Anthony Richard

Anthony Richard (born December 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Anthony Richard
Richard with the Laval Rocket in 2023
Born (1996-12-20) December 20, 1996
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Boston Bruins
Providence Bruins (AHL)
Nashville Predators
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 100th overall, 2015
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Richard played major junior hockey with the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 4th round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, 100th overall.

In his fourth and final season with the Foreurs in 2015–16, Richard was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on November 14, 2015.[1]

In the 2018–19 season, Richard was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, to the Predators on December 1, 2018 due to an injury to forward Filip Forsberg and made his NHL debut the same day against the Chicago Blackhawks in a 5–2 victory.[2][3] He was returned to the Admirals following the game.

During the 2021–22 season, having contributed with 7 goals and 12 points through 31 regular season games with the Milwaukee Admirals while in the midst of his sixth year within the Predators organization, Richard was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Jimmy Huntington on February 1, 2022.[4]

On July 13, 2022, Richard signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for the 2022–23 season. With his customary jersey number 20 already in use by Juraj Slafkovský, Richard instead adopted number 90, in reference to iconic Canadiens player Maurice "Rocket" Richard's number 9.[5] He was assigned to play with the Canadiens' AHL affiliate Laval Rocket, and made an immediate impact even as the team struggled. His performance with the team was sufficiently strong to begin debate as to whether or when he might be called up to play in the NHL.[6][7] On December 18, the Canadiens announced that he had been called up from the Rocket. At the time of the call, Richard had scored a league-leading 18 goals in 27 games, and with 31 points was third in the points standings.[8] He made his debut for the Canadiens in a December 19 game against the Arizona Coyotes.[9] On December 21, 2022, he scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche, on a breakaway deke against goaltender Alexandar Georgiev.[10] Richard played seven games with the Canadiens before returning to the Rocket.[11] He completed the season having tallied 3 goals and 5 points in just 13 games with the Canadiens.

As a free agent from the Canadiens, Richard was on the move after he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2023.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Trois-Rivières Estacades QMAAA 41 11 17 28 50 8 3 5 8 14
2012–13 Trois-Rivières Estacades QMAAA 12 9 6 15 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 42 6 2 8 15 9 0 1 1 5
2013–14 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 66 25 27 52 49 24 10 7 17 12
2014–15 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 66 43 48 91 78 17 12 10 22 10
2015–16 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 58 37 50 87 37 3 2 1 3 2
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 55 4 12 16 23 3 0 1 1 4
2016–17 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 75 19 17 36 45 — — — — —
2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 73 24 23 47 24 5 4 1 5 9
2018–19 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 60 14 9 23 25 — — — — —
2019–20 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 28 11 7 18 36 — — — — —
2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 31 7 5 12 14 — — — — —
2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 40 10 16 26 10 5 4 2 6 0
2022–23 Laval Rocket AHL 60 30 37 67 46 2 0 1 1 0
2022–23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 3 2 5 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 15 3 2 5 6 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada Quebec U17 4th 6 1 0 1 10
Junior totals 6 1 0 1 10

References
  1. "Predators sign fourth rounder Richard to entry-level deal". Nashville Predators. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  2. "Tolvanen gets 1st NHL goal as Predators beat Blackhawks". The Washington Post. 2018-12-01. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. "Predators' Richard promoted to top level". CBS Sports. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. "Lightning acquire C Anthony Richard from Nashville". Tampa Bay Lightning. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. Cowan, Stu (September 25, 2022). "Another Richard shines for Canadiens at Bell Centre". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. "New Rocket Richard taking Laval team on his back". AHL.com. November 24, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. Williams, Patrick (December 8, 2022). "AHL notebook: Prospects thriving after switching organizations". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. Book, Jared (December 18, 2022). "Montreal Canadiens recall Anthony Richard, send Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket". Habs Eyes on the Prize. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. Engels, Eric (December 19, 2022). "Canadiens still have corrections to make despite slump-busting win vs. Coyotes". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. "MTL@COL: Game recap". NHL.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  11. Book, Jared (January 10, 2023). "Montreal Canadiens send Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket". Habs Eyes on the Prize. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  12. "Bruins announce July 1 transactions". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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