Stéphane Richer

Date of Birth: Jun 07, 1966
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Ripon, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Stéphane Richer Facts

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.

Stéphane Richer Statistics

									Post
1982-1983	Laval Insulaires	QMAAA	48	47	54	101	86	-
1983-1984	Granby Bisons	QMJHL	67	39	37	76	62	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	4	-
1984-1985	Granby Bisons "A"	QMJHL	30	30	27	57	31	-
1984-1985	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	27	31	32	63	40	-	Playoffs	12	12	14	26	25	-
1984-1985	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	9	6	3	9	10	-
1984-1985	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
1984-1985	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	4	3	7	2	-
1985-1986	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	65	21	16	37	50	2	Playoffs	16	4	1	5	23	-3
1986-1987	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL	12	10	4	14	11	-
1986-1987	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	57	20	19	39	80	11	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	0	3
1987-1988	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	72	50	28	78	72	12	Playoffs	8	7	5	12	6	1
1988-1989	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	68	25	35	60	61	4	Playoffs	21	6	5	11	14	-5
1989-1990	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	75	51	40	91	46	35	Playoffs	9	7	3	10	2	8
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	75	31	30	61	53	0	Playoffs	13	9	5	14	6	0
1991-1992	New Jersey Devils	NHL	74	29	35	64	25	-1	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	-5
1992-1993	New Jersey Devils	NHL	78	38	35	73	44	-1	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	2	-4
1993-1994	New Jersey Devils	NHL	80	36	36	72	16	31	Playoffs	20	7	5	12	6	2
1994-1995	New Jersey Devils	NHL	45	23	16	39	10	8	Playoffs	19	6	15	21	2	9
1995-1996	New Jersey Devils	NHL	73	20	12	32	30	-8
1996-1997	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	63	22	24	46	32	0	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-3
1997-1998	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	14	5	4	9	5	1
1997-1998	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	26	9	11	20	36	-7
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	64	12	21	33	22	-10
1999-2000	Detroit Vipers	IHL	2	0	0	0	0	2
1999-2000	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	20	7	5	12	4	2
1999-2000	St. Louis Blues	NHL	36	8	17	25	14	7	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	0
2000-2001	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	58	13	12	25	14	-8
2001-2002	New Jersey Devils	NHL	10	1	2	3	0	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1
2002-2004	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Sorel-Tracy Mission	LNAH	8	2	6	8	0	-

Stéphane Richer Tournament Statistics

									Post
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	Fr-Tour	4	2	1	3	8	-

Stéphane Richer Career Totals by League


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	1054	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 Totals by Team


Canada U20	1	7	4	3	7	1.00	2	-	0
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	1	27	31	32	63	2.33	40	-	1	12	12	14	26	2.17	25	-
Detroit Vipers	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
Granby Bisons	2	97	69	64	133	1.37	93	-	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	4	-
Laval Insulaires	1	48	47	54	101	2.10	86	-	0
Montréal Canadiens	9	494	227	197	424	0.86	407	65*	7	77	36	21	57	0.74	51	1
New Jersey Devils	6	360	147	136	283	0.79	125	28	5	54	16	24	40	0.74	10	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	58	13	12	25	0.43	14	-8	0
Sherbrooke Canadiens	2	12	10	4	14	1.17	11	-	1	9	6	3	9	1.00	10	-
Sorel-Tracy Mission	1	8	2	6	8	1.00	0	-	0
St. Louis Blues	1	36	8	17	25	0.69	14	7	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	110	28	37	65	0.59	62	-15	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Stéphane Richer Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1983-1984	QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy)
1984-1985	AHL Calder Cup Champion QMJHL Second All-Star Team U20 WJC Gold Medal
1985-1986	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1987-1988	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (11)
1989-1990	NHL All-Star Game
1994-1995	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Stéphane Richer Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 1 #2 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