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Born: 02 May 1980 -
Montague, PEI
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Personal TBL Records
One Game Records
Goals in one game: 2
Assists in one game: 3
Points in one game: 4
PIM in one game: 14
Longes Streaks
Games streak: 208
Goals streak: 3
Assists streak: 10
Points streak: 10
PIM streak: 2
TBL Career
Hat-Tricks: 0
Two-more goals: 7 games
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Height: 6-01
Weight: 198
Shoots: Left
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Aquired: Draft
Current Status: Active
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| Drafted from Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
by Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3 round (64
overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. |
Bio:
1997-98: His 1st season of major-junior hockey,
tied Vincent Lecavalier for 1st on the team and 5th in
the league in points (115) … Also ranked 1st on the team
in assists (82).
1998-99: Ranked 3rd in the QMJHL in assists (92)
and 4th in points (131) … Finished 1st on the team in
assists, points and 2nd in goals (39) … In 9 games, led
the team in playoff assists (12), points (21) and tied
for 1st in goals (9).
1999-2000: Captured the Memorial Cup with
Rimouski and was named Canadian Hockey League Player of
the Year, QMJHL League Most Valuable Player, QMJHL
Playoff MVP and Memorial Cup Tournament MVP … Also
captured the CHL’s Top Scorer and Best Plus/Minus Awards
and the QMJHL’s Offensive Player of the Year honors …
Was named to the CHL and QMJHL First All-Star Teams and
the Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team… Was named
QMJHL Player of the Month in October, January and
February … In 63 games with Rimouski, led the CHL in
goals (71), assists (115) and points (186) … Recorded
the highest QMJHL point total since Yanic Perrault of
Trois-Rivieres in 1990-91 … In 12 playoff games, led the
QMJHL and CHL in playoff assists (24) and playoff points
(37) and led the QMJHL in playoff goals (13) … Tied for
1st in Memorial Cup Scoring with 10 points (4-6-10) in 4
games … Appeared in the World Junior Championships with
Team Canada, tallying a 1-1-2 in 7 games.
2000-01: Appeared in 7 games for Team Canada at
the 2001 World Championships, scoring 3-3-6 … Tied for
team lead with 6 points … 2nd on Team Canada with +6
rating and tied for 2nd with 3 assists … Named NHL’s
Rookie of the Month for October 2000 … Only Lightning
player to appear in all 82 games … Led NHL rookies in
goals (21), assists (41) and points (62) … Set Lightning
rookie records for goals, assists and points … Led team
in points and assists … 2nd on team with 179 shots on
goal … Tied for 2nd on team in power-play goals (7) …
3rd on team with 21 goals … Tied for 3rd on team with 3
game-winning goals … Was the secondyoungest player in
the NHL to lead his team in scoring (20 yrs, 9 mos.) …
Recorded 1st career points with a goal and an assist vs.
VAN (10/8/00) … Had 7-game scoring streak (2-8-10) from
1/29-2/13/01 - tied for the longest by an NHL rookie in
2000-01 … Set Lightning rookie record with 16th goal
2/6/01 vs. MIN … Set Lightning rookie record with 44th
point (an assist) 2/8/01 at STL … Set Lightning rookie
record with 30th assist 2/13/01 vs. PHX … Only NHL
rookie to post 2 scoring streaks of 5+ games in 2000-01.
2001-02: T-9th in the NHL in post-Olympic scoring
(26 points in 24 games) ... One of three Lightning
players to appear in all 82 games ... Led team in points
(62), assists (42) and shots on goal (251) ... Tied for
2nd on team in goals (20) ... Led team forwards - 5th
overall - in average ice time (19:47) ... Played 20+
minutes in 36 games, including a career-high 27:15 at
CHI (1/4) ... Posted 12 multi-point games (27 career)
... Netted GTG in 1-1 tie at VAN (12/10) with a
game-high 7 shots on goal ... Posted career-long 10-game
point scoring streak from 2/26-3/18 (6-12-18) ...
Registered 3 consecutive multi-point games from 3/1-3/6
(3-4-7) ... Recorded 5-game assist scoring streak from
3/10-3/18 (7 assists) ... With assist 3/28 at MTL,
became 2nd player in team history (Brian Bradley) to
post back-to-back 40-assist seasons … With assist 4/4
vs. PIT became 2nd player in team history (Brian
Bradley) to record back-to-back 60-point seasons.
2002-03: Set career-highs in points (74), assists
(57), shots on goal (277), and plus-minus (+3) … Led
team in shots on goal ... Tied for team lead in assists
… 3rd on team in points and average ice time (19:56) ...
57 assists tied franchise single season record (with
Vaclav Prospal, former mark was 56 by Brian Bradley in
1995-96) ... Reached the 60-point mark for the 3rd
consecutive season (only player in team history to post
three consecutive 60-point seasons) ... 277 shots on
goal was the second-highest single season total in team
history (281 by Roman Hamrlik in 1995-96) ... Finished
the season ranked tied for 1st in the NHL in power-play
assists (34), tied for 4th in assists, 6th in power-play
points (38), tied for 12th in shots on goal, and 24th in
points ... Saw 20:00+ of ice time in 38 games, including
a season-high 25:16 at DET (3/5/03) ... Had 14
multi-point games (41 career) … Scored team’s 1st goal
of 2002-03 at 6:08 of P1 at FLA (10/10) ... Tied team
record with a 6-game assist streak from 10/12-10/25
(tied team mark set by Denis Savard from 3/18-3/31/95)
... Assisted on Dave Andreychuk’s 249th career
power-play goal (to tie Phil Esposito’s NHL career
record) 11/11 vs. PHX ... Received 1st assist on Dave
Andreychuk’s 250th career power-play goal (to break Phil
Esposito’s NHL career record) 11/15 vs. SJ ...
Registered 100th career assist with 2nd helper vs. VAN
... 6th player in franchise history to record 100 career
assists ... Recorded a 10-game scoring streak (4-9-13)
from 12/3-2/21, tied for his career long and tied for
the 2nd longest in team history (team record, 13 games
by Brian Bradley, 11/1-11/24/92) ... Missed 1st career
NHL game 1/17, snapping a streak of 208 consecutive
games played, the 2nd longest streak in team history
(226, Rob Zamuner, 11/1/95-3/30/98) ... Set career-high
with 12 shots on goal in COL game (2nd highest total in
franchise history).
2003 Playoffs: Made his NHL playoff debut,
appearing in all 11 games and recording 5 assists and 12
PIM … Tied Martin St. Louis for 2nd on the team in
assists behind Dan Boyle (7) … Recorded 1st career
playoff point with assist in Game 2 vs. WSH on 4/12 …
Recorded assist on goal that forced OT in Game 6 @ WSH
on 4/20 … Recorded 5 shots on goal 3 times in WSH series
… Recorded 2 assists in 1st period of Game 3 vs. NJ on
4/28 … Recorded assist in Game 4 vs. NJ on 4/30.
2003-04: Set career highs in goals, points,
plus/minus, shorthanded goals, game winning goals, and
time on ice … Finished 3rd on the Lightning in points
and assists while ending the season 4th in goals … Was
tied for 2nd on the team with 6 game-winning goals and
1st in shots with 244 … Finished 5th on the Lightning in
average time on ice (2nd among forwards) with 20:25 of
ice time per game … Played 80 games or more for the 4th
straight season and played in all 82 games for the 3rd
time in his career … Had 7 3-point games in 2003-04 …
Had a goal and an assist 3/27 vs. WSH to surpass Brian
Bradley for 1st in all-time Lightning assists with 190
... Recorded his 49th assist of the season 3/20 @ BOS
tying Brian Bradley for most career Lightning assists
with 189 ... Netted his 22nd goal of the season, setting
a new career high for goals in a season 3/3 @ CHI ...
Scored the GWG, his 21st goal of the season matching his
career high, 3/1 @ COL ... Had a 7-game assist streak
from 2/17- 2/28/04 (9a) good for 2nd longest in team
history …Had a career best 12-game point streak
2/17-3/8/04 (6g-14a), 3rd longest in Tampa Bay Lightning History …
Had 2 goals, including his 1st career shorthanded goal,
(19, 20) and an assist for his 6th 3-point game of the
season 2/26 vs. TOR and tied Alex Selivanov for 7th in
all-time Lightning goals with 78 ... Had 2 assists 2/20
@ BUF and tied Alex Selivanov for 11th in all-time
Lightning games played ... Scored 2 goals 2/12 vs. MTL
for his 1st muli-goal game of the season ... Recorded 3
assists, tying his career high for the 5th time 1/27 @
PIT ... Recorded 3 assists in a game for the 5th time in
his career 1/3 vs. PHI, it also ties his career best
with 3 points in 1 game ... Posted his 6th goal of the
season 12/31 vs. FLA surpassing Petr Klima (63) for 8th
in all-time Lightning goals ... Added a goal and an
assist 12/18 @ PHI for his 43rd career multi-point game
... Recorded his 200th career point 10/10 vs. BOS.
2004 playoffs: Was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
as playoff MVP … Won the Lady Byng trophy for
sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct … Set a new
Lightning record for points in a playoff season with 26
… Established a new Lightning record for most goals in a
playoff season with 12 (also established by Ruslan
Fedotenko) … Set a new franchise record for most power
play goals in a playoff season with 7 … Recorded 9
points in the SCF vs. CGY tying the franchise record for
most points in a series … Led the team in ice time
during the playoffs, averaging 23:28 per game … Scored 2
goals (11, 12) and added an assist on the game-winning
goal in Game 6 vs. CGY ... Scored his 10th goal of the
playoffs, his 7th game-winner of the postseason setting
a new NHL record for most GWG in a playoffs in Game 4 @
CGY ... Scored his 6th game winning goal of the playoffs
to tie the playoff record for most game-winners in a
playoffs and had an assist in Game 2 vs. CGY … Set a new
Lightning record for shots in a playoff game with 8 5/22
vs. PHI, for most shots in a series with 28 in the SCF
vs. CGY, and for most in a season with 88 … Registered a
5-game point streak 5/18-5/27/04, 3g-5a ... Scored 2
goals (7, 8), both on the power play in the 2nd period
including his 5th gamewinner of the playoffs, in Game 5
vs. PHI ... Had a 3-game goal scoring streak (4/27-5/8,
4G) … Scored his 4th game-winning goal of the playoffs
in Game 1 5/8 vs. PHI ... Netted his 4th goal of the
playoffs, his 2nd straight game with the winning goal,
in Game 4 4/29 @ MTL ... Scored 2 goals, including the
overtime winner (fastest in franchise history), in Game
3 4/27 @ MTL … Recorded 2 assists in Game 4 4/14 @ NYI,
again tying his career best for assists in a playoff
game ... Had a goal and 2 assists for 3 points tying the
Lightning playoff record for points in a game (Martin
St. Louis, 4/15/03 @ WSH) and tying his best for assists
in a playoff game (4/28/03 vs. NJ) 4/12 vs. the
Islanders.
2004-05: Played in 6 games with Ak Bars Kazan in
the Russia prior to suffering a sports hernia and
returning to North America … Scored 2 goals and 5
assists with 16 PIM while in Kazan.
Personal: Brad is single and spends his
off-seasons back home in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward
Island … Lists his most memorable hockey moments as his
1st NHL Game (Opening Night 2000-01 vs. NYI) and winning
the 2000 Memorial Cup… Became a co-owner of the QMJHL’s
PEI Rocket this past summer ... Has purchased a suite at
the St. Pete Times Forum that will be donated to local
cancer patients and charities throughout the Lightning
season ... Also a spokesman for the “Just Play” program.
Brad Richards official web site |
Career: Regular Seasons
| Season |
League |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
S |
| 1997-98 |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
68 |
33 |
82 |
115 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
| 1998-99 |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
59 |
39 |
92 |
131 |
0 |
55 |
0 |
| 1999-00 |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
63 |
71 |
115 |
186 |
0 |
69 |
0 |
| 2000-01 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
82 |
21 |
41 |
62 |
-10 |
14 |
179 |
| 2001-02 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
82 |
20 |
42 |
62 |
-18 |
13 |
251 |
| 2002-03 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
80 |
17 |
57 |
74 |
+2 |
24 |
277 |
| 2003-04 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
82 |
26 |
52 |
78 |
+11 |
12 |
245 |
| 2004-05 |
RSL |
Ak Bars Kazan |
6 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
+2 |
16 |
0 |
| 2005-06 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
82 |
23 |
68 |
91 |
0 |
32 |
283 |
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NHL |
Totals |
408 |
107 |
260 |
367 |
-15 |
95 |
1235 |
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TBL |
Totals |
408 |
107 |
260 |
367 |
-15 |
95 |
1235 |
Career: Play Off
| Season |
League |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
S |
| 1997-98 |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
19 |
8 |
24 |
32 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 1998-99 |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
11 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| 1999-00 |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
12 |
13 |
24 |
37 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
| 2002-03 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
11 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
-3 |
12 |
32 |
| 2003-04 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
23 |
12 |
14 |
26 |
+5 |
4 |
88 |
| 2005-06 |
NHL |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
5 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
-5 |
6 |
24 |
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NHL |
Totals |
39 |
15 |
24 |
39 |
-3 |
22 |
144 |
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TBL |
Totals |
39 |
15 |
24 |
39 |
-3 |
22 |
144 |
Career: International
| Season |
Comp |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
S |
| 1996-97 |
U-18 |
Canada |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999-00 |
WJC-A |
Canada |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000-01 |
WC-A |
Canada |
7 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
+6 |
0 |
15 |
| 2004-05 |
W-Cup |
Canada |
6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
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International |
Totals |
23 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
+8 |
0 |
15 |
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