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Brad Richards

#17 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings

Born May 2, 1980 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, CAN · 6'0", 199 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 64th overall in 1998 by TBL (round 3)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2014-15, 2003-04
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2003-04
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2003-04

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2002-03. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Miroslav Satan BUF · 75 P in 79 GP Ray Whitney CBJ · 76 P in 81 GP Brett Hull DET · 76 P in 82 GP Mats Sundin TOR · 72 P in 75 GP Alex Kovalev NYR · 77 P in 78 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802000-01: 62 points6200-012001-02: 62 points622002-03: 74 points7402-032003-04: 79 points792005-06: 91 points9105-062006-07: 70 points702007-08: 62 points6207-082008-09: 48 points482009-10: 91 points9109-102010-11: 77 points772011-12: 66 points6611-122012-13: 34 points342013-14: 51 points5113-142014-15: 37 points372015-16: 28 points2815-16

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2000-01 TBL 82 21 41 62 -10 14 179 14 0.76
2001-02 TBL 82 20 42 62 -18 13 251 24 0.76
2002-03 TBL 80 17 57 74 3 24 277 7 0.93
2003-04 TBL 82 26 53 79 14 12 244 9 0.96
2005-06 TBL 82 23 68 91 0 32 282 21 1.11 $1.934M
2006-07 TBL 82 25 45 70 -19 23 272 24 0.85 $7.8M
2007-08 TBL 62 18 33 51 -25 15 228 13 0.82 $7.8M
2007-08 DAL 12 2 9 11 -2 0 21 0 0.92
2008-09 DAL 56 16 32 48 -4 6 180 11 0.86 $7.8M
2009-10 DAL 80 24 67 91 -12 14 284 16 1.14 $7.8M
2010-11 DAL 72 28 49 77 1 24 272 20 1.07 $7.8M
2011-12 NYR 82 25 41 66 -1 22 229 51 0.80 $6.667M
2012-13 NYR 46 11 23 34 8 14 110 25 0.74 $6.667M
2013-14 NYR 82 20 31 51 -8 18 259 24 0.62 $6.667M
2014-15 CHI 76 12 25 37 3 12 199 32 0.49 $2M
2015-16 DET 68 10 18 28 4 8 164 16 0.41 $3M
15 seasons Career 1126 298 634 932 -66 251 3451 307 0.83

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 TBL 11 0 5 5 -3 12 32 1 0.45
2003-04 TBL 23 12 14 26 5 4 88 5 1.13
2005-06 TBL 5 3 5 8 -5 6 24 2 1.60
2006-07 TBL 6 3 5 8 -4 6 26 6 1.33
2007-08 DAL 18 3 12 15 1 8 54 9 0.83
2011-12 NYR 20 6 9 15 -2 8 71 17 0.75
2012-13 NYR 10 1 0 1 -3 2 18 7 0.10
2013-14 NYR 25 5 7 12 -2 4 74 17 0.48
2014-15 CHI 23 3 11 14 4 8 50 19 0.61
2015-16 DET 5 1 0 1 -4 7 12 4 0.20
10 seasons Playoffs 146 37 68 105 -13 65 449 87 0.72

2002-03 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 17 57 74 3 24 277 7 0.93 6.1 19:42

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2015-16 to 2015-16 $3M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $2M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $6.667M
2011-12 to 2019-20 $6.667M
2006-07 to 2010-11 $7.8M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $1.934M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2002-03 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 6, 2003 @ ATL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 14:09
Apr 4, 2003 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:43
Apr 2, 2003 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:36
Mar 31, 2003 @ BOS T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:03
Mar 29, 2003 vs FLA T 1-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 23:43
Mar 27, 2003 vs NJD T 2-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 22:51
Mar 24, 2003 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:28
Mar 22, 2003 @ PHX W 4-0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 17:40
Mar 20, 2003 @ LAK T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:44
Mar 17, 2003 vs MIN T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:50
Mar 15, 2003 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 18:35
Mar 14, 2003 @ BUF W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 17:06
Mar 12, 2003 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 21:26
Mar 9, 2003 vs BUF T 1-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 23:07
Mar 7, 2003 vs COL W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 12 1 23:57
Mar 5, 2003 @ DET L 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 6 1 25:16
Mar 4, 2003 @ NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:16
Mar 1, 2003 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:26
Feb 27, 2003 vs FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 18:05
Feb 25, 2003 vs ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:46
Feb 23, 2003 vs BUF L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 21:25
Feb 21, 2003 @ CAR T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:52
Feb 19, 2003 vs ATL W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 17:04
Feb 17, 2003 vs WSH W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 19:41
Feb 15, 2003 vs BOS W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 18:14
Feb 14, 2003 @ ATL T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 19:39
Feb 11, 2003 @ NYI L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 9 0 21:55
Feb 8, 2003 @ FLA T 4-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:49
Feb 6, 2003 vs TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 24:03
Feb 4, 2003 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:08
Jan 30, 2003 vs CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:05
Jan 28, 2003 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 18:15
Jan 25, 2003 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:08
Jan 24, 2003 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:21
Jan 22, 2003 vs MTL T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 22:07
Jan 20, 2003 vs OTT W 6-2 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 17:16
Jan 14, 2003 @ OTT L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:07
Jan 11, 2003 vs NJD T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:16
Jan 9, 2003 vs ATL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:47
Jan 7, 2003 vs DET W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:27
Jan 4, 2003 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 23:37
Jan 2, 2003 @ CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 21:19
Dec 31, 2002 vs OTT L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 19:48
Dec 29, 2002 vs NYR W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 8 0 21:47
Dec 27, 2002 vs BOS W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:37
Dec 23, 2002 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 21:30
Dec 21, 2002 vs NSH T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 24:35
Dec 19, 2002 vs TOR L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:11
Dec 18, 2002 @ CAR T 1-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:49
Dec 14, 2002 vs NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:44
Dec 12, 2002 @ MTL W 3-2 1 2 3 1 0 4 0 20:17
Dec 10, 2002 @ MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 20:41
Dec 8, 2002 @ CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 21:31
Dec 7, 2002 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:26
Dec 5, 2002 vs EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:50
Dec 3, 2002 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 21:21
Dec 1, 2002 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 21:15
Nov 29, 2002 vs VAN L 3-5 1 2 3 0 2 5 0 18:51
Nov 27, 2002 @ BUF T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:15
Nov 23, 2002 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:07
Nov 21, 2002 vs NYI L 2-7 0 0 0 -4 0 3 0 18:25
Nov 19, 2002 vs PHI L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 19:44
Nov 17, 2002 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 14:30
Nov 15, 2002 vs SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:20
Nov 11, 2002 vs PHX W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:01
Nov 9, 2002 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 21:11
Nov 8, 2002 vs PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:35
Nov 5, 2002 @ TOR L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 20:49
Nov 2, 2002 @ PIT L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:44
Nov 1, 2002 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:15
Oct 30, 2002 vs NYR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:46
Oct 28, 2002 @ FLA W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 19:18
Oct 26, 2002 @ NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:23
Oct 25, 2002 vs WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:25
Oct 23, 2002 @ CBJ T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:00
Oct 21, 2002 @ NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:29
Oct 19, 2002 @ PIT T 3-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 21:54
Oct 18, 2002 vs ATL W 8-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 19:41
Oct 12, 2002 vs CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 0 10 3 0 16:03
Oct 10, 2002 @ FLA W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 6 0 16:25