Bradley Glen Richards was born on May 2,1980 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.
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19 Facts About Brad Richards
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Brad Richards is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, having won in 2004 with the Lightning, where he was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player during the playoffs.
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Brad Richards was born and raised in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island.
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Since age 14, Brad Richards has been friends with Vincent Lecavalier after they met at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school with a renowned hockey program in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.
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Brad 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.
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On February 26,2008, roughly three hours before the NHL trade deadline, Brad Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars in a blockbuster deal in exchange for goaltender Mike Smith, centre Jeff Halpern, winger Jussi Jokinen and a 2009 fourth-round draft pick.
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Brad Richards set the Stars' franchise record of most assists in a player's team debut game with five; the record is a career high for Brad Richards.
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Brad Richards met with a specialist the following day and missed 15 games.
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Brad Richards finished seventh in the NHL points standings that year, just behind former Lightning teammate Martin St Louis.
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Brad Richards finished fourth in the NHL in total assists and second in powerplay points.
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Brad Richards was approached by the Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Brad Richards would go on to record 25 goals along with 41 assists during his first season with the Rangers, as well as six goals and nine assists in 20 playoff games, as the Rangers were ultimately eliminated from the 2012 playoffs by the New Jersey Devils.
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St Louis and Brad Richards both played integral roles in the Rangers' run to the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost in five games to the Los Angeles Kings.
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Blackhawks, with Brad Richards, later faced one of his former teams, the Lightning, in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.
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Brad Richards assisted on Patrick Kane's late 3rd period goal in the deciding Game 6 at the United Center, sealing the victory.
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Brad Richards is friends with Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean, who spends a lot of time in PEI.
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Brad Richards rented a suite at the St Pete Times Forum for several Tampa Bay Lightning hockey games and invited families dealing with various forms of pediatric cancer to use it.
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Brad Richards donates tickets to every home game to men and women in the military.
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Brad Richards underwent arthroscopic hip surgery on April 23,2010, to repair a small labrum tear.
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