Education
Richards graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in Plymouth, Minnesota in 1988.
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Earning WCHA Second Team All-Star honors on defense in 1992 and in 1993, Richards would join the United States National Team at the 1993 World Championships at the end of his senior year. Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League in the ninth round (169th overall) of the 1988 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Richards played only three games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars. On July 26, 1996, Richards became the second player ever to sign with the Grand Rapids Griffins, then of the International Hockey League, now of the American Hockey League.
Richards played in each of the team"s first ten seasons and became team captain in 2001.
He holds the record for most career games as a Griffin with 655. Richards"s number 24 was retired by the Griffins upon his retirement, becoming the first number retired by the club
Foreign a time he was the hockey director at The Edge Ice Arena in Holland, Michigan. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has 2 daughters, Ellie and Melissa.
Membership
Richards was a member of the University of Minnesota Gophers hockey program before making his professional debut during the 1993-1994 season.
