Brad Richards

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brad Richards
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1980(1980-05-02)
Age	44
Birthplace	Murray Harbour
Country	Canada
Birth City	Prince Edward Island
Horoscope	Taurus

Brad Richards Biography

Brad Richards is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on May 2, 1980 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Canadian NHL center who won the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP in 2004 following his role in leading the Tampa Bay Lighting to a Stanley Cup Championship. He took home the second Stanley Cup Championship with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015 and was also instrumental in leading the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2014.

He along with He and Vincent Lecavalier helped bring the Stanley Cup to Tampa Bay in 2004. helped bring the Stanley Cup to Tampa Bay in 2004.

Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, having recorded 82 assists and 115 points in his draft year. During that same draft, the Lightning selected Vincent Lecavalier, Richards’ teammate at both the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and Rimouski, with the first overall pick. During the 2003–04 NHL season, the Lightning would win their first Stanley Cup, with Richards’ contributions during the playoffs earning him the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the postseason, which included a record seven game-winning goals, overtaking Joe Sakic’s and Joe Nieuwendyk’s record of six. He also won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy that season. Later that year, he won the World Cup of Hockey Championship playing on Team Canada.

In his final season with Rimouski, Richards won nearly every honour possible for a Canadian junior player in the QMJHL: he earned the Jean Béliveau Trophy after leading the QMJHL with 186 points, as well as the Telus Cup, given to the league’s best offensive player; he won the QMJHL and Canadian Hockey League Plus/Minus Awards with a plus-80 mark, and was a First-Team All-Star in both the Quebec circuit and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), as well as the CHL Player of the Year and Leading Scorer. In the post-season, Richards took home both the Guy Lafleur Trophy as MVP of the QMJHL playoffs, then the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as MVP of the 2000 Memorial Cup, as the Océanic won both the QMJHL playoff title and the CHL Memorial Cup.

He was involved in a relationship with TV model He was in a relationship with TV actress Olivia Munn. He married Rechelle Jenkins in 2014 and he has a son named Luca.. He got married to Rechelle Jenkins back in the year 2014, and has an infant son named Luca.

Brad Richards Net Worth

Brad Richards is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brad Richards 's net worth $45 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded by the Canadian Hockey League Player of the year in the age of twenty-one.

He was one of his most successful years in the 2009 season and was nominated to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, an award for sportsmanship.

Bradley Glenn Richards (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Lightning, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings during his National Hockey League (NHL) career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Brad Richards height 6 ft 0 in Brad weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Brad Richards Dating?

According to our records, Brad Richards married to Rechelle Jenkins. As of December 1, 2023, Brad Richards’s is not dating anyone.

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After the Lightning were eliminated from the 2006 playoffs, the Lightning re- signed Richards to a five-year, US$39 million contract extension.

Facts & Trivia

Brad Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Brad Richards celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

On February 26, 2008, roughly three hours before the NHL trade deadline, Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars in a blockbuster deal (along with goaltender Johan Holmqvist) in exchange for goaltender Mike Smith, centre Jeff Halpern, winger Jussi Jokinen and a 2009 fourth-round draft pick. Richards set the Stars’ franchise record of most assists in a player’s team debut game with five; the record is also a career high for Richards. In the game, Dallas defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 7–4, and Richards was named the game’s first star.

What does Brad Richards do now?

After one season out of the NHL P.E.I.’s Brad Richards is going back to the New York Rangers. The Rangers announced this week Richards is joining its management team as a hockey operations advisor. He’ll help develop players in the farm system and provide input on hockey operations decisions.

Are the Rangers still paying Brad Richards?

Brad Richards may have retired, but he’ll still be getting paid handsomely – and regularly – as he starts a new phase of his career.

Who is Brad Richards wife?

Rechelle Jenkins

Is Brad Richards a Hall of Famer?

Off all the skaters who have won the Conn Smythe and are eligible for the Hall of Fame , only Butch Goring and Claude Lemieux have not been inducted. And along with Richards, Scott Niedermayer is the only other player who was MVP of both the Memorial Cup tournament and the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Was Brad Richards Good?

Richards holds the NHL record for most game-winning goals in a single postseason , scoring 7 in 2004 with the Lightning. He helped Tampa Bay win the Stanley Cup that year after netting 26 points and winning the Conn Smythe.