Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson (born 3 October 1986) is an English professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and captain for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career Richardson began his career with his hometown team, the Swindon Lynx. In 2003, Richardson moved to the Bracknell Bees in two years. Richardson's good performances during the 2004–05 season, which included nine goals and 18 assists for 27 points, saw him move to the Elite League for the Cardiff Devils. His first season of 10 points in 30 games was impressive for an Elite League rookie, but his second season saw him collect 33 points, including 24 assists, in 54 games.

Richardson moved to the Nottingham Panthers in 2007, in what was a slightly disappointing season for him, but still managed to collect 20 points in 46 games. In 2008, Richardson signed with the Basingstoke Bison. Shortly after the end of the 2008–09 season, with Basingstoke dropping out of the Elite League, Richardson re-signed for the Cardiff Devils as a defenceman.

He moved briefly to Kazakhstan to sign for Arlan Kokshetau before re-joining Cardiff in 2012. He remained with Cardiff until 2020 but left the Elite League side over ongoing uncertainty about whether the 2020–21 Elite League season would go ahead.

On 8 September 2020, Richardson moved abroad for a second time, signing a one-year deal with German DEL2 team EC Bad Nauheim. The expectation is that Richardson will return to Cardiff in 2021.

In July 2021, the Cardiff Devils announced Richardson had signed terms for the 2021–22 season. He was named Cardiff captain in August 2021.

International play Richardson also plays internationally for Great Britain, reaching 100 caps at the 2022 IIHF World Championship.

Personal life He is the younger brother of Lee Richardson who also played ice hockey at a professional level.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 England U20s EPIHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Swindon Lynx EPIHL 6 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Swindon Cougars England U19 9 20 4 24 14 — — — — — 2002–03 Swindon Lynx EPIHL 29 15 17 32 6 3 2 0 2 0 2002–03 Basingstoke Bison BNL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Bracknell Bees BNL 32 5 5 10 4 11 4 5 9 16 2004–05 Bracknell Bees BNL 35 10 18 28 4 11 2 3 5 2 2005–06 Cardiff Devils EIHL 30 4 6 10 0 7 0 2 2 2 2006–07 Cardiff Devils EIHL 54 9 24 33 10 4 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 37 7 10 17 16 2 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Basingstoke Bison EIHL 17 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2008–09 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 40 4 4 8 8 4 0 1 1 2 2009–10 Cardiff Devils EIHL 56 5 18 23 22 4 0 2 2 2 2010–11 Cardiff Devils EIHL 47 4 17 21 22 4 0 3 3 2 2011–12 Cardiff Devils EIHL 54 7 23 30 22 4 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 13 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 2012–13 Cardiff Devils EIHL 31 3 11 14 12 4 2 3 5 0 2013–14 Cardiff Devils EIHL 40 5 10 15 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 5 10 15 8 2 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 3 10 13 12 4 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 8 20 28 12 4 0 0 0 2 2017–18 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 6 16 22 8 4 0 0 0 2 2018–19 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 7 22 29 8 4 2 2 4 0 2019–20 Cardiff Devils EIHL 46 4 12 16 8 — — — — — 2020–21 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 38 1 10 11 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Cardiff Devils EIHL 54 4 15 19 10 4 0 2 2 0 2022–23 Cardiff Devils EIHL 53 2 12 14 8 4 1 0 1 0 2023–24 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 0 11 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 2024–25 Cardiff Devils EIHL 50 0 9 9 6 4 0 1 1 0 2025–26 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 0 9 9 6 4 0 0 0 0EIHL totals 973 89 271 360 212 71 5 16 21 12

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