Cardiff Devils legend Mark Richardson made history on May 17th by becoming the first player to appear in 125 games for Team GB.

Richardson made his Team GB debut 21 years ago and has been part of 26 major tournaments with the national side.

He has scored 8 goals and 24 assists for 32 points over his GB career, winning 4 gold medals with the Senior Men’s Team along the way.

Richardson began his career with his hometown team, the Swindon Lynx.

In 2003, the defenceman 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, the then-22-year-old signed with the Basingstoke Bisons. 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 the Devils 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.

In July 2021, the Cardiff Devils announced Richardson had signed terms for the 2021–22 season.

Team GB are playing in the top level of the IIHF World Championships and face Hungary in their next game on Tuesday night in Zurich, a must-win game in their bid to stay in the top level of the World Championships next season.

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