Mike Richter Award
SportIce hockey
Awarded forTo the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men's ice hockey.[1]
History
First award2014
First winnerConnor Hellebuyck (UMass Lowell)
Most recentDevon Levi (Northeastern)

The Mike Richter Award is an annual award given to the goaltender voted to be the most outstanding in Division I NCAA men's ice hockey during the regular season. The award is named in honor of former Wisconsin goaltender Mike Richter.

The inaugural winner was announced at the 2014 Frozen Four tournament held April 10–12, 2014 in Philadelphia.[2]

Devon Levi is the first goaltender to win the award multiple times, as well as in consecutive years.(as of 2023)

Award winners

YearWinnerSchoolRef
2013–14Connor HellebuyckUMass Lowell[3]
2014–15Zane McIntyreNorth Dakota
2015–16Thatcher DemkoBoston College
2016–17Tanner JailletDenver[4]
2017–18Cale MorrisNotre Dame
2018–19Cayden PrimeauNortheastern[5]
2019–20Jeremy SwaymanMaine
2020–21Jack LaFontaineMinnesota
2021–22Devon LeviNortheastern
2022–23Devon LeviNortheastern

Winners by school

SchoolWinners
Northeastern3
Boston College1
Denver1
Maine1
Minnesota1
North Dakota1
Notre Dame1
UMass Lowell1

References

  1. "LETSPLAYHOCKEY.COM". www.letsplayhockey.com.
  2. ""Union goalie, Niskayuna native Stevens nominated for Richter Award" by Parting Schotts". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  3. "UMass-Lowell's Hellebuyck wins Mike Richter Award". NHL.com.
  4. "Jaillet wins Mike Richter Award, completing hat trick of individual honors for Denver :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2017-04-09.
  5. "Mike Richter Award recipient Primeau glad he won over dad on playing goalie". 12 April 2019.
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