Travis Richards

Travis Richards (born March 22, 1970 in Crystal, Minnesota) is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. 
Richards graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in Plymouth, Minnesota in 1989. Richards was a member of the University of Minnesota Gophers hockey program before making his professional debut during the 1993-94 season. A child psychology major, Richards would spend four years at the University of Minnesota where his brother Todd was a Gopher from 1985 to 1989. Earning WCHA Second Team All-Star honors on defense in 1992 and in 1993, Richards would join the US National Team at the 1993 World Championships at the end of his senior year. 
Drafted by the now-defunct Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League in the ninth round (169th overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Richards played only three games in the NHL 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 642. Richards's number 24 was retired by the Griffins upon his retirement, becoming the first number retired by the club.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1989–90 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	45 	4 	24 	28 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990–91 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	45 	9 	25 	34 	28 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1991–92 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	44 	10 	23 	33 	65 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	42 	12 	26 	38 	54 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 	 	19 	2 	10 	12 	20 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0
1994–95 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 	 	63 	4 	16 	20 	53 	 	15 	1 	5 	6 	12
1994–95 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1995–96 	Michigan K-Wings 	IHL 	 	65 	8 	15 	23 	55 	 	9 	2 	2 	4 	4
1995–96 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1996–97 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 	 	77 	10 	13 	23 	83 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	2
1997–98 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 	 	81 	12 	20 	32 	70 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	4
1998–99 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 	 	82 	9 	23 	32 	84 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–00 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 	 	71 	5 	23 	28 	47 	 	17 	1 	7 	8 	16
2000–01 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 	 	75 	5 	30 	35 	42 	 	10 	0 	5 	5 	8
2001–02 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	72 	6 	23 	29 	36 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2002–03 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	73 	6 	21 	27 	52 	 	15 	0 	4 	4 	6
2003–04 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	76 	2 	22 	24 	48 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2004–05 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	35 	1 	3 	4 	30 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005–06 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	13 	0 	4 	4 	10 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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* Article Announcing Richards's Jersey Retirement
Category:Born in 1970
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974-2000) players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:Minnesota North Stars draft picks
Category:1994 Olympian
Category:Michigan K-Wings players
Category:Retired in 2006
Category:Member of the American National Team