Recently graduated Thunderwolves hockey captain Jeff Richards signed a professional contract on Friday with the Tower Stars Ravensburg of the German Bundesliga.
Richards, who graduated Lakehead with a BA and and Education Degree, holds countless Lakehead scoring records. He said he is looking forward to playing pro hockey in a new country and learning about life in a new country. "This is going to be a great opportunity to become a better player and further my hockey career. I
look forward to the challenges of pro hockey, the change in culture, and overcoming thelanguage barriers."
Some of his accomplishments include OUA MVP, Four-time OUA All Star, two-time CIS All-Canadian, CIS and OUA All Rookie, CIS National Championships All Tournament Team selection, and member of the OUA Selects Team and CIS Team Canada for the 2005 Winter Universiade.
For information on the Tower Stars Ravensburg club; go to http://www.evr-portal.de/Home.1.0.html