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Canada Stéphane Richer
Sorel-Tracy Mission / LNAH - 04/05
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 07, 1966
Position
LW
Age
59
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ripon, QC, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 2 #29 overall by Montréal Canadiens

Richer was the youngest Montreal Canadien to score 50 goals in a season (21 years old) and the only Canadien besides Guy Lafleur to score 50 goals twice. He won gold at the U20 World Junior Championship and 2 Stanley Cups with Montreal and New Jersey. Stéphane retired from the NHL in 2002 with 421 goals and 819 points.

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Stéphane Richer Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Laval Insulaires QMAAA 48* 47* 54* 101* 86* -* |
1983-84 Granby Bisons QMJHL 67* 39* 37* 76* 62* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 -
1984-85 Granby Bisons “A” QMJHL 30* 30* 27* 57* 31* -* |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 27* 31* 32* 63* 40* -* | Playoffs 12 12 14 26 25 -
Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 6 3 9 10 -
Montréal Canadiens NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
1985-86 Montréal Canadiens NHL 65* 21* 16* 37* 50* 2* | Playoffs 16 4 1 5 23 -3
1986-87 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 12* 10* 4* 14* 11* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 57* 20* 19* 39* 80* 11* | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 0 3
1987-88 Montréal Canadiens NHL 72* 50* 28* 78* 72* 12* | Playoffs 8 7 5 12 6 1
1988-89 Montréal Canadiens NHL 68* 25* 35* 60* 61* 4* | Playoffs 21 6 5 11 14 -5
1989-90 Montréal Canadiens NHL 75* 51* 40* 91* 46* 35* | Playoffs 9 7 3 10 2 8
1990-91 Montréal Canadiens NHL 75* 31* 30* 61* 53* 0* | Playoffs 13 9 5 14 6 0
1991-92 New Jersey Devils NHL 74* 29* 35* 64* 25* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 0 -5
1992-93 New Jersey Devils NHL 78* 38* 35* 73* 44* -1* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 -4
1993-94 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 36* 36* 72* 16* 31* | Playoffs 20 7 5 12 6 2
1994-95 New Jersey Devils NHL 45* 23* 16* 39* 10* 8* | Playoffs 19 6 15 21 2 9
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 73* 20* 12* 32* 30* -8* |
1996-97 Montréal Canadiens NHL 63* 22* 24* 46* 32* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -3
1997-98 Montréal Canadiens NHL 14* 5* 4* 9* 5* 1* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26* 9* 11* 20* 36* -7* |
1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 64* 12* 21* 33* 22* -10* |
1999-00 Detroit Vipers IHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 20* 7* 5* 12* 4* 2* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 36* 8* 17* 25* 14* 7* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 0
2000-01 Did not play * * * * * * |
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58* 13* 12* 25* 14* -8* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 10* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2002-04 Did not play * * * * * * |
2004-05 Sorel-Tracy Mission LNAH 8* 2* 6* 8* 0* -* |

Stéphane Richer Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Montréal Canadiens Fr-Tour 4* 2* 1* 3* 8* -* |

Stéphane Richer Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 12* 10* 4* 14* 1.17* 11* -* | 1 9 6 * 3 * 9 * 1.00 * 10 * - *
Fr-Tour 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
LNAH 1 8* 2* 6* 8* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 054* 421* 398* 819* 0.78* 614* 77* | 13 134 53 * 45 * 98 * 0.73 * 61 * 2 *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 48* 47* 54* 101* 2.10* 86* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 2 124* 100* 96* 196* 1.58* 133* -* | 2 15 13 * 15 * 28 * 1.87 * 29 * - *
WJC-20 1 7* 4* 3* 7* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Stéphane Richer Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 1 #2 overall by Granby Bisons in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Cult/Star player for Gatineau Olympiques

Cult/Star player for Granby Bisons

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils