| Position: | Forward |
| Played For: | St. Louis Blues |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1951 |
| Birth Place: | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1973 |
| Career End: | 1980 |
Kenneth William Richardson (born April 12, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 49 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 1974 to 1978. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1973 to 1980, was spent in the minor leagues.
Richardson was born in North Bay, Ontario. He is a graduate of Widdifield Secondary School.[1] After retiring from the NHL in 1980, Richardson earned his Bachelor of Education from Nipissing University.[2]
Richardson first signed with the Columbus Owls of the International Hockey League in 1973. Following his first season, the St. Louis Blues signed him as a free agent, where he played 49 games in the NHL until 1978. In 2005, Richardson was inducted into the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1968–69 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 54 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1969–70 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 62 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Laurentian University | CIAU | 26 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Laurentian University | CIAU | 25 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Columbus Owls | IHL | 58 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Denver Spurs | CHL | 30 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Providence Reds | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 70 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 74 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 59 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 58 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 61 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| CHL totals | 352 | 76 | 120 | 196 | 119 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 49 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||