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{| cellpadding="2"
| Brad Richards
|-
| colspan="2" | <div> <div>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brad_Richards_Dallas.png [[Image:225px-Brad_Richards_Dallas.png|225px]]]</div> </div>
|-
| '''Born'''
| May 2, 1980 (1980-05-02) (age 31)<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Harbour,_Prince_Edward_Island Murray Harbour], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island PEI], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada CAN]
|-
| '''Height'''
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|-
| '''Weight'''
| 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
|-
| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_%28ice_hockey%29 Position]'''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_%28ice_hockey%29 Centre]
|-
| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_%28ice_hockey%29 Shoots]'''
| Left
|-
| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League NHL] team'''<br />'''Former teams'''
| ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers New York Rangers]''<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars Dallas Stars]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak_Bars_Kazan Ak Bars Kazan] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Superleague RSL])
|-
| '''National team'''
| [[Image:22px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png|22px]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team Canada]
|-
| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Entry_Draft NHL Draft]'''
| 64th overall, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft 1998]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]
|-
| '''Playing career'''
| 2000–''present''
|}
'''Bradley Glenn Richards''' (born May 2, 1980) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians Canadian] professional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey ice hockey] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_%28ice_hockey%29 centre] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers New York Rangers].
== Early career ==
Born and raised in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Harbour,_Prince_Edward_Island Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island]. Richards has been friends with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier] since the age of 14, when they met at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol_Murray_College_of_Notre_Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boarding_school boarding school] with an excellent hockey program in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilcox,_Saskatchewan Saskatchewan], Canada. They were roommates and soon became good friends as they were both the youngest players on their hockey team. Since then they have gone on to being teammates for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski_Oc%C3%A9anic Rimouski Océanic] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QMJHL QMJHL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]. Lecavalier was also responsible for suggesting to the Lightning management after they had drafted him to draft Richards.
In his final season with Rimouski, Richards won nearly every honor possible for a Canadian junior player in the QMJHL: he earned the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_B%C3%A9liveau_Trophy Jean Béliveau Trophy] after leading the league with 186 points, as well as the Telus Cup, given to the league's best offensive player; he won the QMJHL and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League Canadian Hockey League] Plus/Minus Awards with a plus-80 mark, and was a First-Team All-Star in both the Quebec circuit and the CHL, as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL_Player_of_the_Year CHL Player of the Year] and Leading Scorer. In the postseason, Richards took home both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lafleur_Trophy Guy Lafleur Trophy] as MVP of the 'Q' league playoffs, then the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Smythe_Memorial_Trophy Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy] as MVP of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup Memorial Cup], as the Océanic won both the QMJHL playoff title and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL CHL] national championship.
== Playing career ==
=== Tampa Bay Lightning ===
<div> <div>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brad_Richards_2007.jpg [[Image:220px-Brad_Richards_2007.jpg|220px]]] <div> <div>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brad_Richards_2007.jpg [[Image:magnify-clip.png|15px]]]</div> Richards with the Lightning in 2007</div> </div> </div>
Richards was drafted in the 3rd round, 64th overall, by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft 1998 NHL Entry Draft], despite recording 82 assists and 115 points in his draft year. During that same draft, the Lightning selected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier], Richards' teammate at the both Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and Rimouski, with the first overall pick. Richards went on to win the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy Conn Smythe] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy Lady Byng] Trophies in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2004]. He also won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup Stanley Cup] with the Lightning in 2004. Later that same year, he won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey World Cup of Hockey] Championship playing on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team Team Canada]. Richards holds the record for game-winning goals in a single playoff season with seven in 2004, overtaking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic Joe Sakic]'s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nieuwendyk Joe Nieuwendyk]'s record of six.
Richards played for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak_Bars_Kazan Ak Bars Kazan] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Super_League Russian Super League] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout 2004–05 NHL lockout] on a team with fellow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League NHL'ers] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Kovalchuk Ilya Kovalchuk], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Kovalev Alexei Kovalev], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nylander Michael Nylander], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Zhitnik Alexei Zhitnik], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dany_Heatley Dany Heatley], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Khabibulin Nikolai Khabibulin].
Richards played for Team Canada in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics 2006 Olympics].
After the team was eliminated from the 2006 playoffs, Richards signed a 5-year contract with the Lightning worth $39 million (US).
=== Trade to Dallas Stars ===
On February 26, 2008, roughly 3 hours before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_trade_deadline NHL trade deadline], Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars in a blockbuster deal along with goaltender [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Holmqvist Johan Holmqvist] for goalie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Smith_%28ice_hockey_b._1982%29 Mike Smith], centre [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Halpern Jeff Halpern], winger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussi_Jokinen Jussi Jokinen] and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft 2009] 4th round draft pick. Richards set a career high and made Stars franchise history by recording five assists in his first game as a Star. The Stars defeated the Blackhawks 7–4, and Richards was named the number one star of the game.
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Stanley_Cup_Playoffs 2008 Playoffs], Richards tied an NHL record by scoring four points in a single period in game 2 against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks San Jose Sharks].
During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season 2008–09 season], Richards tallied 16 goals and 48 points in 55 games before sustaining a broken right wrist following a check from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets] forward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Vor%C3%A1%C4%8Dek Jakub Voráček] on February 16, 2009. Richards met with a specialist the following day and missed 15 games.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> Richards returned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars Dallas Stars] lineup March 21, but the former playoff MVP then broke his other hand in the third period of Dallas' loss to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks San Jose Sharks]. He would not return for the rest of the 2009 season, and the Stars missed the playoffs.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup>
In the 2009-10 offseason, the team removed GMs [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Hull Brett Hull] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Jackson Les Jackson] who had traded for Richards, and fired coach [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Tippett Dave Tippett] who was replaced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Crawford Marc Crawford]. Despite the new regime and the team's woeful finish in the standings for the second straight season, Richards enjoyed a career year matching a personal high with 91 points playing mainly alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loui_Eriksson Loui Eriksson] and roommate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Neal_%28ice_hockey%29 James Neal]. Richards finished 7th in the NHL points standings that year, just behind former teammate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_St._Louis Martin St. Louis]. He also finished fourth in total assists, and second in powerplay production in the league. The Stars however would fail to reach the playoffs again. After the season, Richards was named a finalist for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy Lady Byng Trophy].<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup>
On July 1st, 2011, the New York Rangers signed Richards to a 12 year contract worth $117 million.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>
== Personal ==
During the offseason, he goes back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island Prince Edward Island], his childhood home. Richards has hosted the Brad Richards PEI Celebrity Golf Classic for the past six years. The event supports two charities:<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> Children’s Wish Foundation, Prince Edward Island Chapter and [http://www.autismsociety.pe.ca/ Autism Society of Prince Edward Island.] He is friends with CBC's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada Hockey Night in Canada]'' host [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_MacLean Ron MacLean], who spends a lot of time in PEI.
Richards is also a well known wine aficionado and filmed a segment about wine tasting for nhl.com.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> Also a big football fan, he considers the Buffalo Bills as his favorite NFL team, though he grew up a Carolina Panthers fan.
Richards currently resides in downtown [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas,_Texas Dallas, Texas] during the season.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup>
Richards rented a suite at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pete_Times_Forum St. Pete Times Forum] for several Tampa Bay Lightning hockey games and invited families dealing with various forms of pediatric cancer to use it. After each game he would go and visit the children who had come to watch the game. It began during the 2002-2003 season and ended in 2008. When he was traded to the Dallas Stars he continued his charity work with the Children’s Medical Center’s Oncology Department, supplying tickets for sick children. He also donates tickets to every home game to men and women in the military.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup>
Richards underwent arthoscopic hip surgery on April 23, 2010, to repair a small labrum tear. Rehabilitation from this surgery usually requires 8 weeks.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-8 [9]]</sup>
In September 2010, Richards donated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar $]500,000 to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital,_Prince_Edward_Island Queen Elizabeth Hospital] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown,_Prince_Edward_Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island], Canada.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-9 [10]]</sup>
== Awards ==
* '''1999–2000''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL_Player_of_the_Year CHL Player of the Year]
* '''1999–2000''': CHL Leading Scorer
* '''1999–2000''': CHL Plus/Minus Award Winner
* '''1999–2000''': CHL First All-Star Team
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_QMJHL_season 1999–2000]''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League QMJHL] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Bri%C3%A8re_Memorial_Trophy Michel Brière Memorial Trophy] (Most Valuable Player)
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_B%C3%A9liveau_Trophy Jean Béliveau Trophy] (Leading scorer)
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL Plus/Minus Award Winner
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lafleur_Trophy Guy Lafleur Trophy] (Playoff MVP)
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL First All-Star Team
* '''1999–2000''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup Memorial Cup] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Smythe_Memorial_Trophy Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy] (MVP)
* '''1999–2000''': Memorial Cup All-Star Team
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season 2000–01]''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team NHL All-Rookie Team]
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season 2001–02]''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_YoungStars_Game NHL YoungStars Game] participant
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2003–04]''': NHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup Stanley Cup]
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2003–04]''': NHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy] (Playoff MVP)
* '''2003–04''': NHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy Lady Byng Trophy] (Sportsmanship)
Career statistics
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|
|
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_season Regular season]
|
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playoffs Playoffs]
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_%28sports%29 Season]
| Team
| League
| GP
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_%28ice_hockey%29 G]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_%28ice_hockey%29 A]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_%28ice_hockey%29 Pts]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-minus_%28ice_hockey%29 +/-]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_%28ice_hockey%29 PIM]
| GP
| G
| A
| Pts
| +/-
| PIM
|-
| 1996–97
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Hounds Notre Dame Hounds]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League SJHL]
| 63
| 39
| 48
| 87
| —
| 73
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_QMJHL_season 1997–98]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski_Oc%C3%A9anic Rimouski Océanic]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League QMJHL]
| 68
| 33
| 82
| 115
| +12
| 44
| 19
| 8
| 24
| 32
| —
| 2
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_QMJHL_season 1998–99]
| Rimouski Oceanic
| QMJHL
| 59
| 39
| 92
| 131
| +18
| 55
| 11
| 9
| 12
| 21
| —
| 6
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_QMJHL_season 1999–00]
| Rimouski Oceanic
| QMJHL
| 63
| 71
| 115
| 186
| +80
| 69
| 12
| 13
| 24
| 37
| +6
| 16
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season 2000–01]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League NHL]
| 82
| 21
| 41
| 62
| -10
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season 2001–02]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 20
| 42
| 62
| -18
| 13
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season 2002–03]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 80
| 17
| 57
| 74
| +3
| 24
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 5
| -3
| 12
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2003–04]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 26
| 53
| 79
| +14
| 12
| 23
| 12
| 14
| 26
| +5
| 4
|-
| 2004–05
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak_Bars_Kazan Ak Bars Kazan]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Super_League RSL]
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 7
| +2
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season 2005–06]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 23
| 68
| 91
| 0
| 32
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 8
| -5
| 6
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season 2006–07]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 25
| 45
| 70
| -19
| 23
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 8
| -4
| 6
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season 2007–08]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 62
| 18
| 33
| 51
| -25
| 15
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2007–08
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars Dallas Stars]
| NHL
| 12
| 2
| 9
| 11
| -2
| 0
| 18
| 3
| 12
| 15
| +1
| 8
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season 2008–09]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 56
| 16
| 32
| 48
| -4
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009-10_NHL_season 2009–10]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 80
| 24
| 67
| 91
| -12
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season 2010–11]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 72
| 28
| 49
| 77
| +1
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| NHL totals
| 772
| 220
| 496
| 716
| -72
| 177
| 63
| 21
| 41
| 62
| -6
| 36
|}
International play
Played for Canada in:
* 2000 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships World Junior Championships] (bronze medal)
* 2001 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships World Championships]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey 2004 World Cup of Hockey] (gold medal)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics 2006 Winter Olympics] (failed to medal)
'''International statistics'''
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="0"
| align="center" | Year
| align="center" | Comp
| align="center" |
| align="center" | GP
| align="center" | G
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | Pts
| align="center" | PIM
|-
| align="center" | 2000
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships WJC]
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 0
|-
| align="center" | 2001
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships WC]
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 0
|-
| align="center" | 2004
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey WCH]
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 0
|-
| align="center" | 2006
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics Oly]
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 6
|-
| align="center" | Senior int'l totals
| align="center" | 19
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 14
| align="center" | 6
|}
References <div>
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-0 ^]''' [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=267436&hubname=nhl-stars&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_nhl-stars "Stars' Richards out indefinitely with a broken wrist"]. TSN. February 16, 2009. [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=267436&hubname=nhl-stars&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_nhl-stars http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=267436&hubname=nhl-stars&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_nhl-stars].
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-1 ^]''' [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4004286 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4004286]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-2 ^]''' [http://espn.go.com/blog/dallasstars/post/_/id/1726/stars-richards-among-lady-byng-finalists http://espn.go.com/blog/dallasstars/post/_/id/1726/stars-richards-among-lady-byng-finalists]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-3 ^]''' [http://tsn.ca/nhl/id=16582 http://tsn.ca/nhl/id=16582]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-4 ^]''' [http://www.bradrichardsfoundation.org/home Foundation]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-5 ^]''' [http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=0&id=20151 http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=0&id=20151]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-6 ^]''' [http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=durrett_richard&id=4604182 http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=durrett_richard&id=4604182]
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</div> External links
* [http://bradrichardshockey.com/foundation.html Official Website]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=35725 Brad Richards's career stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com/ The Internet Hockey Database]
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| align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Campbell Brian Campbell]
| rowspan="1" | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL_Player_of_the_Year CHL Player of the Year]'''<br />2000
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Gamache Simon Gamache]
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| align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-S%C3%A9bastien_Gigu%C3%A8re Jean-Sébastien Giguère]
| rowspan="1" | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy] winner'''<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2004]
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Ward Cam Ward]
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| align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Mogilny Alexander Mogilny]
| rowspan="1" | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy Lady Byng Memorial Trophy] winner'''<br />2004
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk]
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| '''Born'''
| May 2, 1980 (1980-05-02) (age 31)<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Harbour,_Prince_Edward_Island Murray Harbour], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island PEI], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada CAN]
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| '''Height'''
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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| '''Weight'''
| 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League NHL] team'''<br />'''Former teams'''
| ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers New York Rangers]''<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars Dallas Stars]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak_Bars_Kazan Ak Bars Kazan] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Superleague RSL])
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| [[Image:22px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png|22px]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team Canada]
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Entry_Draft NHL Draft]'''
| 64th overall, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft 1998]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]
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'''Bradley Glenn Richards''' (born May 2, 1980) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians Canadian] professional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey ice hockey] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_%28ice_hockey%29 centre] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers New York Rangers].
== Early career ==
Born and raised in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Harbour,_Prince_Edward_Island Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island]. Richards has been friends with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier] since the age of 14, when they met at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol_Murray_College_of_Notre_Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boarding_school boarding school] with an excellent hockey program in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilcox,_Saskatchewan Saskatchewan], Canada. They were roommates and soon became good friends as they were both the youngest players on their hockey team. Since then they have gone on to being teammates for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski_Oc%C3%A9anic Rimouski Océanic] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QMJHL QMJHL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]. Lecavalier was also responsible for suggesting to the Lightning management after they had drafted him to draft Richards.
In his final season with Rimouski, Richards won nearly every honor possible for a Canadian junior player in the QMJHL: he earned the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_B%C3%A9liveau_Trophy Jean Béliveau Trophy] after leading the league with 186 points, as well as the Telus Cup, given to the league's best offensive player; he won the QMJHL and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League Canadian Hockey League] Plus/Minus Awards with a plus-80 mark, and was a First-Team All-Star in both the Quebec circuit and the CHL, as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL_Player_of_the_Year CHL Player of the Year] and Leading Scorer. In the postseason, Richards took home both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lafleur_Trophy Guy Lafleur Trophy] as MVP of the 'Q' league playoffs, then the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Smythe_Memorial_Trophy Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy] as MVP of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup Memorial Cup], as the Océanic won both the QMJHL playoff title and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL CHL] national championship.
== Playing career ==
=== Tampa Bay Lightning ===
<div> <div>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brad_Richards_2007.jpg [[Image:220px-Brad_Richards_2007.jpg|220px]]] <div> <div>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brad_Richards_2007.jpg [[Image:magnify-clip.png|15px]]]</div> Richards with the Lightning in 2007</div> </div> </div>
Richards was drafted in the 3rd round, 64th overall, by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft 1998 NHL Entry Draft], despite recording 82 assists and 115 points in his draft year. During that same draft, the Lightning selected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier], Richards' teammate at the both Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and Rimouski, with the first overall pick. Richards went on to win the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy Conn Smythe] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy Lady Byng] Trophies in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2004]. He also won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup Stanley Cup] with the Lightning in 2004. Later that same year, he won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey World Cup of Hockey] Championship playing on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team Team Canada]. Richards holds the record for game-winning goals in a single playoff season with seven in 2004, overtaking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic Joe Sakic]'s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nieuwendyk Joe Nieuwendyk]'s record of six.
Richards played for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak_Bars_Kazan Ak Bars Kazan] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Super_League Russian Super League] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout 2004–05 NHL lockout] on a team with fellow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League NHL'ers] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Kovalchuk Ilya Kovalchuk], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Kovalev Alexei Kovalev], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nylander Michael Nylander], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Zhitnik Alexei Zhitnik], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dany_Heatley Dany Heatley], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Khabibulin Nikolai Khabibulin].
Richards played for Team Canada in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics 2006 Olympics].
After the team was eliminated from the 2006 playoffs, Richards signed a 5-year contract with the Lightning worth $39 million (US).
=== Trade to Dallas Stars ===
On February 26, 2008, roughly 3 hours before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_trade_deadline NHL trade deadline], Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars in a blockbuster deal along with goaltender [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Holmqvist Johan Holmqvist] for goalie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Smith_%28ice_hockey_b._1982%29 Mike Smith], centre [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Halpern Jeff Halpern], winger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussi_Jokinen Jussi Jokinen] and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft 2009] 4th round draft pick. Richards set a career high and made Stars franchise history by recording five assists in his first game as a Star. The Stars defeated the Blackhawks 7–4, and Richards was named the number one star of the game.
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Stanley_Cup_Playoffs 2008 Playoffs], Richards tied an NHL record by scoring four points in a single period in game 2 against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks San Jose Sharks].
During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season 2008–09 season], Richards tallied 16 goals and 48 points in 55 games before sustaining a broken right wrist following a check from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets] forward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Vor%C3%A1%C4%8Dek Jakub Voráček] on February 16, 2009. Richards met with a specialist the following day and missed 15 games.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> Richards returned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars Dallas Stars] lineup March 21, but the former playoff MVP then broke his other hand in the third period of Dallas' loss to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks San Jose Sharks]. He would not return for the rest of the 2009 season, and the Stars missed the playoffs.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup>
In the 2009-10 offseason, the team removed GMs [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Hull Brett Hull] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Jackson Les Jackson] who had traded for Richards, and fired coach [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Tippett Dave Tippett] who was replaced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Crawford Marc Crawford]. Despite the new regime and the team's woeful finish in the standings for the second straight season, Richards enjoyed a career year matching a personal high with 91 points playing mainly alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loui_Eriksson Loui Eriksson] and roommate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Neal_%28ice_hockey%29 James Neal]. Richards finished 7th in the NHL points standings that year, just behind former teammate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_St._Louis Martin St. Louis]. He also finished fourth in total assists, and second in powerplay production in the league. The Stars however would fail to reach the playoffs again. After the season, Richards was named a finalist for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy Lady Byng Trophy].<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup>
On July 1st, 2011, the New York Rangers signed Richards to a 12 year contract worth $117 million.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>
== Personal ==
During the offseason, he goes back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island Prince Edward Island], his childhood home. Richards has hosted the Brad Richards PEI Celebrity Golf Classic for the past six years. The event supports two charities:<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> Children’s Wish Foundation, Prince Edward Island Chapter and [http://www.autismsociety.pe.ca/ Autism Society of Prince Edward Island.] He is friends with CBC's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada Hockey Night in Canada]'' host [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_MacLean Ron MacLean], who spends a lot of time in PEI.
Richards is also a well known wine aficionado and filmed a segment about wine tasting for nhl.com.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> Also a big football fan, he considers the Buffalo Bills as his favorite NFL team, though he grew up a Carolina Panthers fan.
Richards currently resides in downtown [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas,_Texas Dallas, Texas] during the season.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup>
Richards rented a suite at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pete_Times_Forum St. Pete Times Forum] for several Tampa Bay Lightning hockey games and invited families dealing with various forms of pediatric cancer to use it. After each game he would go and visit the children who had come to watch the game. It began during the 2002-2003 season and ended in 2008. When he was traded to the Dallas Stars he continued his charity work with the Children’s Medical Center’s Oncology Department, supplying tickets for sick children. He also donates tickets to every home game to men and women in the military.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup>
Richards underwent arthoscopic hip surgery on April 23, 2010, to repair a small labrum tear. Rehabilitation from this surgery usually requires 8 weeks.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-8 [9]]</sup>
In September 2010, Richards donated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar $]500,000 to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital,_Prince_Edward_Island Queen Elizabeth Hospital] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown,_Prince_Edward_Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island], Canada.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_note-9 [10]]</sup>
== Awards ==
* '''1999–2000''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL_Player_of_the_Year CHL Player of the Year]
* '''1999–2000''': CHL Leading Scorer
* '''1999–2000''': CHL Plus/Minus Award Winner
* '''1999–2000''': CHL First All-Star Team
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_QMJHL_season 1999–2000]''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League QMJHL] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Bri%C3%A8re_Memorial_Trophy Michel Brière Memorial Trophy] (Most Valuable Player)
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_B%C3%A9liveau_Trophy Jean Béliveau Trophy] (Leading scorer)
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL Plus/Minus Award Winner
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lafleur_Trophy Guy Lafleur Trophy] (Playoff MVP)
* '''1999–2000''': QMJHL First All-Star Team
* '''1999–2000''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup Memorial Cup] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Smythe_Memorial_Trophy Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy] (MVP)
* '''1999–2000''': Memorial Cup All-Star Team
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season 2000–01]''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team NHL All-Rookie Team]
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season 2001–02]''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_YoungStars_Game NHL YoungStars Game] participant
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2003–04]''': NHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup Stanley Cup]
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2003–04]''': NHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy] (Playoff MVP)
* '''2003–04''': NHL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy Lady Byng Trophy] (Sportsmanship)
Career statistics
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_season Regular season]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playoffs Playoffs]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_%28sports%29 Season]
| Team
| League
| GP
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_%28ice_hockey%29 G]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_%28ice_hockey%29 A]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_%28ice_hockey%29 Pts]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-minus_%28ice_hockey%29 +/-]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_%28ice_hockey%29 PIM]
| GP
| G
| A
| Pts
| +/-
| PIM
|-
| 1996–97
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Hounds Notre Dame Hounds]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League SJHL]
| 63
| 39
| 48
| 87
| —
| 73
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_QMJHL_season 1997–98]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski_Oc%C3%A9anic Rimouski Océanic]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League QMJHL]
| 68
| 33
| 82
| 115
| +12
| 44
| 19
| 8
| 24
| 32
| —
| 2
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_QMJHL_season 1998–99]
| Rimouski Oceanic
| QMJHL
| 59
| 39
| 92
| 131
| +18
| 55
| 11
| 9
| 12
| 21
| —
| 6
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_QMJHL_season 1999–00]
| Rimouski Oceanic
| QMJHL
| 63
| 71
| 115
| 186
| +80
| 69
| 12
| 13
| 24
| 37
| +6
| 16
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season 2000–01]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League NHL]
| 82
| 21
| 41
| 62
| -10
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season 2001–02]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 20
| 42
| 62
| -18
| 13
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season 2002–03]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 80
| 17
| 57
| 74
| +3
| 24
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 5
| -3
| 12
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2003–04]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 26
| 53
| 79
| +14
| 12
| 23
| 12
| 14
| 26
| +5
| 4
|-
| 2004–05
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak_Bars_Kazan Ak Bars Kazan]
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Super_League RSL]
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 7
| +2
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season 2005–06]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 23
| 68
| 91
| 0
| 32
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 8
| -5
| 6
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season 2006–07]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 82
| 25
| 45
| 70
| -19
| 23
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 8
| -4
| 6
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season 2007–08]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 62
| 18
| 33
| 51
| -25
| 15
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2007–08
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars Dallas Stars]
| NHL
| 12
| 2
| 9
| 11
| -2
| 0
| 18
| 3
| 12
| 15
| +1
| 8
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season 2008–09]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 56
| 16
| 32
| 48
| -4
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009-10_NHL_season 2009–10]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 80
| 24
| 67
| 91
| -12
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season 2010–11]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 72
| 28
| 49
| 77
| +1
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| NHL totals
| 772
| 220
| 496
| 716
| -72
| 177
| 63
| 21
| 41
| 62
| -6
| 36
|}
International play
Played for Canada in:
* 2000 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships World Junior Championships] (bronze medal)
* 2001 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships World Championships]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey 2004 World Cup of Hockey] (gold medal)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics 2006 Winter Olympics] (failed to medal)
'''International statistics'''
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| align="center" | G
| align="center" | A
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|-
| align="center" | 2000
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships WJC]
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 0
|-
| align="center" | 2001
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships WC]
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 0
|-
| align="center" | 2004
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey WCH]
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 0
|-
| align="center" | 2006
| align="center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics Oly]
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 6
|-
| align="center" | Senior int'l totals
| align="center" | 19
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 14
| align="center" | 6
|}
References <div>
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-0 ^]''' [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=267436&hubname=nhl-stars&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_nhl-stars "Stars' Richards out indefinitely with a broken wrist"]. TSN. February 16, 2009. [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=267436&hubname=nhl-stars&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_nhl-stars http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=267436&hubname=nhl-stars&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_nhl-stars].
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-1 ^]''' [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4004286 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4004286]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-2 ^]''' [http://espn.go.com/blog/dallasstars/post/_/id/1726/stars-richards-among-lady-byng-finalists http://espn.go.com/blog/dallasstars/post/_/id/1726/stars-richards-among-lady-byng-finalists]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-3 ^]''' [http://tsn.ca/nhl/id=16582 http://tsn.ca/nhl/id=16582]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-4 ^]''' [http://www.bradrichardsfoundation.org/home Foundation]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-5 ^]''' [http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=0&id=20151 http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=0&id=20151]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-6 ^]''' [http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=durrett_richard&id=4604182 http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=durrett_richard&id=4604182]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-7 ^]''' [http://www.positiveimpactmagazine.com/athletesbradrichards.html http://www.positiveimpactmagazine.com/athletesbradrichards.html]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-8 ^]''' [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=319288 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=319288]
# '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Richards&printable=yes#cite_ref-9 ^]''' [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/09/21/pei-richards-hospital-donation-584.html#socialcomments "NHL star gives $500K to Charlottetown hospital"]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC.ca CBC.ca]. [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/09/21/pei-richards-hospital-donation-584.html#socialcomments http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/09/21/pei-richards-hospital-donation-584.html#socialcomments]. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
</div> External links
* [http://bradrichardshockey.com/foundation.html Official Website]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=35725 Brad Richards's career stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com/ The Internet Hockey Database]
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| align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Campbell Brian Campbell]
| rowspan="1" | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHL_Player_of_the_Year CHL Player of the Year]'''<br />2000
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Gamache Simon Gamache]
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| align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-S%C3%A9bastien_Gigu%C3%A8re Jean-Sébastien Giguère]
| rowspan="1" | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy] winner'''<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season 2004]
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Ward Cam Ward]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Mogilny Alexander Mogilny]
| rowspan="1" | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy Lady Byng Memorial Trophy] winner'''<br />2004
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk]
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