Mark Richardson (ice hockey)

Mark Richardson (born 3 October 1986 in Swindon) is a British professional ice hockey player currently signed to EC Bad Nauheim in Germany's DEL2. Richardson also plays internationally for Great Britain. He is the younger brother of Lee Richardson who also played ice hockey at a professional level.

Mark Richardson
Born	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 Swindon, England, UK
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
DEL2 team Former teams	EC Bad Nauheim Basingstoke Bison Nottingham Panthers Arlan Kokshetau Cardiff Devils
National team	Great Britain
Playing career	2002–present

Richardson began his career with his hometown team the Swindon Lynx. In 2003, Richardson moved to the Bracknell Bees in a two-year spell. 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 September 8, 2020, Richardson moved abroad for a second time, signing a one-year deal with German DEL2 team EC Bad Nauheim. The expectation is Richardson will return to Cardiff in 2021. [1]