Team USA hockey equipment manager arrested on misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic violence

Team USA men’s national lucky team and Florida Panthers instrumentality head Thaddeus "Teddy" Richards was arrested connected Friday.

Richards, 43, was arrested successful Florida connected misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic unit and unauthorized usage of 911 services, according to online records. The Athletic was first to study it.

The incident happened successful Coral Springs, Florida, and Richards was successful jailhouse astatine nan Broward Main Jail successful Fort Lauderdale arsenic of Friday night.

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Jeremy Swayman No. 1 of Team United States and instrumentality head Teddy Richards respond from nan chair during nan first play of nan 4 Nations Face-Off betwixt Team Sweden and Team United States astatine TD Garden successful Boston, Mass. (Steve Babineau/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)

"The Florida Panthers statement has been made alert of an incident involving nan apprehension of instrumentality head Teddy Richards," nan Panthers said successful a statement.

"Effective immediately, he will beryllium suspended from each squad activities and accommodation pending investigation."

Fox News Digital reached retired to USA Hockey for a statement, but did not instantly person a response.

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Toronto Maple Leafs halfway Auston Matthews, Florida Panthers President Bill Zito, Panthers Equipment Manager Teddy Richards and Florida Panthers near helping Matthew Tkachuk airs pinch a puck to observe their Olympic golden badge earlier an NHL crippled betwixt nan Maple Leafs and Panthers connected Feb. 26, 2026, astatine Amerant Bank Arena successful Sunrise, Fla. (Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Richards is from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and began his profession moving for nan Pittsburgh Penguins organization. He worked pinch nan Penguins’ AHL affiliate, nan Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins from 2002 to 2013.

After complete a decade successful nan AHL, he was promoted to adjunct instrumentality head for nan Penguins. He remained location from 2013 to 2016, and was portion of nan unit for nan team’s Stanley Cup tally successful 2016.

After nan Penguins won nan Stanley Cup, he departed for the Panthers. He has been nan Panthers’ instrumentality head since nan 2016-17 season.

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Head instrumentality head Teddy Richards of nan Florida Panthers celebrates pinch nan Stanley Cup aft Game 7 of nan Stanley Cup Final astatine Amerant Bank Arena successful Sunrise, Fla. (Dave Sandford/NHLI)

He has been pinch nan squad for some of its Stanley Cup championships successful 2023-24 and 2024-25.

While pinch nan Penguins, Richards worked pinch caput coach Mike Sullivan, who was nan caput coach for Team USA successful some nan NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off successful 2025 and nan 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

Richards was nan team’s instrumentality head for some of those Team USA squads, pinch his relationship to Sullivan helping him onshore nan role.

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