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Stephane Richer

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: June 7, 1966 in Ripon, Quebec

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (29th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:40AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #186. Bobby Rousseau… #187. Marian Gaborik… #188. STEPHANE RICHER… #188. Keith Primeau… #190. Garry Unger… #190. Petr Nedved… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 18 MTL NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985-86 19 MTL NHL 65 21 16 37 16 1 50 16 5 0 2 112 18.8
1986-87 20 MTL NHL 57 20 19 39 16 11 80 16 4 0 3 109 18.3
1987-88 21 MTL NHL 72 50 28 78 35 12 72 34 16 0 11 263 19.0
1988-89 22 MTL NHL 68 25 35 60 23 4 61 14 11 0 6 214 11.7
1989-90 23 MTL NHL 75 51 40 91 39 35 46 42 9 0 8 269 19.0
1990-91 24 MTL NHL 75 31 30 61 25 0 53 22 9 0 4 221 14.0
1991-92 25 NJD NHL 74 29 35 64 25 -1 25 23 5 1 6 240 12.1
1992-93 26 NJD NHL 78 38 35 73 30 -1 44 30 7 1 7 286 13.3
1993-94 27 NJD NHL 80 36 36 72 29 31 16 26 7 3 9 217 16.6
1994-95 28 NJD NHL 45 23 16 39 17 8 10 20 1 2 5 133 17.3
1995-96 29 NJD NHL 73 20 12 32 14 -8 30 13 3 4 3 192 10.4
1996-97 30 MTL NHL 63 22 24 46 18 0 32 20 2 0 2 126 17.5
1997-98 31 TOT NHL 40 14 15 29 12 -6 41 9 5 0 2 95 14.7
1997-98 31 MTL NHL 14 5 4 9 4 1 5 3 2 0 0 24 20.8
1997-98 31 TBL NHL 26 9 11 20 8 -7 36 6 3 0 2 71 12.7
1998-99 32 TBL NHL 64 12 21 33 12 -10 22 7 3 2 1 139 8.6 1074 16:47
1999-00 33 TOT NHL 56 15 22 37 14 9 18 10 5 0 1 110 13.6 775 13:50
1999-00 33 TBL NHL 20 7 5 12 5 2 4 6 1 0 0 47 14.9 290 14:31
1999-00 33 STL NHL 36 8 17 25 9 7 14 4 4 0 1 63 12.7 484 13:27
2001-02 35 TOT NHL 68 14 14 28 11 -9 14 13 1 0 2 123 11.4 938 13:48
2001-02 35 PIT NHL 58 13 12 25 10 -8 14 12 1 0 2 107 12.1 816 14:04
2001-02 35 NJD NHL 10 1 2 3 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16 6.3 122 12:10
Career NHL 1054 421 398 819 339 76 614 315 93 13 72 2849 14.8 2787 14:49

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1984-85 18 MTL NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985-86 19 MTL NHL 65 0.32 0.25 0.57 0.25 0.77 1.72 16 13 29 12 57 24 32 0 1 1.5 0.9 2.4
1986-87 20 MTL NHL 57 0.35 0.33 0.68 0.28 1.40 1.91 17 16 33 14 54 14 30 1 11 2.2 1.2 3.3
1987-88 21 MTL NHL 72 0.69 0.39 1.08 0.49 1.00 3.65 42 23 65 29 103 42 50 1 12 6.7 1.3 7.9
1988-89 22 MTL NHL 68 0.37 0.51 0.88 0.34 0.90 3.15 21 29 50 19 77 33 40 0 4 3.6 1.0 4.6
1989-90 23 MTL NHL 75 0.68 0.53 1.21 0.52 0.61 3.59 43 33 76 32 111 31 45 0 35 7.7 1.9 9.6
1990-91 24 MTL NHL 75 0.41 0.40 0.81 0.34 0.71 2.95 28 27 55 23 76 22 54 0 0 4.5 1.0 5.5
1991-92 25 NJD NHL 74 0.39 0.47 0.86 0.34 0.34 3.24 26 31 57 23 91 28 67 3 -1 4.5 0.8 5.3
1992-93 26 NJD NHL 78 0.49 0.45 0.94 0.39 0.56 3.67 31 28 59 25 101 34 72 4 -1 5.3 0.9 6.3
1993-94 27 NJD NHL 80 0.45 0.45 0.90 0.37 0.20 2.71 33 33 66 27 97 21 52 7 31 6.0 1.6 7.6
1994-95 28 NJD NHL 45 0.51 0.36 0.87 0.38 0.22 2.96 40 28 68 29 48 8 35 3 8 3.9 0.9 4.8
1995-96 29 NJD NHL 73 0.27 0.16 0.44 0.20 0.41 2.63 19 11 30 13 42 7 57 14 -8 1.7 1.0 2.8
1996-97 30 MTL NHL 63 0.35 0.38 0.73 0.29 0.51 2.00 23 25 48 19 63 15 52 4 0 3.8 0.7 4.5
1997-98 31 TOT NHL 40 0.35 0.38 0.73 0.29 1.03 2.38 16 18 34 14 42 16 35 3 -6 2.9 0.4 3.3
1997-98 31 MTL NHL 14 0.36 0.29 0.64 0.27 0.36 1.71 6 5 11 5 13 6 6 0 1 0.9 0.2 1.1
1997-98 31 TBL NHL 26 0.35 0.42 0.77 0.31 1.38 2.73 10 13 23 9 29 10 29 3 -7 2.0 0.2 2.2
1998-99 32 TBL NHL 64 0.19 0.33 0.52 0.19 0.34 2.17 14 24 38 14 51 12 63 14 -10 1.9 0.8 2.7
1999-00 33 TOT NHL 56 0.27 0.39 0.66 0.25 0.32 1.96 17 23 40 16 52 19 24 0 9 3.2 1.2 4.4
1999-00 33 TBL NHL 20 0.35 0.25 0.60 0.26 0.20 2.35 8 5 13 6 20 5 13 0 2 1.2 0.4 1.5
1999-00 33 STL NHL 36 0.22 0.47 0.69 0.25 0.39 1.75 9 18 27 10 32 14 11 0 7 2.0 0.9 2.9
2001-02 35 TOT NHL 68 0.21 0.21 0.41 0.17 0.21 1.81 16 16 32 13 -9 1.9 0.7 2.6
2001-02 35 PIT NHL 58 0.22 0.21 0.43 0.18 0.24 1.84 15 14 29 12 -8 1.8 0.6 2.4
2001-02 35 NJD NHL 10 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.11 0.00 1.60 1 2 3 1 -1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Career NHL 1054 0.40 0.38 0.78 0.32 0.58 2.70 402 378 780 322 1065 326 708 54 76 61.2 16.4 77.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 19 MTL NHL SC 16 4 1 5 -3 23 1 3 0 1 22 18.2
1986-87 20 MTL NHL 5 3 2 5 3 0 3 0 0 1 12 25.0
1987-88 21 MTL NHL 8 7 5 12 1 6 6 1 0 2 31 22.6
1988-89 22 MTL NHL 21 6 5 11 -5 14 4 2 0 3 47 12.8
1989-90 23 MTL NHL 9 7 3 10 8 2 6 1 0 1 22 31.8
1990-91 24 MTL NHL 13 9 5 14 0 6 8 1 0 1 44 20.5
1991-92 25 NJD NHL 7 1 2 3 -5 0 1 0 0 0 18 5.6
1992-93 26 NJD NHL 5 2 2 4 -4 2 1 1 0 0 13 15.4
1993-94 27 NJD NHL 20 7 5 12 2 6 4 3 0 2 72 9.7
1994-95 28 NJD NHL SC 19 6 15 21 9 2 2 3 1 2 55 10.9
1996-97 30 MTL NHL 5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1999-00 33 STL NHL 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 33.3 38 12:30
2001-02 35 NJD NHL 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 37 12:12
Career NHL 2 134 53 45 98 2 61 37 15 1 13 354 15.0 74 12:21

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 16 Laval Insulaires QAAA 48 47 54 101 86
1983-84 17 Granby Bisons QMJHL 67 39 37 76 62 30 9 0 2
1984-85 18 Canada WJC-A 7 4 3 7 2
1984-85 18 2 Teams QMJHL 57 61 59 120 71 37 20 4 6
1984-85 18 Granby Bisons QMJHL 30 30 27 57 31 18 11 1 3
1984-85 18 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 27 31 32 63 40 19 9 3 3
1986-87 20 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 12 10 4 14 11
1990-91 24 Montreal Canadiens Fr-Tour 4 2 1 3 8
1999-00 33 Detroit Vipers IHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
Career 1 Season AHL 12 10 4 14 11
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 4 2 1 3 8
Career 1 Season IHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
Career 1 Season QAAA 48 47 54 101 86
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 124 100 96 196 133 67 29 4 8
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 4 3 7 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 17 Granby Bisons QMJHL 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
1984-85 18 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 12 12 14 26 25 10 1 1 2
1984-85 18 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 9 6 3 9 10
Career 1 Season AHL 9 6 3 9 10
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 15 13 15 28 29 11 1 1 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Stephane Richer 9.6 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 0.0
Brian Rolston 93.3 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Milt Schmidt 92.7 7.5 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8
Rick Tocchet 91.3 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.7
John MacLean 91.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 0.3 -0.5
Tomas Sandstrom 90.6 9.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 -0.2
Pat Verbeek 90.5 9.5 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.7 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.4
Ray Ferraro 90.5 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 1.8 1.7 0.7
Dave Taylor 89.8 10.4 9.3 9.2 7.5 7.5 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 2.8 1.3 0.2 0.0
Doug Weight 89.7 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.4
Bill Guerin 89.6 9.9 9.8 8.8 7.5 7.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.2 2.4 2.3 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Stephane Richer 9.6 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 0.0
Brian Rolston 93.3 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Milt Schmidt 92.7 7.5 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8
Rick Tocchet 91.3 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 -0.1
John MacLean 91.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.5
Tomas Sandstrom 90.6 9.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 -0.2
Ray Ferraro 90.3 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.7
Dave Taylor 89.8 10.4 9.3 9.2 7.5 7.5 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 2.8 1.3 0.2 0.0
Cory Stillman 89.4 9.7 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Doug Weight 89.4 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.5
Gary Roberts 88.6 10.0 9.7 8.1 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1990 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1986 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1995 New Jersey Devils (NHL)

Goals

1987-88 NHL 50 (6)
1989-90 NHL 51 (7)
Career NHL 421 (72)

Plus/Minus

1989-90 NHL 35 (2)

Even Strength Goals

1987-88 NHL 34 (3)
1989-90 NHL 42 (2)
1994-95 NHL 20 (4)
Career NHL 315 (40)

Short-Handed Goals

1995-96 NHL 4 (10)

Game-Winning Goals

1987-88 NHL 11 (1)
 1989-90 NHL 8 (6)
1993-94 NHL 9 (4)
1994-95 NHL 5 (7)
Career NHL 72 (36)

Shots

1987-88 NHL 263 (9)
Career NHL 2849 (91)

Goals Per Game

1987-88 NHL 0.69 (4)
1989-90 NHL 0.68 (7)
Career NHL 0.40 (99)

Goals Created Per Game

1989-90 NHL 0.52 (9)

Adjusted Goals

1987-88 NHL 42 (6)
1989-90 NHL 43 (7)
Career NHL 402 (87)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

September 20, 1991: Traded to New Jersey by Montreal with Tom Chorske for Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson, September 20, 1991.

August 22, 1996: Traded to Montreal by New Jersey for Lyle Odelein, August 22, 1996.

January 15, 1998: Traded to Tampa Bay by Montreal with Darcy Tucker and David Wilkie for Patrick Poulin, Mick Vukota and Igor Ulanov, January 15, 1998.

January 13, 2000: Traded to St. Louis by Tampa Bay for Rich Parent and Chris McAlpine, January 13, 2000.

August 25, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Washington, August 25, 2000.

October 2, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, October 2, 2001.

March 19, 2002: Traded to New Jersey by Pittsburgh for New Jersey's 7th round choice (Stephen Dixon) in 2003 Entry Draft, March 19, 2002.

August 18, 2002: Officially announced his retirement, August 18, 2002.

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