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Canada Brad Richards

#17 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 15/16
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Date of Birth
May 02, 1980
Position
C
Age
43
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Murray Harbour, PE, CAN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 3 #64 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Highlights
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Player of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Scorer Award 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1

Richards holds the NHL record for most game-winning goals in a single postseason, scoring 7 in 2004 with the Lightning. He helped Tampa Bay win the Stanley Cup that year after netting 26 points and winning the Conn Smythe. Over his 15-year career, he also won World Cup gold, a Lady Byng, and a 2nd Cup with the Blackhawks in 2015. Brad retired in 2016 with 298 goals and 932 points.

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA SMAAAHL 17 2 3 5 2 - |
1996-97 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 63 29 58 87 73 - | Playoffs 6 5 6 11 17 -
1997-98 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 68 33 82 115 44 12 | Playoffs 19 8 24 32 2 -1
1998-99 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 59 39 92 131 55 18 | Playoffs 11 9 12 21 6 13
1999-00 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 63 71 115 186 69 80 | Playoffs 12 13 24 37 16 6
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 1 1 2 0 0 |
2000-01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 21 41 62 14 -10 |
Canada WC 7 3 3 6 0 6 |
2001-02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 20 42 62 13 -18 |
2002-03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 17 57 74 24 3 | Playoffs 11 0 5 5 12 -3
2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 26 53 79 12 14 | Playoffs 23 12 14 26 4 5
2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 6 2 5 7 16 2 |
Canada WCup 6 1 3 4 0 2 |
2005-06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 23 68 91 32 0 | Playoffs 5 3 5 8 6 -5
Canada OG 6 2 2 4 6 3 |
2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 82 25 45 70 23 19 | Playoffs 6 3 5 8 6 -4
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 62 18 33 51 15 -25 |
Dallas Stars NHL 12 2 9 11 0 -2 | Playoffs 18 3 12 15 8 1
2008-09 Dallas Stars NHL 56 16 32 48 6 -4 |
2009-10 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 80 24 67 91 14 -12 |
2010-11 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 72 28 49 77 24 1 |
2011-12 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82 25 41 66 22 -1 | Playoffs 20 6 9 15 8 -2
2012-13 New York Rangers “A” NHL 46 11 23 34 14 8 | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 2 -3
2013-14 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82 20 31 51 18 -8 | Playoffs 25 5 7 12 4 -2
2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 12 25 37 12 3 | Playoffs 23 3 11 14 8 4
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 10 18 28 8 4 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 7 -4
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Canada U18 Nations Cup - - - - - - |
1999-00 Rimouski Océanic M-Cup 4 4 6 10 2 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2017-18 New York Rangers NHL Senior Advisor Hockey Operations
2018-19 New York Rangers NHL Senior Advisor Hockey Operations
2019-20 New York Rangers NHL Senior Advisor Hockey Operations
2020-21 New York Rangers NHL Senior Advisor
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 - - - - - - - | 0
M-Cup 1 4 4 6 10 2.50 2 - | 0
NHL 15 1 126 298 634 932 0.83 251 -28 | 10 146 37 68 105 0.72 65 -13
OG 1 6 2 2 4 0.67 6 3 | 0
QMJHL 3 190 143 289 432 2.27 168 110 | 3 42 30 60 90 2.14 24 18
Russia 1 6 2 5 7 1.17 16 2 | 0
SJHL 1 63 29 58 87 1.38 73 - | 1 6 5 6 11 1.83 17 -
SMAAAHL 1 17 2 3 5 0.29 2 - | 0
WC 1 7 3 3 6 0.86 0 6 | 0
WCup 1 6 1 3 4 0.67 0 2 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 1 1 2 0.29 0 0 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Vincent Lecavalier (F) 1995-2008 10 Ak Bars Kazan, Canada, Canada, Canada, Canada U18, Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA, Rimouski Océanic, Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin St-Louis (F) 2000-2014 9 Canada, Canada, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tim Taylor (F) 2001-2008 6 Tampa Bay Lightning
Cory Sarich (D) 2000-2007 6 Tampa Bay Lightning
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/20/2016
07/20/2016 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Retired
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks
06/20/2014
06/20/2014 Confirmed New York Rangers Unknown
07/02/2011
07/02/2011 Confirmed Dallas Stars New York Rangers
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 1 #7 overall by Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 39 retired by Rimouski Océanic

Cult/Star player for Ak Bars Kazan

Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars

Cult/Star player for Rimouski Océanic

Cult/Star player for Tampa Bay Lightning

Career transactions
- 2014-07-01 • Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2014-06-20 • Bought out by the New York Rangers
- 2011-07-02 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2008-02-26 • Traded to the Dallas Stars with Johan Holmqvist for Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern & a 2009 4th round pick (later traded to Edmonton via Minnesota: Kyle Bigos)
- 2000-05-31 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning

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