Milwaukee, WI– Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has signed forward Anthony Richard to a one-year, two-way contract

With the Ads opting out of the 2020-21 season, Richard skated the entire campaign with theChicago Wolves and was among the team’s leaders in goals with 11 (third) and points with 18 (tied for seventh). Despite playing in 32 fewer games in 2020-21 than he did the previous season, he was just three goals and five points shy of matching his totals of 14 and 23, respectively, in 60 contests with the Admirals in 2019-20. Richard also recorded a career-high plus-minus of +8 and found the back of the net on both the power play (2) and while shorthanded (1) for the third straight AHL season.

Originally drafted by the Predators in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Richard owns two games of NHL experience with Nashville, the most recent coming on Oct. 26, 2019 at Tampa Bay. The 5-foot-10, 163-pound forward is also a veteran of 291 career AHL contests with Milwaukee and Chicago, recording 140 points (72g-68a), including a career-high 47 (24g-23a) in 2018-19 for the Admirals.

Richard joined the Admirals in the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs following the completion of his junior career with the QMJHL’s Val-d’Or Foreurs. He is ninth all-time in team AHL history with 263 games played and could become just the third players since the team joined their current league in 2001 to play in over 300 career contests.

The Admirals will kick-off next season by hosting the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday, October 16th at 6 pm at Panther Arena.