| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | October 27, 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Repentigny, Quebec, Canada |
| Draft: | 24th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1974 |
| Draft Team: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Wha Draft: | 15th overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1974 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Houston Aeros |
| Career Start: | 1974 |
| Career End: | 1978 |
Richard Francois Nantais (born October 27, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 63 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars between 1974 and 1977.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1970–71 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 62 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 59 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Quebec Remparts | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 67 | 64 | 130 | 194 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Quebec Remparts | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1974–75 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 47 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 145 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 60 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 197 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 49 | ||
| NHL totals | 63 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||