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Stéphane Jean-Gilles Richer (born April 28, 1966) is a
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former professional
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player who is currently serving as sport director at
Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...
of the
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.


Playing career

Richer spent most of his professional career playing in the minors, but did play parts of three seasons in the NHL with the
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( 1992–93),
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(1992–93),
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( 1993–94 and 1994–95). He played in 27 NHL games; his NHL totals include one goal, five assists, six points and 20 penalty minutes. Richer left North America in 1995 to play for
Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern pa ...
in Germany. He won the German championship with the Adler squad in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001 and remained with the team until the 2001–02 season. Richer spent his final season as a professional hockey player with the
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before retiring in 2003.


Coaching career

Richer began his coaching career in 2003 as assistant coach of the
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; he and new head coach Rich Chernomaz led the Lions to a fifth-place regular season finish and a surprise DEL championship in the 2003–04 DEL campaign, defeating the heavily favored
Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...
in the playoff finals. Richer left the Lions after the season and signed as assistant coach with
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. Midway through the 2004–05 season, he succeeded Helmut de Raaf as head coach. In 2005, Mannheim fired Richer and replaced him with American
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. Several weeks later, he succeeded Bernhard Engelbrecht as head coach of the
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. Richer guided the Huskies to promotion to the German top-tier
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(DEL) in 2008. On January 6, 2010, he signed a contract as general manager of the
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, and on March 25, 2010, was named as the club's head coach as well. In December 2010, Richer relinquished the Freezers coaching job to Canadian
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. In 2014, Richer was named DEL Manager of the Year. He signed a contract extension with the Freezers that would keep him with the club until 2019. However, in May 2016, the Freezers folded; Richer, the staff and the players became free agents. After the Freezers had folded, Richer served as scout for the
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and worked as director of the youth program at German Oberliga side Crocodiles Hamburg. On January 26, 2017, he was appointed assistant coach to
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for DEL team
Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...
and promoted to sporting director in May 2017.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richer, Stephane 1966 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Atlanta Knights players Baltimore Skipjacks players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Fredericton Canadiens players Florida Panthers players Frankfurt Lions players Hull Olympiques players New Haven Nighthawks players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Providence Bruins players Sherbrooke Canadiens players Tampa Bay Lightning players Ice hockey people from Gatineau Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany