Bradley Benjamin Stanley Richardson (born February 4, 1985) is a Canadian former professional

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. He last played with the

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of the

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(NHL). He previously played for the

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and the

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. Richardson won the Stanley Cup with the Kings in

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Playing career

Richardson grew up in

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playing

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for the AA Belleville Bobcats and eventually for the AAA Quinte Red Devils of the OMHA. He played in the 1998

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with the Quinte team. After a strong season in Bantam, Richardson was the 1st round choice (10th overall) in the 2001 OHL Priority Selection by the Owen Sound Attack. Richardson was drafted by the

in the

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. He was the chosen 163rd overall in the 5th round from the

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of the

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. Brad played his first professional season in the 2005–06 season, splitting the year between the

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of the AHL and making his debut in the NHL with the Avalanche. Richardson's best year with the Avalanche came in the 2006–07 season, playing in a career high 73 games, recording 14 goals and 22 points. On June 21, 2008, Richardson was traded from the Avalanche to the

for a second round pick. On September 15, 2008, Richardson signed with the Kings for two years and $1.175 million. Richardson achieved his first career hat trick on October 23, 2010, against his old team, the Colorado Avalanche, in a 6-4 Kings victory. On July 12, 2011, Richardson re-signed on a two-year contract extension worth $2.35 million with the Kings. In the 2011–12 season, in a utility role he played in 59 regular season games for 9 points before capturing the Stanley Cup with the Kings whilst featuring in 13 post-season games. Richardson missed the first two post-season games that year after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. On July 5, 2013, Richardson signed as a free agent to a two-year contract worth $1.15 million per year by the Vancouver Canucks. Richardson as a free agent for the second time in his career, signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2015. On November 17, 2016, in the midst of a productive start to his second season with the Coyotes, having 9 points in 16 appearances, he was hit by defenceman Nikita Tryamkin in a game against his former club, the Vancouver Canucks. He fractured both his tibia and fibula bones in his right leg, requiring season ending surgery. On July 3, 2018, Richardson re-signed with the Coyotes on a two-year deal worth $2.5 million. During the qualifying round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, Richardson scored an overtime goal that clinched the series over the Nashville Predators. On October 12, 2020, having left the Coyotes as a free agent after five seasons, Richardson was signed to a one year, $1 million contract with the

. In the pandemic delayed and shortened season, Richardson was limited through injury to just 17 regular season games with the Predators, collecting 1 goal and 4 points. He was scoreless in 2 playoff contests in a first-round defeat to the

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. On September 8, 2021, Richardson signed as a free agent to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the

. In the season, Richardson in a limited role made 27 regular season appearances with the Flames. At the NHL trade deadline Richardson was placed on waivers by the Flames and was claimed in a return to the Vancouver Canucks on March 21, 2022. His 4 goals and 8 points were evenly split between the Flames and the Canucks.

Personal life

In January 2021, Richardson's girlfriend, actress

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, gave birth to their daughter, Bowie Ella Richardson. On May 16, 2022, Brad Richardson and Jessica Szohr got engaged.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Brad 1985 births Living people Albany River Rats players Arizona Coyotes players Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey centres Colorado Avalanche draft picks Colorado Avalanche players Lake Erie Monsters players Los Angeles Kings players Lowell Lock Monsters players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Nashville Predators players Owen Sound Attack players Ice hockey people from Belleville, Ontario Stanley Cup champions Vancouver Canucks players