Anthony Richard

Anthony Richard (born December 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for HC Fribourg-Gotteron of the National League (NL). He was selected in the fourth round, 100th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2015 NHL entry draft. Richard has also previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career Richard played major junior hockey with the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and was drafted in 2015 by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fourth round (100th overall).

In his fourth and final season with the Foreurs in 2015–16, Richard was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on November 14, 2015.

In the 2018–19 season, Richard was recalled from American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, to the Predators on December 1, 2018, due to an injury to forward Filip Forsberg and made his NHL debut the same day against the Chicago Blackhawks in a 5–2 victory. He was returned to the Admirals following the game.

During the season, having contributed with 7 goals and 12 points through 31 regular season games with the Milwaukee while in the midst of his sixth year within the Predators organization, Richard was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Jimmy Huntington on February 1, 2022.

On July 13, 2022, Richard signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for the season. With his customary jersey number 20 already in use by Juraj Slafkovský, Richard instead adopted number 90, in reference to iconic Canadiens player Maurice "Rocket" Richard's number 9. He was assigned to play with the Canadiens' AHL affiliate Laval Rocket, and made an immediate impact even as the team struggled. His performance with the team was sufficiently strong to begin debate as to whether or when he might be called up to play in the NHL. On December 18, the Canadiens announced that he had been called up from the Rocket. At the time of the call, Richard had scored a league-leading 18 goals in 27 games, and with 31 points was third in the points standings. He made his debut for the Canadiens in a December 19 game against the Arizona Coyotes. On December 21, 2022, he scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche, on a breakaway deke against goaltender Alexandar Georgiev. Richard played seven games with the Canadiens before returning to the Rocket. He completed the season having tallied 3 goals and 5 points in just 13 games with the Canadiens.

As a free agent from the Canadiens, Richard signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2023. He was recalled by Boston from the Providence Bruins on February 8, 2024. He made his Bruins debut on February 10 against the Washington Capitals in a 0–3 loss.

Leaving the Bruins at the conclusion of his contract, Richard was signed as a free agent a two-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 2, 2024.

After his second season in the Flyers organization, Richard signed with HC Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss National League on May 18, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 Trois-Rivières Estacades QMAAA 41 11 17 28 50 8 3 5 8 14 2012–13 Trois-Rivières Estacades QMAAA 12 9 6 15 8 — — — — — 2012–13 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 42 6 2 8 15 9 0 1 1 5 2013–14 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 66 25 27 52 49 24 10 7 17 12 2014–15 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 66 43 48 91 78 17 12 10 22 10 2015–16 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 58 37 50 87 37 3 2 1 3 2 2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 55 4 12 16 23 3 0 1 1 4 2016–17 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 75 19 17 36 45 — — — — — 2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 73 24 23 47 24 5 4 1 5 9 2018–19 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 60 14 9 23 25 — — — — — 2019–20 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 28 11 7 18 36 — — — — — 2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 31 7 5 12 14 — — — — — 2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 40 10 16 26 10 5 4 2 6 0 2022–23 Laval Rocket AHL 60 30 37 67 46 2 0 1 1 0 2022–23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 3 2 5 6 — — — — — 2023–24 Providence Bruins AHL 59 25 30 55 37 3 0 1 1 2 2023–24 Boston Bruins NHL 9 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 42 17 19 36 31 7 4 3 7 18 2024–25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 2 4 6 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 66 18 27 45 37 — — — — — 2025–26 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 40 6 8 14 8 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2013 Canada Quebec U17 4th 6 1 0 1 10 Junior totals 6 1 0 1 10

Awards and honours Award Year RefQMJHL President's Cup champion 2014 AHL All-Star Game 2023