Tanner Richard

Tanner Richard
Richard in 2017 with Genève-Servette HC
Born (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 Genève-Servette HC
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Tampa Bay Lightning
National team   Switzerland
NHL draft 71st overall, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2011–present

Tanner Richard (born 6 April 1993) is a Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Richard played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Zürich.[1]

Junior

Richard made his professional debut during the 2010-11 season playing in the National League with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. He was selected 71st overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He then relocated to North America and played junior hockey with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League.

On April 1, 2013, Richard was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Lightning.[2]

Professional

On December 20, 2016, Richard made his NHL debut, which came in a 4-1 Lightning win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.[3] On April 25, 2017, Richard left the Syracuse Crunch to join the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team and try to earn a spot for the 2017 IIHF World Championship. It was unknown at the time whether Richard would rejoin the Crunch at a later point if they still remained in the playoffs.[4]

On April 28, 2017, Richard agreed to a two-year contract with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).[5]

On July 20, 2018, Richard was signed to an early two-year contract extension by Geneva, keeping him at the club through the 2020-21 season.

On October 9, 2019, Richard agreed to an early three-year contract extension with Geneva through the 2023/24 season. Following the 2019-20 season, Servette placed Richard on the trading block after he only managed to score 2 goals this season and displayed rather weak performances throughout the year.[6][7]

International play

Richard participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.[8]

On April 25, 2017, Richard was added to Switzerland men's national ice hockey team for the 2017 IIHF World Championship.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Guelph Storm OHL 43 13 35 48 46 6 1 4 5 6
2012–13 Guelph Storm OHL 52 11 51 62 94 5 0 3 3 6
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 65 2 15 17 95 — — — — —
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 13 25 38 135 2 1 0 1 2
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 71 11 43 54 57 — — — — —
2016–17 Syracuse Crunch AHL 47 14 20 34 50 — — — — —
2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Genève-Servette HC NL 49 8 30 38 62 5 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Genève-Servette HC NL 49 8 28 36 64 6 0 7 7 4
2019–20 Genève-Servette HC NL 36 2 20 22 28 — — — — —
2020–21 Genève-Servette HC NL 41 8 20 28 20 8 1 6 7 2
2021–22 Genève-Servette HC NL 25 8 10 18 41 2 1 0 1 0
NL totals 204 34 108 142 215 21 2 14 16 8
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Switzerland WJC18 7th 6 4 1 5 2
2012 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 2 2 4 6
2013 Switzerland WJC 6th 6 0 4 4 8
2017 Switzerland WC 6th 7 0 4 4 8
Junior totals 18 6 7 13 16
Senior totals 7 0 4 4 8

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Lightning sign forward Tanner Richard". Tampa Bay Lightning. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ Smith, Joe (20 December 2016). "Tanner Richard on 'surreal' NHL debut". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ Kramer, Lindsay (25 April 2017). "Veteran Syracuse Crunch forward leaves team to play for country in World Championships". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Tanner Richard has reportedly signed with Genève-Servette HC". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. ^ "GSHC's Tanner Richard on the market?". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Genève-Servette HC might trade Tanner Richard". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ "2012 Team Switzerland World Junior Championship Roster". The Hockey House.net. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Damien Riat cut from national team roster, Tanner Richard to replace him". swisshockeynews.ch. Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.