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Canada Brad Richards
#17 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 15/16
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL First All-Star Team 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
Date of Birth
May 02, 1980
Position
C
Age
44
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

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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Brad Richards Statistics

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

Brad Richards 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 Memorial Cup 4* 4* 6* 10* 2* -* |

Brad Richards Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial 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 * * * * * *

Brad Richards Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
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
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