Quick Stats - Mike Richter Award Watch List
The Mike Richter Award is given to the top NCAA goaltender, and we broke down the watch list created by the Hockey Commissioners Association. Of the 35 goaltenders, The United States (16) and Canada (12) led all nations, with 11 sophomores and 11 juniors leading the class groups. Leading all conferences is the NCHC with 8, 6 coming out of the USHL.
Goaltenders By League
Quick Hits
15 goaltenders from the USHL, 16 including the USNTDP
11 goaltenders spent time in NAHL
Quinnipiac, Western Michigan and Minnesota only teams with 2 goaltenders listed.
10 goaltenders from Canadian Junior leagues, 6 from BCHL.
NHL draftees - Trey Augustine (Detroit), Jacob Fowler (Montreal), Michael Hrabal (Utah HC)
Top Stories - Former EHL goaltender Josh Kotai from Augustana, LIU’s Ty Outen spent last season with DIII Stevenson.
Top Picks
Trey Augustine - Sophomore Michigan State
Ben Charette - Freshman Harvard
Jacob Fowler - Sophomore Boston College
Michael Hrabal - Sophomore UMass
Hampton Slukynsky - Freshman Western Michigan
Former Leagues Before College
Past Richter Award Recipients
2014 - Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell
2015 - Zane McIntyre, North Dakota
2016 - Thatcher Demko, Boston College
2017 - Tanner Jaillet, Denver
2018 - Cale Morris, Notre Dame
2019 - Cayden Primeau, Northeastern
2020 - Jeremy Swayman, Maine
2021 - Jack LaFontaine, Minnesota
2022 - Devon Levi, Northeastern
2023 - Devon Levi, Northeastern
2024 - Kyle McLellan, Wisconsin
