Ran across an L.A. Kings blog from former L.A. Daily News sportswriter Rich Hammond regarding Belleville native and current Kings first-liner Brad Richardson.
Says Hammond: "Brad Richardson, essentially a borderline fourth-liner at the start of the season, is now the Kings' first-line LW on a line with Anze Kopitar and Wayne Simmonds. Richardson is actually the veteran on the line at age 24 and 216 NHL games.
"Richardson's promotion is less about high-end offensive talent (six goals in 49 games) and more about hard work and forechecking. The goal is to get more out of Kopitar and (coach) Terry Murray feels Richardson's style of play could help get him going."
Nice to see a local boy making good in the Bigs.
Richardson's dad, Jimmy, was a nifty forward with the old Jr. B Belleville Bobcats in the 1970s. I remember him jumping out of the penalty box at Memorial Arena during a Metro League game to take a pass just at the expiration of a minor. In alone, he beat the opposition goalie on a deke.
Obviously, the younger Richardson was born with some talent and terrific genes from a pair of wonderful parents and has taken it to another level.
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