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 (1980-05-02) (age 27), Murray Harbour, PEI, CAN
NHL Draft	64th overall, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning
Pro Career	2000 – present

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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. The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. ... The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27th at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. ... Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. ... Conn Smythe Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Conn Smythe Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player during the National Hockey Leagues Stanley Cup playoffs. ... The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League hockey player voted to have shown the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play. ... The 2003-04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Joseph Steve Sakic (SA kihk[1]) (born July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey center who has played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. ... Joseph Steve Sakic (SA kihk[1]) (born July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey center who has played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. ...

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. The Russian Pro Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in Russia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук, Ilja Valerjevič Kovalčuk; born April 15, 1983, in Tver, USSR) is a professional ice hockey player. ... Alexei Alex Kovalev (Russian:Алексей Ковалёв, Aleksei Kovaliov; born February 24, 1973, in Togliatti, U.S.S.R. [now Russia]) is a Russian professional ice hockey player in the NHL currently playing with the Montreal Canadiens as a right winger. ... Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. ... Michael Nylander (b. ... Alexei Zhitnik (born 10 October 1972 in Kiev, U.S.S.R.) is a Ukrainian ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. ... Daniel Dany James Heatley (born January 21, 1981, in Freiburg, West Germany) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. ... Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian Николай Иванович Хабибулин, Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed the Bulin Wall, is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. ...

Richards played for Team Canada in the 2006 Olympics. (Redirected from 2006 Olympics) See also: 2006 Winter Paralympics The XX Olympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to 26. ...

After the team was eliminated from the 2006 playoffs, Richards signed a 5-year contract with the Lightning worth $39 million (US).

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 Brière Memorial Trophy (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
• 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)

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Career statistics

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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. 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 ^{[citation needed]}. Both also shared the same house designer for a while ^{[citation needed]}. Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. ... Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, or Notre Dame College, is a co-ed, independent, residential high school for students in Grades 8-12 in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. ... A boarding school is a usually fee-paying school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... Wilcox is a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The Rimouski Oceanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ... The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. ...

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)

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External links

• Official Website
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players
• Brad Richards's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• The Official Brad Richards Fanlisting