Brad Richards
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) |
| NHL Team | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 2, 1980, Murray Harbour, PEI, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 64th overall, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Bradley Glenn Richards (born May 2, 1980 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center.
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[edit] Playing career
Richards was drafted 64th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the same draft that produced future teammate and first overall pick, Vincent Lecavalier. He won the Conn Smythe and the Lady Byng Trophies in 2004. He also won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004. He holds the record for game winning goals in a single playoff season with 7 in 2004, overtaking Joe Sakic's record of 6 for the Avalanche in 1996. Joe Sakic was his favorite player growing up.
Richards played in the Russian Pro Hockey League during the 2004-05 NHL lockout on a team with fellow NHL'ers Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexei Kovalev, Vincent Lecavalier, Michael Nylander, Alexei Zhitnik, Dany Heatley, and Nikolai Khabibulin.
Richards played for Team Canada in the 2006 Olympics.
After the team was eliminated from the 2006 playoffs, Richards signed a 5-year contract with the Lightning worth $39 million (US).
[edit] Awards
- 1999-00: CHL Player of the Year
- 1999-00: CHL Leading Scorer
- 1999-00: CHL Plus/Minus Award Winner
- 1999-00: CHL First All-Star Team
- 1999-00: QMJHL Michel Brier Award (Most Valuable Player)
- 1999-00: QMJHL Jean Béliveau Trophy (Leading scorer)
- 1999-00: QMJHL Plus/Minus Award Winner
- 1999-00: QMJHL Guy Lafleur Trophy (Playoff MVP)
- 1999-00: QMJHL First All-Star Team
- 1999-00: Memorial Cup Stafford Memorial Trophy (MVP)
- 1999-00: Memorial Cup All-Star Team
- 1999-00: Memorial Cup Champion, Rimouski Oceanic
- 2000-01: NHL All-Rookie Team
- 2001-02: NHL YoungStars Game Participant
- 2003-04: NHL Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP)
- 2003-04: NHL Lady Byng Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997-98 | Rimouski Oceanic | QMJHL | 68 | 33 | 82 | 115 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | Rimouski Oceanic | QMJHL | 59 | 39 | 92 | 131 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 1999-00 | Rimouski Oceanic | QMJHL | 63 | 71 | 115 | 186 | 69 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 16 | ||
| 2000-01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2003-04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | Ak Bars Kazan | Russia | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 23 | 68 | 91 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 408 | 107 | 261 | 368 | 95 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 20 | ||||
[edit] Personal
Has been best friends with Vincent Lecavalier since the age of 14, when they met at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school with an excellent hockey program in Saskatchewan, Canada. They were roommates and soon became good friends as they were both the youngest players on their hockey team but yet most talented. Since then they have gone on to being teammates in the Rimouski Oceanic and Tampa Bay Lightning. Lecavalier was also responsible for suggesting to the Lightning management after they had drafted him to draft Richards. They are currently living in adjoining buildings in Tampa Bay. Both also shared the same house designer for a while.
[edit] International play
Played for Canada in:
- 2000 World Junior Championships (bronze medal)
- 2001 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal)
- 2006 Winter Olympics (failed to medal)
International statistics
| Year | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | WJC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | WC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2004 | WCH | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Oly | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | ||
[edit] External links
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players
- Brad Richards stats at Internet Hockey database
- The Official Brad Richards Fanlisting
| Preceded by Brian Campbell |
CHL Player of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Simon Gamache |
| Preceded by Jean-Sebastien Giguere |
Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Cam Ward |
| Preceded by Alexander Mogilny |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Pavel Datsyuk |
Categories: 1980 births | 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Championship Team | Canadian ice hockey players | Conn Smythe Trophy winners | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Lady Byng winners | Living people | Memorial Cup winners | Olympic competitors for Canada | Prince Edward Island sportspeople | Rimouski Oceanic alumni | Tampa Bay Lightning players | Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks | Stanley Cup champions
