UM Goalie Candidate For New Richter Award

UMaine goalie Martin Ouellette is one of 18 candidates for the inaugural Mike Richter Award, which will honor the top goalie in NCAA hockey. The winner will be announced during the Frozen Four Event in April.

The award is named after former University of Wisconsin goaltender Mike Richter who went on to have a great NHL career with the New York Rangers, including winning the Stanley Cup in 1994.

The Herb Brooks Foundation and Let's Play Hockey are sponsors of the new award.

Also on the list of 18 goalies is Providence College netminder Jon Gillies. He is from South Portland.

Candidate	School	Year	W-L-T	GAA	SV%	SO
Sam Brittain	Denver	Senior	13-11-6	2.10	.931	4
Aaron Crandall	Minnesota Duluth	Senior	11-9-3	2.77	.903	0
Thatcher Demko	Boston College	Freshman	13-1-3	1.74	.937	2
Ryan Faragher	St. Cloud State	Junior	16-6-4	2.62	.910	1
Jon Gillies	Providence	Sophomore	14-7-5	2.23	.926	3
Connor Hellebuyck	UMass Lowell	Sophomore	12-6-2	1.90	.929	3
Jake Hildebrand	Michigan State	Sophomore	8-13-7	2.22	.931	2
Andy Iles	Cornell	Senior	13-7-5	2.26	.920	0
CJ Motte	Ferris State	Junior	22-5-3	2.22	.928	3
Zach Nagelvoort	Michigan	Freshman	10-7-2	2.26	.927	1
Martin Ouellette	Maine	Senior	14-11-4	2.17	.929	3
Joel Rumpel	Wisconsin	Junior	16-4-1	1.83	.936	2
Jimmy Sarjeant	Mercyhurst	Junior	16-4-5	2.33	.934	1
Colin Stevens	Union	Junior	19-4-2	2.10	.922	4
Steve Summerhays	Notre Dame	Senior	17-22-2	1.90	.929	7
Jason Torf	Air Force	Senior	11-6-4	2.60	.911	1
Adam Wilcox	Minnesota	Sophomore	20-4-5	1.97	.931	3
Clay Witt	Northeastern	Junior	16-8-3	2.17	.940	4

Courtesy: Mike Richter Award

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