Posts tagged with "Brad Richards"
Dan Boyle Retires as Last Member of Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup Team
October 6th, 2016 When Dan Boyle announced his retirement on Wednesday, he became the last remaining member of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup team to call it an NHL career. The only other remaining players from that team, forwards Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards, each ended their respective careers earlier this offseason. Boyle, 40,...
Brad Richards Retires After 15 Seasons
July 20th, 2016 Brad Richards, veteran of 15 NHL seasons, announced his retirement from hockey at age 36 on Wednesday. Richards played 1,126 NHL games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. In that time he captured two Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe trophy, 298 goals and 932 points. He...
Vincent Lecavalier Retires
June 21st, 2016 After 17 seasons in the NHL, Vincent Lecavalier has decided to hang up his skates - announcing his retirement. At the age of 36, Lecavalier saw a dip in his play over the past few seasons. After being bought out by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012-13, he joined the Philadelphia Flyers before finishing his career with 42 games in a...
Reviewing the Worst 2015 Free Agent Contracts
June 17th, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Free Agency period set to begin in about two weeks, on July 1st, we take a look back at how the contracts turned out from one year ago. Each year, general managers dish out absurd contracts to players who have not shown the consistency to be deserving of such a cap hit. 2015 was no different. It was a relatively...
Brad Richards, Kyle Quincey Not Returning to Detroit
May 19th, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings will not re-sign Brad Richards or Kyle Quincey prior to the July 1 opening of free agency, reports Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press. GM Ken Holland told St. James that he has informed “Brad Richards and Kyle Quincey that I definitely won't sign them before July 1, if at all.” It’s not a...
Looking Back: Bolts With No Cup Lore Since 2004
May 4th, 2016 Moving forward in the Stanley Cup playoffs, The Hockey Writers will be taking a short look at the past successes of the final eight teams left in the postseason. When was the last time they reached the Stanley Cup Finals? How long has it been since they hoisted the Cup? For the Tampa Bay Lightning, playoff success hasn’t exactly...
