{"id":625214,"date":"2026-07-18T01:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/625214\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:51:17","slug":"florida-panthers-team-usa-equipment-manager-arrested-on-battery-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/625214\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers, Team USA equipment manager arrested on battery charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Teddy Richards has been the Panthers\u2019 equipment manager since the 2016-17 season. Maddie Meyer \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

The equipment manager for the Florida Panthers and the U.S. men\u2019s national hockey team has been suspended after he was arrested Friday on misdemeanor charges of battery\/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services.<\/p>\n

Jail records indicate Thaddeus \u201cTeddy\u201d Richards was arrested in Coral Springs, Fla., and was being held at the Broward Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as of Friday night.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Panthers noted they are aware<\/a> of Richards\u2019 arrest and said Richards is suspended from all team activities and facilities pending the investigation.<\/p>\n

Richards, 43, has been the Panthers\u2019 equipment manager since the 2016-17 season. He worked for Team USA during the NHL\u2019s 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 and at the Milan Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n

A Wilkes-Barre, Pa. native, Richards previously worked for the Pittsburgh Penguins\u2019 AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, from 2002-2013. He was promoted to assistant equipment manager for Pittsburgh from 2013-16, including the Penguins\u2019 2016 Stanley Cup run, then left for Florida that summer.<\/p>\n

Richards\u2019 Pittsburgh connection helped land him the Team USA equipment manager job ahead of the Olympics, as coach Mike Sullivan was the coach in Pittsburgh and Richards was a popular figure within the team.<\/p>\n

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