An National Hockey League player who was stopped at the Canada-U.S. border in June and allegedly found with controlled substances was officially charged Tuesday, Emerson RCMP said Thursday. He is due to appear in Emerson provincial courto n September 10.
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TSN’s Rick Westhead provided more details, including what type of punishment Richards could receive.
It has been almost two months since the Kings terminated Richards’ contract over what the team termed a “material breach of contract”.
Further reports revealed that Richards was being investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and that Richards’ arrest may have involved the painkiller oxycodone or oxycontin.
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The Kenora, Ontario, Canada, native has spent a total of nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Kings, with one All-Star appearance to his credit. The NHLPA has filed a grievance on Richards’ behalf, but a hearing date hasn’t been set yet.
