Glen Richardson Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:Vancouver Canucks
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:September 20, 1955
Birth Place:Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Draft:64th overall
Draft Year:1975
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Wha Draft:38th overall
Wha Draft Year:1975
Wha Draft Team:Winnipeg Jets
Career Start:1975
Career End:1978

Glen Gordon Richardson (born September 20, 1955) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 24 games in the National Hockey League, all with the Vancouver Canucks. Selected by the Canucks in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, he joined the team that year, splitting the season between the NHL and the minor Central Hockey League (CHL). Richardson would play two more seasons in the CHL before retiring in 1978.

Career

Junior career

Richardson began his career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). He played two seasons with the team from 1972–1974, playing in 78 games while recording 32 points (13 goals and 19 assists). He played the next two seasons with the Hamilton Red Wings, who renamed to the Hamilton Fincups in his second season with the club, scoring 78 points in 93 games, 72 in his final year.

Professional career

Drafted 38th overall to Vancouver in 1975, he made his debut in 1975-76, notching 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists) in the 24 games he played. He was a -1 with 19 penalty minutes. In the same year, Richardson went to the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL), where he played the rest of his career. Playing 186 contests with the Oilers, Richardson had a total of 117 points.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1972–73Kitchener RangersOHA40 4 6 10 25
1973–74Hamilton Red WingsOHA65 11 17 28 54
1974–75Hamilton FincupsOMJHL66 29 43 72 11917 9 12 21 8
1975–76Vancouver CanucksNHL24 3 6 9 19
1975–76Tulsa OilersCHL45 10 16 26 279 4 1 5 4
1976–77Tulsa OilersCHL72 24 38 62 279 1 2 3 4
1977–78Tulsa OilersCHL69 11 18 29 247 2 1 3 12
CHL totals186 45 72 117 7825 7 4 11 20
NHL totals24 3 6 9 19