have surgery to repair a broken finger, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Oct 23, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (hand) was injured in Sunday's game versus the San Jose Sharks, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com reports.
Oct 19, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored Wednesday, but the Philadelphia Flyers suffered their first loss of the season Wednesday, a 4-3 decision to the host Panthers.
Oct 19, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal Tuesday, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Oct 16, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk generated an assist in Saturday's win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Apr 21, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk had two goals, one assist, six shots and a plus-4 rating in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Apr 6, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk notched a goal in Tuesday's loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Mar 25, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Mar 19, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk supplied an assist in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Mar 11, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal and took a fighting major in Thursday's loss to Florida.
Feb 16, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk notched two assists in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Feb 2, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal on a game-high seven shots, adding two PIM and a plus-1 rating, in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Jan 19, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk tallied a goal during Tuesday's shootout loss to the New York Islanders.
Jan 9, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk delivered both of the goals for the Philadelphia Flyers in their 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. His second tally took place on the man advantage.
Dec 29, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored two goals, including one on the power play, and added three hits in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken.
Dec 11, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored twice in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Dec 10, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal on three shots and added four PIM in Friday's 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nov 13, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Oct 28, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Jul 18, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk was exposed to Seattle for Wednesday's Expansion Draft.
May 7, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk notched two assists in Friday's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
Apr 25, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk tallied a pair of assists and one shot on goal in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 22, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored two power-play goals on five shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Apr 10, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins.
Mar 23, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk collected two assists with three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 9, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Feb 28, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk picked up a goal and an assist with four shots in a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Feb 24, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored his league-leading seventh power-play goal of the year in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the New York Rangers.
Feb 21, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal and added two assists in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Feb 8, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk and the Philadelphia Flyers won't face off with the New Jersey Devils on Thursday or Saturday after the league postponed the games, per the NHL release Monday.
Feb 7, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Washington Capitals.
Feb 6, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Feb 3, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk notched an assist, three shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday.
Jan 31, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk dished out three assists and was plus-3 in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders.
Jan 26, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk potted two power-play goals on seven shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Jan 15, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | James van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk notched two assists in Friday's 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jul 12, 2020 Philadelphia Flyers | Activated LW James van Riemsdyk from injured reserve.
Feb 8, 2019 NHL fined LW James van Riemsdyk $5,000 for high-sticking.
Nov 15, 2018 Philadelphia Flyers | Activated LW James van Riemsdyk from injured reserve.
Jul 1, 2018 Philadelphia Flyers | Signed LW James van Riemsdyk to a five-year, $35 million contract.
Jan 25, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs | Placed LW James Van Riemsdyk on IR.
Jun 23, 2012 Toronto Maple Leafs | (James Van Riemsdyk) has been acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers for D Luke Schenn.
Aug 30, 2011 Philadelphia Flyers | (James Van Riemsdyk) Signed to a multi-year contract extension.
Feb 26, 2011 Philadelphia Flyers | (James Van Riemsdyk) Loaned to Adirondack (AHL).
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

James van Riemsdyk
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers logo 61 12 17 29 -3 28 772 52.30 53.40 5.70 50.80 4.50 0.62 1.63
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2004-2005 Christian Brothers Academy USHS-Prep 30 36 24 60 0
2005-2006 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 18 8 5 13 36
2005-2006 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 14 1 3 4 6 Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
2005-2006 USA U18 WJC-18 6 0 1 1 2
2005-2006 USA U17 WHC-17 6 5 4 9 4
2005-2006 U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 37 18 11 29 26 Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
Draft Yr 2006-2007 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 30 20 18 38 44
Draft Yr 2006-2007 USA U18 WJC-18 7 5 7 12 4
Draft Yr 2006-2007 USA U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 2
Draft Yr 2006-2007 U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 12 13 12 25 37
2007-2008 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 31 11 23 34 42
2007-2008 USA U20 WJC-20 6 5 6 11 2
2008-2009 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 36 17 23 40 47
2008-2009 USA U20 WJC-20 6 6 4 10 4
2008-2009 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 7 1 1 2 2 Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0
2009-2010 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 15 20 35 30 857 50.72 57.47 5.73 52.81 2.53 0.70 1.82 Playoffs 21 3 3 6 0
2010-2011 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 21 19 40 35 947 57.83 53.95 3.99 50.63 0.14 1.01 2.03 Playoffs 11 7 0 7 0
2010-2011 USA WC 2 1 0 1 0
2011-2012 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 43 11 13 24 24 495 51.16 53.01 0.15 52.47 0.80 0.85 1.94 Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0
2012-2013 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 18 14 32 26 708 49.30 46.22 2.55 46.25 1.92 1.10 2.20 Playoffs 7 2 5 7 0
2013-2014 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 30 31 61 50 1,258 51.20 43.54 3.22 43.68 1.99 0.86 1.96
2013-2014 USA OG 6 1 6 7 2
2014-2015 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 27 29 56 43 1,151 38.00 41.12 -6.01 43.47 -2.57 0.68 1.51
2015-2016 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 40 14 15 29 6 562 54.76 55.79 4.31 54.10 6.58 0.85 1.71
2016-2017 USA WCup 3 0 1 1 0
2016-2017 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 29 33 62 37 1,060 54.37 49.70 -0.96 51.83 1.17 1.30 2.38 Playoffs 6 2 1 3 0
2017-2018 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81 36 18 54 30 975 53.01 55.58 7.02 54.99 5.63 1.29 1.85 Playoffs 7 3 1 4 0
2018-2019 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 27 21 48 18 866 45.00 46.44 -2.69 46.53 -2.03 0.97 1.87
2018-2019 USA WC 8 2 3 5 0
2019-2020 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 19 21 40 8 793 57.40 54.00 4.80 53.00 2.00 1.14 2.27 Playoffs 12 2 0 2 0
2020-2021 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56 17 26 43 14 730 49.30 52.80 3.70 54.70 3.90 0.58 2.14
2021-2022 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 24 14 38 25 1,051 46.00 47.00 2.40 46.70 0.20 0.86 1.60
2022-2023 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 61 12 17 29 28 772 52.30 53.40 5.70 50.80 4.50 0.62 1.63
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Active Contract

Signing Team Boston Bruins logo
Signing Date July 1, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Judd Moldaver
Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.20% of cap space
2023-2024
Cap Hit $1,000,000
UFA
AAV $1,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $1,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $1,000,000
Minors Salary $1,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team Philadelphia Flyers logo
Signing Date July 1, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent Shawn Hunwick
Standard Contract | 5 Years $35,000,000 8.81% of cap space
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Cap Hit $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
UFA
AAV $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000
Signing Bonuses $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Total Salary $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $5,000,000
Minors Salary $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $5,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Contract signed & negotiated by R4PA. Now represented by Judd Moldaver, Wasserman
Signing Team Philadelphia Flyers logo
Signing Date August 30, 2011
Signing Status RFA
Agent Alexander Schall
Standard Contract | 6 Years $25,500,000 7.08% of cap space
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Cap Hit $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000
UFA
AAV $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $2,500,000 $3,750,000 $4,500,000 $4,750,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $2,500,000 $3,750,000 $4,500,000 $4,750,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Minors Salary $2,500,000 $3,750,000 $4,500,000 $4,750,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Clauses M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
Signing Team Philadelphia Flyers logo
Signing Date April 1, 2009
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $4,962,500 1.54% of cap space
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Cap Hit $875,000 $875,000 $875,000
RFA
AAV $1,654,167 $1,654,167 $1,654,167
Performance Bonuses $850,000 $637,500 $850,000
Base Salary $787,500 $787,500 $787,500
Signing Bonuses $87,500 $87,500 $87,500
Total Salary $875,000 $875,000 $875,000
Minors Salary $65,000 $65,000 $65,000
Clauses
UFA Year