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Glen Richardson

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Glen Richardson
Born (1955-09-20) September 20, 1955 (age 69)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft 64th overall, 1975
Vancouver Canucks
WHA draft 38th overall, 1975
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1975–1978

Glen Gordon Richardson (born September 20, 1955) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 24 games in the National Hockey League, all with the Vancouver Canucks. Selected by the Canucks in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, he joined the team that year, splitting the season between the NHL and the minor Central Hockey League (CHL). Richardson would play two more seasons in the CHL before retiring in 1978.

Career

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Junior career

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Richardson began his career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). He played two seasons with the team from 1972–1974, playing in 78 games while recording 32 points (13 goals and 19 assists). He played the next two seasons with the Hamilton Red Wings, who renamed to the Hamilton Fincups in his second season with the club, scoring 78 points in 93 games, 72 in his final year.

Professional career

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Drafted 38th overall to Vancouver in 1975, he made his debut in 1975-76, notching 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists) in the 24 games he played. He was a -1 with 19 penalty minutes. In the same year, Richardson went to the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL), where he played the rest of his career. Playing 186 contests with the Oilers, Richardson had a total of 117 points.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Kitchener Rangers OHA 40 4 6 10 25
1973–74 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 65 11 17 28 54
1974–75 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 66 29 43 72 119 17 9 12 21 8
1975–76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 24 3 6 9 19
1975–76 Tulsa Oilers CHL 45 10 16 26 27 9 4 1 5 4
1976–77 Tulsa Oilers CHL 72 24 38 62 27 9 1 2 3 4
1977–78 Tulsa Oilers CHL 69 11 18 29 24 7 2 1 3 12
CHL totals 186 45 72 117 78 25 7 4 11 20
NHL totals 24 3 6 9 19
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