Travis John Richards (born March 22, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.

Richards played ten seasons for the minor-league Grand Rapids Griffins.

Richards was a member of the University of Minnesota Gophers hockey program before making his professional debut during the 1993-94 season.

A child psychology major, Richards would spend four years at the University of Minnesota where his brother Todd was a Gopher from 1985 to 1989.

[2] For a time, Richards was the hockey director at The Edge Ice Arena in Holland, Michigan.