Mike Richard Explained

Mike Richard should not be confused with Michael Richards (disambiguation).

Birth Date:July 9, 1966
Birth Place:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:190
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Played For:Washington Capitals
Zürcher SC
HC Devils Milano
EHC Olten
SC Rapperswil-Jona
Ntl Team:CAN
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1987
Career End:2008

Michael Richard (born July 9, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played seven games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals during the 1987–88 and 1989–90 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2008 was mainly spent in the Swiss Nationalliga A. His son, Tanner Richard, also played in the NHL and NLA.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1982–83Don Mills FlyersGTHL40 25 30 55 10
1983–84Toronto MarlborosOHL66 19 17 36 129 2 1 3 0
1984–85Toronto MarlborosOHL66 31 41 72 155 0 0 0 11
1985–86Toronto MarlborosOHL63 32 48 80 284 1 1 2 2
1986–87Toronto MarlborosOHL66 57 50 107 38
1986–87Baltimore SkipjacksAHL9 5 2 7 2
1987–88Washington CapitalsNHL4 0 0 0 0
1987–88Binghamton WhalersAHL72 46 48 94 233 0 3 3 4
1988–89Baltimore SkipjacksAHL80 44 63 107 51
1989–90Washington CapitalsNHL3 0 2 2 2
1989–90Baltimore SkipjacksAHL53 41 42 83 1411 4 13 17 6
1990–91Zürcher SCNLA36 28 24 52 184 1 4 5 2
1991–92HC Devils MilanoITA18 20 26 46 412 7 11 18 4
1991–92HC Devils MilanoALP18 17 23 40 22 1 3 4 0
1992–93EHC OltenNLB36 49 45 94 487 8 9 17 12
1993–94EHC OltenNLA35 29 19 48 50
1994–95EHC OltenNLB32 31 38 69 62
1994–95Canadian National TeamIntl4 1 2 3 6
1995–96SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA36 27 38 65 144 0 3 3 7
1996–97SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA41 17 28 45 303 1 0 1 0
1997–98SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA22 12 19 31 257 5 4 9 4
1998–99SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA41 26 32 58 495 1 2 3 2
1999–00SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA45 23 29 52 42
2000–01SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA43 20 31 51 264 0 1 1 2
2001–02SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA38 11 26 37 22
2002–03GC Küsnacht LionsNLB38 33 37 70 205 4 5 9 2
2002–03ZSC LionsNLA2 0 1 1 0
2003–04GC Küsnacht LionsNLB17 11 15 26 10
2003–04ZSC LionsNLA26 16 16 32 48 3 5 8 2
2004–05GC Küsnacht LionsNLB25 16 24 40 281 1 1 2 0
2004–05ZSC LionsNLA2 0 0 0 2
2005–06ZSC LionsNLA32 8 15 23 20
2005–06GC Küsnacht LionsNLB4 1 3 4 4
2006–07GC Küsnacht LionsNLB27 20 27 47 423 3 1 4 0
2006–07ZSC LionsNLA1 0 1 1 0
2007–08Rapperswil-Jona Lakers IISWI-52 0 1 1 4
2010–11Rapperswil-Jona Lakers IISWI-52 0 1 1 4
NLA totals398 217 278 495 30261 23 37 60 55
NHL totals7 0 2 2 2

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