Steve Richmond

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Steve Richmond 1984.JPG

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| caption = Richmond in 1984

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1959|12|11}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 205

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| played_for = New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings

| career_start = 1982

| career_end = 1991

}}

Steven L. Richmond (born December 11, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 159 games in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1984 and 1989.

Amateur career

Richmond grew up playing hockey in Chicago where he attended Evanston High School. He also played two years of Junior hockey in Pickering, Ontario.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20180526/rozner-capitals-steve-richmond-have-eyes-on-big-prize|title=Rozner: Capitals, Steve Richmond have eyes on big prize|first=Barry|last=Rozner|date=May 26, 2018|website=Daily Herald}} He finished his amateur career playing for the University of Michigan, where he holds the record for most goals by a defenseman with 40.

Professional career

Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers in 1982, Richmond ended up playing 159 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings. He was also a member of the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for the final six weeks of 1983–84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league championship.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14497-The-Tulsa-Oilers-were-true-road-warriors.html# |title=The Hockey News: Special Features: The Tulsa Oilers were true road warriors |access-date=2010-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228211525/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14497-The-Tulsa-Oilers-were-true-road-warriors.html# |archive-date=2012-02-28 |url-status=dead }}

Post career

Richmond is currently the director of player development of the Washington Capitals. His son Danny Richmond is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1977–78 \| Evanston Township High School \| HSIL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| University of Michigan \| WCHA \| 24	2	5	7	38 \| —	—	—	—	—
1979–80 \| University of Michigan \| WCHA \| 38	10	19	29	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1980–81 \| University of Michigan \| WCHA \| 39	22	32	54	46 \| —	—	—	—	—
1981–82 \| University of Michigan \| WCHA \| 38	6	30	36	68 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1982–83 \| Tulsa Oilers \| CHL \| 78	5	13	18	187 \| —	—	—	—	—
1983–84 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 26	2	5	7	110 \| 4	0	0	0	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| Tulsa Oilers \| CHL \| 38	1	17	18	114 \| —	—	—	—	—
1984–85 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 34	0	5	5	90 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1984–85 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 37	3	10	13	122 \| —	—	—	—	—
1985–86 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 17	0	2	2	63 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 11	2	6	8	32 \| —	—	—	—	—
1985–86 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 29	1	2	3	82 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| Adirondack Red Wings \| AHL \| 20	1	7	8	23 \| 17	2	9	11	34
1986–87 \| New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 44	1	7	8	143 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| Utica Devils \| AHL \| 79	6	27	33	141 \| —	—	—	—	—
1987–88 \| Flint Spirits \| IHL \| 2	0	2	2	2 \| 16	2	9	11	57
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 49	6	35	41	114 \| 17	3	10	13	84
1989–90 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 9	0	2	2	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Flint Spirits \| IHL \| 10	1	3	4	19 \| 4	0	1	1	16
1990–91 \| San Diego Gulls \| IHL \| 12	3	7	10	19 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 196 !! 18 !! 85 !! 103 !! 432 ! 34 !! 5 !! 19 !! 24 !! 118
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 159 !! 4 !! 23 !! 27 !! 514 ! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 12

Awards

Stanley Cup champion – 2018
Adams Cup champion – 1984{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000971984.html|title=Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com|website=www.hockeydb.com}}

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! Award

! Year

All-CCHA Second Team

| 1981-82

| {{cite news|title=CCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}