Panthers equipment manager arrested in Coral Springs on domestic violence charges

Teddy Richards was arrested Friday in Coral Springs and booked into the Broward County jail on misdemeanor battery/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services charges. The Florida Panthers suspended the longtime equipment manager pending further details from the arrest report.

Richards was arrested at his home in Coral Springs, and booking information did not list a bond amount. He is 43 years old and has worked as the Panthers’ equipment manager since the 2016-17 season, giving the case added weight inside one of South Florida’s highest-profile pro sports organizations.

The team’s suspension puts Richards on hold from all Panthers activities and facilities while the case moves through Broward County’s legal process. That response keeps the focus on the charges themselves, which include an allegation tied to domestic violence and a separate count for unauthorized use of 911 services, both handled as misdemeanors.

Richards has also been identified in some coverage as a Team USA hockey equipment manager, broadening the attention beyond the Panthers’ locker room. For Broward County, the case is playing out in the same local system that handles thousands of criminal matters each year, with the next steps centered on the arrest file, court proceedings and any decisions that follow from the Broward County jail booking.

The arrest has drawn local notice because it involves a long-tenured team employee in Coral Springs, not just a familiar name in the NHL. For fans and residents watching from Broward, the immediate facts are straightforward: Richards was taken into custody Friday, held at Broward County jail and suspended by the Panthers as the case proceeds.