Luke Richardson Luke Richardson ( born 26 March , 1969 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian defenceman who played for 20 seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is currently an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators . Playing career . Luke Richardson was selected 7th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft . He had come off of two stellar seasons with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL . Halfway through his rookie season , on January 6 , 1988 he was the victim of a vicious attack when Dino Ciccarelli of the Minnesota North Stars clubbed him in the head several times with his stick ( Ciccarelli was convicted of assault , serving one day in jail and paying a fine of $ 1000 [ Canadian ] ) . However , the assault had no discernible effects on the play of Richardson , who lasted four years in Toronto , until in the summer of 1991 , when he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Vincent Damphousse , Scott Thornton , Peter Ing , future considerations and cash for Grant Fuhr , Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube . Richardson never became a spectacular defenceman , he was just a tough stay - at - home blueliner who was quite aggressive . He would be consistent in that regard , with Edmonton , the Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets . He was traded back to Toronto on March 8 , 2006 , and spent the 2006 – 07 NHL season with the Tampa Bay Lightning . Richardson didn ' t rack up that many points in 2006 – 07 , but he still did fairly well in the 27 games he played while getting 3 assists and only 16 penalty minutes . Richardson was a healthy scratch for the end of the 2006 – 07 season and playoffs , and became an unrestricted free agent that summer . On August 7 , 2007 , Richardson signed a one year , $ 500 , 000 two - way contract with the Ottawa Senators after most of the hockey world thought he would announce his retirement from the NHL . On February 15 , 2008 , Richardson was named the Senators nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy , though the award eventually went to Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs . The closest he came to a Cup Finals appearance was in 2000 , when the Flyers lost 4 – 3 in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New Jersey Devils . On September 27 , 2008 , Richardson re - signed with Ottawa to a one year , two - way contract . Retirement . On November 27 , 2008 , however , Richardson announced that he would retire from NHL play . He joined the Senators ' staff on February 3 , 2009 as an assistant . On February 28 , 2009 , the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs paid tribute to him in a retirement ceremony before their game at Scotiabank Place . He was joined on the ice by his wife , and his children Daron and Morgan , and received gifts from both teams . Personal . On November 13 , 2010 , his daughter Daron committed suicide at the Richardson family home in Ottawa , Ontario . On November 18 , 2010 , 5 , 600 mourners attended a celebration of life ceremony for Daron at Scotiabank Place . Of note , the Philadelphia Flyers ( one of Luke Richardson ' s former team ) held a moment of silence for Daron before their game on November 16 . On Thursday , February 17th , 2011 , the Ontario Women ’ s Hockey Association Canada Winter Games team played a group of Team OWHA selects ( birth years 1994 and 1995 ) at the Westwood Arena in Toronto . All players wore a purple heart with the letters “ D . I . F . D . ” on their left shoulder . Richardson coached the OWHA select team , with his daughter Morgan Richardson playing for the selects . During the 2011 – 12 Canada women ' s national ice hockey team season , his daugther Morgan Richardson was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in a three game series vs . the USA in August 2011 . International play . International Statistics Trivia . In his youth , Luke played for the Ottawa West Golden Knights Junior B hockey team . Fellow blueliner Dan Boyle also played for the team .