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20-4-2013 Player of the week: Mike Richards (C)
NHL has awarded Mike Richards (C) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 1 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Mike Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 619 NHL games during his career, notching 180 goals and adding 277 assists along with 683 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 82 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 33+46=79 with 124 PIM.