Tanner Richard

Tanner Richard
Born (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993
Jona, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
NHL Draft 71st overall, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2011present

Tanner Richard (born April 6, 1993) is a Swiss ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Richard made his European Elite debut during the 2010-11 season playing in the Swiss National League A with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. He was selected 71st overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He then relocated to North America and played junior hockey with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League.

On April 1, 2013, Richard was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Lightning.[1]

Richard participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 4 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Guelph Storm OHL 43 13 35 48 46 6 1 4 5 6
2012–13 Guelph Storm OHL 52 11 51 62 94 5 0 3 3 6
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 0 3 3 6
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 65 2 15 17 95
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 13 25 38 135 2 1 0 1 2
AHL totals 143 15 43 58 236 2 1 0 1 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Switzerland WJC18 7th 6 4 1 5 2
2012 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 2 2 4 6
2013 Switzerland WJC 6th 6 0 4 4 8
Junior totals 18 6 7 13 16

References

  1. "Lightning sign forward Tanner Richard". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  2. "2012 Team Switzerland World Junior Championship Roster". The Hockey House.net. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

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