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Le tout a commenc\u00e9 comme d\u00e9pisteur \u00e0 temps partiel pour les Tigers de D\u00e9troit en 1973. Il a ensuite joint les rangs des Blue Jays en 1976 et a dirig\u00e9 le premier camp d\u2019essai de la formation \u00e0 Utica (NY). En 26 ans comme d\u00e9pisteur avec les Jays, il a mis sous contrat les joueurs canadiens Paul Spoljaric, Rob Butler et David Corrente. Il a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 instructeur \u00e0 Medicine Hat de 1978 \u00e0 1980 dans la Ligue des recrues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au niveau national, Ridley a dirig\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale junior pendant six campagnes, gagnant des m\u00e9dailles de bronze aux Coupes du monde de 1983 et 1987. Il \u00e9tait \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l\u2019\u00e9quipe olympique en 1988 et aux jeux Panam en 1991. 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