Swamp Rabbits re-sign Richardson

Action photo of Luke Richardson of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings, announced that second-year goaltender Luke Richardson has re-signed with the Swamp Rabbits for the 2024-25 season.

Richardson completed his first full season as a professional in the 2023-24 campaign. He posted a 7-1-1 record in 12 regular-season games with one shutout, a 2.19 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage. Additionally, he played in two Kelly Cup Playoff games, winning both to go along with a 2.38 goals-against average and .936 save percentage.

Hailing from Barrie, Ontario, Richardson, 25, broke into the professional ranks at the end of the 2022-23 season, first in three games with the American Hockey League’s Belleville Senators, going 0-1-1 with a 3.99 goals-against average and .873 save percentage. He was then picked up by the Swamp Rabbits and won both games he started, earning his first professional win on April 8, 2023, against Orlando. With the Swamp Rabbits, Richardson has a 9-1-1 record in 14 regular-season games, with a 2.07 goals-against average and 0.935 save percentage.

Prior to turning professional, Richardson played four seasons of Canadian college hockey with Queens University, posting a lifetime record of 33-26-1 in 62 games with six shutouts, a 2.26 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. As a junior with the Gaels, Richardson compiled a blistering 10-1-0 record in 11 games with three shutouts, a 1.34 goals-against average and a USports leading .944 save percentage, claiming 2022 OUA East Goaltender of the Year, OUA East First All-Star Team, and USports All-Canadian Second Team honors. Richardson was also selected to the OUA East All-Rookie Team in 2020 and preceded his collegiate career with four seasons in the OHL with the Kitchener Rangers, going 62-40-6 in 112 games.