| Danny Richmond | |||
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| Born | (1984-08-01)August 1, 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Lahti Pelicans EC Red Bull Salzburg EHC München Adler Mannheim Eisbären Berlin | ||
| NHL draft | 31st overall,2003 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2019 | ||
Daniel "Danny" Richmond (born August 1, 1984) is an American former professionalice hockeydefenseman who most recently played forEisbären Berlin of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of former NHL defenseman,Steve Richmond.
As a youth, Richmond played in the 1998Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team representing the State ofIllinois.[1]
Prior to playing professionally, Richmond played one season each in three different leagues. In 2001–02, Richmond was named the league Rookie of the Year playing for theChicago Steel of theUnited States Hockey League, and was named first-team USHL All-Star.[citation needed] Hisdad was the coach of theChicago Steel that season.[citation needed] In 2002–03, Richmond playedcollegiate hockey for theUniversity of Michigan in theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association, and was named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team.[citation needed] Richmond played for theLondon Knights of theOntario Hockey League in 2003–04. Richmond also played in the 2004International Ice Hockey FederationWorld Junior Championships, helping the United States win the gold medal with two assists in the gold-medal game.[citation needed]
Richmond was drafted by theCarolina Hurricanes with the first pick in the second round (the 31st overall selection) in the2003 NHL Entry Draft, and signed a three-year contract with Carolina on September 15, 2004. Richmond's first professional season was with theLowell Lock Monsters of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) in 2004–05, where Richmond scored fourgoals and had nineassists in 63 games.
In the2005–06 season, Richmond split time between Lowell and Carolina, appearing in ten games for the Hurricanes and tallying one assist, and was named to the AHL Planet USA All-Star Team. On January 20, 2006, Richmond was traded by the Hurricanes to theChicago Blackhawks forAnton Babchuk, and was assigned to theNorfolk Admirals of the AHL.[2]
On July 17, 2008, Richmond was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins in exchange forTim Brent.[3] In the2008–09 season, Richmond was assigned to Pittsburgh affiliate, theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[4] Richmond played in 55 games with the Penguins before he was traded to theSt. Louis Blues in exchange forAndy Wozniewski on March 4, 2009.[5]
On July 20, 2009, Richmond re-signed to a one-year contract with the Blues.[6] Danny started the2009–10 season with the Rivermen and played in 54 games before he was traded along withHannu Toivonen, back to the Blackhawks, for Joe Fallon on March 1, 2010.[7]
On June 11, 2010 Richmond was an honorary guest in the Chicago BlackhawksStanley Cup parade through Chicago. On September 30, 2010 Richmond received a Stanley Cup ring along with other Blackhawk players and staff at a private ceremony.
On July 3, 2011, Richmond signed a one-year contract with theWashington Capitals organization. Assigned to AHL affiliate, theHershey Bears for the2011–12 season, Richmond played in only 24 games before he was traded by the Capitals to theColorado Avalanche in exchange forMike Carman on February 2, 2012.[8] He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, theLake Erie Monsters, where Richmond was credited in helping the Monsters in a late season push by scoring 7 points in 23 games.[9]
Unable to reach the playoffs with the Monsters, Richmond signed before free agency in North America to a one-year contract with Finnish teamLahti Pelicans of theSM-liiga on May 23, 2012.[10] In the2012–13 season, Richmond was leading the lowly Pelicans from the Blueline with 18 points in 39 games, before he was released from his contract and signed for the remainder of the season with European club,EC Red Bull Salzburg of theAustrian Hockey League, on January 27, 2013.[11]
After helping Salzburg reach the EBEL semi-finals, Richmond left as a free agent and opted to remain in Europe in signing a one-year contract with German club,EHC München of the DEL, on June 17, 2013.[12]
On June 19, 2014, Richmond transferred from Munich to rivals Adler Mannheim, agreeing to a two-year deal.[13]
In his first season with the Adler Mannheim, Richmond won the DEL championship, defeating Ingolstadt in 6 games. Richmond led all defenders in points for the Adler with 8 goals and 32 assists[14]
After three seasons with Mannheim, Richmond left as a free agent to sign a two-year deal with Eisbären Berlin on May 31, 2017.[15]
After two seasons with Berlin, Richmond ended his playing career and joined the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL as a professional scout.
Richmond's father,Steve, played in the NHL with theNew York Rangers,Detroit Red Wings,New Jersey Devils, and theLos Angeles Kings.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Team Illinois AAA | U18 | 79 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 56 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 43 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | London Knights | OHL | 59 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 57 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 40 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 55 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 54 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 68 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-l | 39 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC Red Bull München | DEL | 52 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 49 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 49 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 39 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 45 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 480 | 34 | 132 | 166 | 1043 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 25 | ||||
| NHL totals | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 284 | 33 | 120 | 153 | 458 | 54 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 62 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2004 | United States | WJC |  | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2002 | |
| College | ||
| All-CCHARookie Team | 2003 | |