Team USA equipment manager arrested on charges of domestic violence: report
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Thaddeus “Teddy” Richards, equipment manager for the U.S. men’s national hockey team and the Florida Panthers, was arrested Friday.
Richards, 43, was arrested in Florida on misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services, according to online records. Athletic was the first to report this.
The incident occurred in Coral Springs, Florida, and Richards was in jail at the Broward Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale as of Friday night.
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Team USA’s #1 Jeremy Swayman and equipment manager Teddy Richards react from the bench during the first period of the 4-National Meet between Team Sweden and Team USA at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Hockey World Cup via Steve Babineau/4NFO/Getty Images)
“The Florida Panthers organization has been made aware of an incident involving the arrest of equipment manager Teddy Richards,” the Panthers said in a statement. he said.
“Effective immediately, he will be suspended from all team activities and facilities pending the investigation.”
Fox News Digital reached out to USA Hockey for a comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, Florida Panthers President Bill Zito, Panthers Equipment Manager Teddy Richards and Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk pose with the puck to celebrate their Olympic gold medal before the NHL game between the Maple Leafs and Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on February 26, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Richards is from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and began his career working for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. He was with the Penguins’ AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, from 2002 to 2013.
After more than a decade in the AHL, he was promoted to assistant equipment manager for the Penguins. He remained there from 2013 to 2016 and was on the roster for the team’s 2016 Stanley Cup run.
After the Penguins won the Stanley Cup, he headed to the Panthers. He has served as the Panthers’ equipment manager since the 2016-17 season.
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Teddy Richards, head equipment manager for the Florida Panthers, celebrates with the Stanley Cup after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. (Dave Sandford/NHLI)
He was with the team for both Stanley Cup championships in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
While with the Penguins, Richards worked with head coach Mike Sullivan, who was the head coach of Team USA at both the NHL’s 4-Nation Challenge in 2025 and the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
Richards was the team’s equipment manager for both Team USA teams, and his connection with Sullivan helped him land that role.
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