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..Richards was drafted in the 3rd round (64th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the same draft that produced future teammate and first overall pick, Vincent Lecavalier. He won the Conn Smythe and the Lady Byng Trophies in 2004. He also won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004. Later that same year, he won the World Cup of Hockey Championship playing on Team Canada. Richards holds the record for game winning goals in a single playoff season with 7 in 2004, overtaking Joe Sakic's and Joe Nieuwendyk's record of 6. Joe Sakic was his favorite player growing up.Richards played in the Russian Pro Hockey League during the 2004-05 NHL lockout on a team with fellow NHL'ers Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexei Kovalev, Vincent Lecavalier, Michael Nylander, Alexei Zhitnik, Dany Heatley, and Nikolai Khabibulin.Richards played for Team Canada in the 2006 Olympics.After the team was eliminated from the 2006 playoffs, Richards signed a 5-year contract with the Lightning worth $39 million (US).On February 26, 2008, roughly 3 hours before the NHL trade deadline, Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars along with goaltender Johan Holmqvist for goalie Mike Smith, centre Jeff Halpern, winger Jussi Jokinen and a Fourth round draft pick in 2009.
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