| Position: | Goal |
| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Hometown: | Coquitlam, BC |
| Birth Date: | September 22, 1986 |
| NLL Seasons: | 4 |
| Twitter: | @TylerRichards00 |
How Acquired: Selected in the fourth round (46th overall) in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft.
2012 Season: Appeared in 13 regular season games for the Stealth… Posted a 3-9 record with a 12.71 goals against average and a .771 save percentage in 723 minutes of action… Made a career-high 59 saves against the Calgary Roughnecks on 2/10/12… Named NLL Defensive Player of the Week after a 40-save performance against the Colorado Mammoth on 3/11/12.
NLL Career: Has a career regular season record of 16-20 with an 11.72 goals against average and .778 save percentage in four seasons, all with the Stealth… In the playoffs, holds a 6-2 record with a 10.13 goals against average and .807 save percentage in 456 minutes… Currently third on the Stealth’s all-time saves list with 1510 regular season saves…In 2011, posted a 5-6 record with an 11.61 goals against average and .781 save percentage in 672 playing minutes in the regular season… Led the league with 7.71 goals against average and a .854 save percentage in the playoffs... In 2010, appeared in ten regular season and three playoff games for the Stealth… Posted a 5-4 record with an 11.40 goals against average and .771 save percentage in 532 minutes during the regular season… Played all 180 minutes during the playoffs, posting a 3-0 record with a 10.66 goals against average and .807 save percentage… Made 50 saves in Champion’s Cup Final on 5/15/10 vs. Toronto... Was named to the 2009 NLL All-Rookie Team after posting a 3-1 record with a 10.08 goals against average and .803 save percentage in 280 minutes played… Was on the Stealth practice squad for 2008 season… Drafted by the Stealth in the fourth round (46th overall) in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft.
Lacrosse Career: Won a gold medal as a member of Team Canada at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Prague, Czech Republic... Just completed his fifth season with the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association… Has a career WLA record of 41-13-2 with a 7.54 GAA and .833 SV% in 3453 minutes of play… In the playoffs, has a carrer 20-8 record with 7.06 GAA and .833 SV%... In 2012, went 8-7 with a 8.39 GAA and .804 SV%... Two-time winner of the Leo Nichols Award as the Outstanding Goalie of the Year (2008, 2011)… Named WLA first-team All-Star in 2009 and 2011… Also won the 2008 WLA Ed Bailey Award for Rookie of the Year and was named the WLA All-Star game starter… Went 8-2-1 and led the WLA with a 6.82 goals against average and .850 save percentage in 660 regular season minutes in 2011... Posted a 4-4 record in the 2011 postseason with a 6.74 GAA and .835 SV%... Appeared in eight regular season, five playoff and four Mann Cup games in 2010… Posted a 6-1 record with an 8.87 GAA and .802 save percentage during the regular season… Went 4-1 with a 7.10 GAA and .828 SV% in the WLA playoffs… Went 2-1 with a 9.22 GAA and .816 SV% in the Mann Cup Finals... Appeared in 10 games and posted a WLA-best 7.67 GAA and .822 SV% in 524 minutes played in 2009… As a rookie in 2008, led the league with a .849 SV% and allowed a league-low average of 6.35 goals a game.
Personal: Instructor for the Stealth Lacrosse Academy... Hobbies include hockey, golf and card playing.