Who is Richard Cunningham?

Richard Cunningham is a retired defender from Canada.

What was the last team Richard Cunningham played for?

The last team Richard played for was EHC Lustenau in the Austria.

How tall is Richard Cunningham?

Richard Cunningham is 180 cm (5'11") tall.

How much does Richard Cunningham weigh?

Richard Cunningham weighs 84 kg (185 lbs).

When was Richard Cunningham born?

Richard Cunningham was born on 1951-03-03 in Toronto, ON, CAN.

How old is Richard Cunningham?

Richard Cunningham is 75 years old.

What is Richard Cunningham's nationality?

Richard Cunningham holds nationality from Canada and Austria.

Does Richard Cunningham shoot left or right?

Richard Cunningham shoots right.

Richard Cunningham

a.k.a. "Rick Cunningham"

EHC Lustenau / Austria - 85/86

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Richard Cunningham Facts

Date of Birth: Mar 03, 1951
Age: 75
Place of Birth: Toronto, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada / Austria
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1971 round 4 #51 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
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Richard Cunningham — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
68-69	Peterborough Petes	OHA-Jr.	54	10	13	23	55	-
69-70	Peterborough Petes	OHA-Jr.	23	8	11	19	40	-
70-71	Peterborough Petes"A"	OHA-Jr.	55	17	42	59	119	-
72-73	Ottawa Nationals	WHA	78	9	32	41	121	-	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-
73-74	Toronto Toros	WHA	75	2	19	21	88	-	Playoffs	11	0	4	4	31	-
74-75	Toronto Toros	WHA	71	7	18	25	117	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-
75-76	Toronto Toros	WHA	36	5	14	19	75	1
75-76	Buffalo Norsemen	NAHL-Sr.	1	1	0	1	2	-
76-77	Birmingham Bulls	WHA	63	0	8	8	75	-18
77-78	HC Salzburg	Austria	30	35	23	58	161	-
78-79	Wiener EV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
78-79	Austria	WC B	6	5	1	6	14	-
79-80	Wiener EV	Austria	40	28	45	73	103	-
80-81	Wiener EV	Austria	32	24	35	59	83	-
80-81	Austria	WC C	7	9	2	11	12	-
81-82	Villacher SV	Austria	40	20	33	53	-	-
81-82	Austria	WC B	7	1	4	5	13	-
82-83	Villacher SV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
82-83	Austria	WC B	6	2	2	4	8	-
83-84	Villacher SV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
83-84	Austria Olympics	OG	5	1	1	2	8	-
84-85	EHC Lustenau	Austria	37	28	66	94	-	-
84-85	Austria	WC B	7	1	1	2	8	-
85-86	EHC Lustenau	Austria	30	19	31	50	28	-

Richard Cunningham Tournament Statistics

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Richard Cunningham — Tournament Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
62-63	Toronto Shopsy's	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
71-72	Canada	Universiade	-	-	-	-	-	-

Richard Cunningham Career Totals

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Richard Cunningham — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Austria	9	209*	154*	233*	387*	1.85*	375*	-	0
NAHL-Sr.	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	2	-	0
OG	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	8	-	0
OHA-Jr.	3	132	35	66	101	0.77	214	-	0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Universiade	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC B	4	26	9	8	17	0.65	43	-	0
WC C	1	7	9	2	11	1.57	12	-	0
WHA	5	323	23	91	114	0.35	476	-17*	3	21	1	6	7	0.33	33	-

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Richard Cunningham — Career Totals

League

Austria

209

154

233

387

NAHL-Sr.

OHA-Jr.

132

101

QC Int PW

Universiade

WC B

WC C

WHA

323

114

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Richard Cunningham Career Highlights

Richard Cunningham — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
1970-1971	OHL Second All-Star Team
1971-1972	Universiade Silver Medal
1978-1979	World Championship (B) All-Star Team
1979-1980	Thayer Tutt Trophy All-Star Team
1981-1982	World Championship (B) All-Star Team
1984-1985	World Championship (B) All-Star Team

Richard Cunningham Biography and Trivia

Rick Cunningham holds the all-time record for points scored by defencemen in the Austrian league. In nine seasons (or 296 games) he scored 224 goals and 373 assists for a total of 597 points. After getting naturalized on October 4th, 1978, he also played 83 games for the Austrian national team.
(by Hannes Biedermann)