Mike Richard

Not to be confused with Michael Richards (disambiguation).

Mike Richard
Born	(1966-07-09) July 9, 1966 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals Zürcher SC HC Devils Milano EHC Olten SC Rapperswil-Jona
National team	Canada
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1987–2008

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 season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	Don Mills Flyers	GTHL		40	25	30	55	10		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		66	19	17	36	12		9	2	1	3	0
1984–85	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		66	31	41	72	15		5	0	0	0	11
1985–86	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		63	32	48	80	28		4	1	1	2	2
1986–87	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		66	57	50	107	38		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		9	5	2	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Washington Capitals	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		72	46	48	94	23		3	0	3	3	4
1988–89	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		80	44	63	107	51		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL		3	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		53	41	42	83	14		11	4	13	17	6
1990–91	Zürcher SC	NLA		36	28	24	52	18		4	1	4	5	2
1991–92	HC Devils Milano	ITA		18	20	26	46	4		12	7	11	18	4
1991–92	HC Devils Milano	ALP		18	17	23	40	2		2	1	3	4	0
1992–93	EHC Olten	NLB		36	49	45	94	48		7	8	9	17	12
1993–94	EHC Olten	NLA		35	29	19	48	50		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	EHC Olten	NLB		32	31	38	69	62		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Canadian National Team	Intl		4	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		36	27	38	65	14		4	0	3	3	7
1996–97	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		41	17	28	45	30		3	1	0	1	0
1997–98	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		22	12	19	31	25		7	5	4	9	4
1998–99	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		41	26	32	58	49		5	1	2	3	2
1999–00	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		45	23	29	52	42		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		43	20	31	51	26		4	0	1	1	2
2001–02	SC Rapperswil-Jona	NLA		38	11	26	37	22		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB		38	33	37	70	20		5	4	5	9	2
2002–03	ZSC Lions	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	1	1	0
2003–04	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB		17	11	15	26	10		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	ZSC Lions	NLA		26	16	16	32	4		8	3	5	8	2
2004–05	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB		25	16	24	40	28		1	1	1	2	0
2004–05	ZSC Lions	NLA		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	ZSC Lions	NLA		32	8	15	23	20		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB		4	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB		27	20	27	47	42		3	3	1	4	0
2006–07	ZSC Lions	NLA		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers II	SWI-5		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers II	SWI-5		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
NLA totals				398	217	278	495	302		61	23	37	60	55
NHL totals				7	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—

Award and honours

• Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (1987–88)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1989–90)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database