Terry Richardson Terrance Paul Richardson ( born May 7 , 1953 in Powell River , British Columbia ) is a retired goaltender . He was drafted 1st ( 11th overall ) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1973 NHL draft but went on to only play in a total of 20 NHL games in his career . Playing career . The New Westminster Bruins got a taste of Richardson ' s skill when he began play with them in the 1971 – 72 season . He recorded three shutout s that year with a 3 . 06 goals against average ( GAA ) . Although he wasn ' t the best goaltender in the Western Canada Hockey League , he was one of the best . He was responsible for every win the Bruins would acquire the following season with a record of 31 – 22 – 5 compared to the team record of 33 – 22 – 15 . However , some scouts from the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL saw Richardson play and believed that he had potential . In 1973 , Richardson was selected in the first round by the Red Wings , hoping that he could come in and help the struggling team with their various goaltending issues . Richardson played in nine games that year finishing with one win and four losses and a dismal 5 . 33 goals against average . He was sent down to the Virginia Wings of the AHL for conditioning and even was sent to Britain for a short time to play for the London Lions . The following year he returned to the Wings , but his skill did not . Richardson played only four games for the club and ended with a 6 . 83 GAA and one win before being sent back down to Virginia . The following season was no better , as the one NHL game that Richarson started ended in a loss with the score of 7 – 0 going to the Boston Bruins . He spent the rest of that year playing with both the Springfield Indians and the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL . The Red Wings decided to give Richardson one last shot with their club as he would start five games in the 1976 – 77 season , but again would disappoint ended with one win and three losses . Richardson spent the rest of that year with the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League , leading them into the playoffs . However Kalamazoo would get knocked out in the second round . In 1977 – 78 , Richardson played for the Kansas City Red Wings of the Central Hockey League where he played a full season but finished with a 27 – 32 – 2 record . On July 26 , 1978 , Richardson was signed as free agent by the St . Louis Blues , and found himself playing for their farm team , the Salt Lake Golden Eagles . Here he would have his best season to date , finishing with a 30 – 7 – 3 record in 40 games and leading the Eagles to the top of the CHL . He would even get called up for a single game with the Blues , but again watched as puck after puck got by in a 9 – 1 loss a the hands of the Minnesota North Stars . In the summer of 1979 , Richardson was involved in two trades . One from the Blues to the New York Islanders ( along with Barry Gibbs ) for future considerations on June 9 and from the Islanders to the Hartford Whalers for Ralph Klassen on June 14 . He finished his career within the Whalers organization as he posted a 15 – 22 – 7 record in 46 games while playing again for the Springfield Indians in the 1979 – 80 season .