Anthony Richard

Anthony Richard
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 Former teams	Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators
NHL Draft	100th overall, 2015 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2016–present

Anthony Richard (born December 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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.

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. 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.

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. 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. 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. He made his debut for the Canadiens in a December 19 game against the Arizona Coyotes. On December 21, 2022, he scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche, on a breakaway deke against golatender Alexandar Georgiev.

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
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database