| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg/16 st) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Ottawa Senators 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 is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL.
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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. Halfway through his rookie season, on January 6, 1988 he was the victim of a vicious attack when Dino Ciccarelli of the Minnesota North Stars clubbed him in the head several times with his stick (Ciccarelli was convicted of assault, serving one day in jail and paying a fine of $1000 [Canadian]). However, the assault had no discernable effects on the play of Richardson, who lasted four years in Toronto, until in the summer of 1991, when 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, and spent the 2006-07 NHL season with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has played the 3rd most games among active players in the NHL, only trailing Chris Chelios and Brendan Shanahan. As well, he is the active player who has played the most games without winning the Stanley Cup, or even reaching the Stanley Cup Finals. The closest he came to a Cup Finals appearance was in 2000, when the Flyers lost 4-3 in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New Jersey Devils. Richardson didn't rack up that many points in 06-07, but he still did fairly well in the 27 games he played while getting 3 assists and only 16 penalty minutes. Richardson was a healthy scratch for the end of the 2006-07 season and playoffs, and became an unrestricted free agent that summer. On August 7, 2007, Richardson signed a 1 year, $500,000 two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators after most of the hockey world thought he would announce his retirement from the NHL. [1]
Awards
- 1999-00: Pelle Lindbergh Memorial (Philadelphia Flyers)
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | DNP — Lockout | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 1339 | 33 | 159 | 192 | 2012 | 69 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 130 | ||||
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 |
See also
References
| Preceded by Ray Whitney |
Columbus Blue Jackets captains 2003-05 |
Succeeded by Adam Foote |
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| McKechnie • Martin • Wright • Selwood • Moser • Sittler • Ferguson • McDonald • Neely • Turnbull • Valiquette • Ashby • Anderson • Johansen • Boschman • Benning • Nylund • Courtnall • Iafrate • Clark • Damphousse • Richardson • S. Pearson • Thornton • R. Pearson • Bancroft • Berehowsky • Convery • Marshall • Jonsson • Wilson • Fichaud • Ware • Antropov • Cereda • Boyes • Colaiacovo • Steen • Rask • Tlusty |
