Finalist for the NCAA Mike Richter Award 2017

The NCAA Mike Richter Award for the nation's top goaltender will be announced on Friday April 7th 2017 at the Frozen Four in Chicago IL.

The 5 finalist for the 2017 Award are:

NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	MIN	W-L-T	GAA	SV%	SO	SVS
Michael Bitzer	Bemidji State	Junior	2355:22	22-14-3	1.71	.932	6	912
Tanner Jaillet	Denver	Junior	1982:25	24-5-4	1.82	.930	0	799
Hunter Miska	Minnesota Duluth	Freshman	2068:36	24-4-5	2.23	.917	5	856
Cal Petersen	Notre Dame	Junior	2191:55	21-11-5	2.14	.928	6	1007
Charles Williams	Canisius	Senior	2009:57	21-7-5	1.82	.943	6	1016

Mike Richter Award Winner 2015

Zane McIntyre

(Jr. - Univ of  North Dakota)

29-10-3  2.05 GAA .929 Save %

first UND goaltender since 1966-67 to play every game of the season

2015 Mike Richter Award Finalist

The 5 finalist for the 2015 Mike Richter Award as the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA Men's Hockey

Kyle Hayton (Fr.) St. Lawrence

(20-12-3  1.90 GAA, 5 shutouts, .939 save %)

Jake Hildebrand (Jr.) Michigan State

(17-15-2  2.12 GAA, 6 shutouts,  .930 save %)

Alex Lyon (So.) Yale

(17-9-5  1.58 GAA, 7 shutouts,  .939 save %)

Zane McIntyre  (Jr.) North Dakota

(27-7-3  1.97 GAA, 1 shutout, .932 save %)

Jamie Phillips  (Jr.)  Michigan Tech

(27-7-2   1.61 GAA, 6 shutouts, 938 save%)

The Mike Richter Award 2014

The inaugural Mike Richter Award for best college goaltender was handed out yesterday in Philadelphia at the Frozen Four.  The winner was Connor Hellebuyck from UMass-Lowell University.

Hellebuyck led the nation in Goals Against Average (1.79) and Save Percentage (.941)

his overall record for 2013-14 was 18-9-2 and 2nd in the nation with 6 shutouts