Luke Richardson

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Position	Defenseman
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 26, 1969, Ottawa, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	7th overall, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career	1987 – present

Luke Richardson (born 26 March 1969 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Records 4 Career statistics 5 International play 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Playing career

Luke Richardson was selected 7th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He had come off of two stellar seasons with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL. Richardson lasted four years in Toronto, as in the summer of 1991 he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Vincent Damphousse, Scott Thornton, Peter Ing, future considerations and cash for Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube.

Richardson never became a spectacular defenseman, he was just a tough stay-at-home blueliner who was quite aggressive. He would be consistent in that regard, with Edmonton, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was traded back to Toronto on March 8 of 2006. He has played the 4th most games among active players in the NHL, only trailing Chris Chelios, Scott Mellanby, and Brendan Shanahan. As well, he is the active player who has played the most games without reaching the Stanley Cup Finals.

[edit] Awards

• 1999-00: Pelle Lindbergh Memorial (Philadelphia Flyers)

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985-86	Peterborough Petes	OHL		63	6	18	24	57		16	2	1	3	50
1986-87	Peterborough Petes	OHL		59	13	42	55	70		12	0	5	5	24
1987-88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		78	4	6	10	90		2	0	0	0	0
1988-89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		55	2	7	9	106		-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		67	4	14	18	122		5	0	0	0	22
1990-91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		78	1	9	10	238		-	-	-	-	-
1991-92	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		75	2	19	21	118		16	0	5	5	45
1992-93	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	3	10	13	142		-	-	-	-	-
1993-94	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		69	2	6	8	131		-	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		46	3	10	13	40		-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	2	9	11	108		-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	1	11	12	91		12	0	2	2	14
1997-98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		81	2	3	5	139		5	0	0	0	0
1998-99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	0	6	6	106		-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		74	2	5	7	140		18	0	1	1	41
2000-01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		82	2	6	8	131		6	0	0	0	4
2001-02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		72	1	8	9	102		5	0	0	0	4
2002-03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		82	0	13	13	73		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		64	1	5	6	48		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		44	1	6	7	30		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		21	0	3	3	41		-	-	-	-	-
18 seasons	NHL career			1312	33	153	186	1955		69	0	8	8	130

Preceded by Ray Whitney

Columbus Blue Jackets captains 2003-05

Succeeded by Adam Foote

[edit] International play

• Played for Team Canada in the 1987 World Junior Championships.
• Played for Team Canada in the 1994 World Championships.
• Played for Team Canada in the 1999 World Championships.

International Statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WJC	6	0	0	0	0
1994	Canada	WC	8	0	1	1	6
1996	Canada	WC	8	0	0	0	12

[edit] See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

[edit] References

• Luke Richardson on HockeyDB