Richard John Redmond (born August 14, 1949) is a Canadian former professional
National Hockey League
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(NHL)
defenceman
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. He featured in the
1973 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1973 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1972–73 season, and the culmination of the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a ...
with the
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...
.
He is the son of former
Allan Cup
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winner Eddie Redmond and the brother of former NHL player and
Red Wings broadcaster
Mickey Redmond
Michael Edward Redmond (born December 27, 1947) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He is currently a color commentator for Detroit Red Wings games on television for Bally Sports Detroit.
Playing career
Redmond played right win ...
. He was born in
Kirkland Lake
Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The 2016 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,981.
The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifre ...
,
Ontario
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, but grew up in
Peterborough
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,
Ontario
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Redmond played
minor ice hockey
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in Peterborough, and went to the 1962
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with his youth team. He played 13 seasons in the NHL, beginning as a first-round
draft pick
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with the
Minnesota North Stars
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in
1969. He was traded in
1970
Events
January
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to the
California Golden Seals
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, and from there he was traded to the
Chicago Black Hawks
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in
1972
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. In five seasons with the Black Hawks, Redmond played in 341 games and accumulated 227 points with 218
PIM. He was traded along with
Bob MacMillan
Robert Lea MacMillan (born December 3, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and a former politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. During his hockey career, he played two seasons in the World ...
,
Yves Bélanger and a second‐round selection in the
1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) from the
St. Louis Blues
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to the
Atlanta Flames
The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta from 1972 until 1980. They played home games in the Omni Coliseum and were members of the West and later Patrick divisions of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with t ...
for
Phil Myre
Philippe Louis Myre (born November 1, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Color ...
,
Curt Bennett
Curt Alexander Bennett (born March 27, 1948) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward, who played in the National Hockey League as well as for the United States national ice hockey team in the 1970s.
Biography
Ear ...
and
Barry Gibbs
Barry Paul "Gibby" Gibbs (born September 28, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected first overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.
Playing career
During his NHL career, Gibbs played for the Boston Bruins, M ...
on December 12, 1977.
"Sports News Briefs," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, December 13, 1977.
Retrieved January 22, 2023. He finished his career with the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
Atlanta Flames players
Boston Bruins players
California Golden Seals players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Blackhawks players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Minnesota North Stars draft picks
Minnesota North Stars players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
St. Catharines Black Hawks players
St. Louis Blues players
Sportspeople from Kirkland Lake