Mike Richards is doing his best to turn this into his own personal blog rather than one for all Nike Bauer athletes.

Richards was named the NHL's First Star of the week for his latest performaces on the ice. He scored a league high eight points in the Flyers two games this week, which included three goals and five assists. He had career highs in both points (5) and plus/minus rating (+5) during the Flyers 6-3 win against the Sabres and then picked up a goal and two assists against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Richards now leads the Flyers in assists (37) and hits (106) and shares the club lead in points (23-37--60) and plus-minus (+23).

He and his teammates will look to improve their spot in the standings on Tuesday night with a much anticipated matchup against the Washington Capitals.

Posted By: Luke Ventura