Steven L. Richmond (born December 11, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 159 games in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1984 and 1989.

Steve Richmond
Richmond in 1984
Born (1959-12-11) December 11, 1959 (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1982–1991

Amateur career edit

Richmond grew up playing hockey in Chicago where he attended Evanston High School. He also played two years of Junior hockey in Pickering, Ontario.[1] He finished his amateur career playing for the University of Michigan, where he holds the record for most goals by a defenseman with 40.

Professional career edit

Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers in 1982, Richmond ended up playing 159 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings. He was also a member of the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for the final six weeks of 1983–84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league championship.[2]

Post career edit

Richmond is currently the director of player development of the Washington Capitals. His son Danny Richmond is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Evanston Township High School HSIL
1978–79 University of Michigan WCHA 24 2 5 7 38
1979–80 University of Michigan WCHA 38 10 19 29 26
1980–81 University of Michigan WCHA 39 22 32 54 46
1981–82 University of Michigan WCHA 38 6 30 36 68
1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 78 5 13 18 187
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 26 2 5 7 110 4 0 0 0 12
1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 38 1 17 18 114
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 34 0 5 5 90
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 37 3 10 13 122
1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 17 0 2 2 63
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 11 2 6 8 32
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 29 1 2 3 82
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 20 1 7 8 23 17 2 9 11 34
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 44 1 7 8 143
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 79 6 27 33 141
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 2 0 2 2 2 16 2 9 11 57
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 49 6 35 41 114 17 3 10 13 84
1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 0 2 2 26
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 10 1 3 4 19 4 0 1 1 16
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 12 3 7 10 19
AHL totals 196 18 85 103 432 34 5 19 24 118
NHL totals 159 4 23 27 514 4 0 0 0 12

Awards edit

Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 1981-82 [4]

References edit

  1. ^ Rozner, Barry (May 26, 2018). "Rozner: Capitals, Steve Richmond have eyes on big prize". Daily Herald.
  2. ^ "The Hockey News: Special Features: The Tulsa Oilers were true road warriors". Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
  4. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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