Mike Ribeiro
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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Mickey Ribs
Height
Weight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
178 lb (81 kg/12 st 10 lb)
NHL Team
F. Teams Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens
Nationality Canada
Born February 10, 1980 (1980-02-10) (age 28),
Montreal, QUE, CAN
NHL Draft 45th overall, 1998
Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career 1999 – present
Mike Ribeiro (born February 10, 1980, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player of Portuguese ancestry, now playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Ribeiro, who is a natural centre, was drafted 45th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
On September 30, 2006, the Canadiens traded Ribeiro and a 6th round draft pick in 2008 to the Dallas Stars, in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and a 5th round draft pick in 2007.
During the 2006-07 season he led the Dallas Stars in point scoring with 59 points.
On July 12th, The Dallas Stars signed Ribeiro to a one year contract worth 2.8 million dollars.
On January 7th, 2008, Ribeiro and the Stars agreed to a new five-year contract worth $25 million. He's now signed until the 2012-2013 season.
On January 27th, 2008, Ribeiro represented the Dallas Stars in his first NHL All-Star game.
He is married to Tamara Williams, with whom he has three children (Mikael, Noah, and Victoria
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