Semifinalists for 2024 Richter Award are Announced
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) has announced the semifinalists for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. Ten goaltenders from a “Watch List” of 30 were singled out by a panel of voters from across the hockey community.
Seven of the goalies come from the United States and three from Canada. Minnesota and Quebec lead the way with a pair each. Two are graduate students, two are seniors, three are juniors, one is a sophomore and two are freshmen. Two were semifinalists last year Notre Dame’s Ryan Bischel and Minnesota Justen Close.
Three finalists will be announced in early March and the winner of this year’s Mike Richter Award will be announced in April during the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Paul, MN.
The six NCAA Division I conferences are all represented among the semifinalists with the Big Ten boasting four goalies, ECAC Hockey with two and Atlantic Hockey, the CCHA, Hockey East and the NCHC with one each.
Past Richter Award Recipients: 2014 - Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell; 2015 - Zane McIn- tyre, 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.
Semifinalists for the 2024 Mike Richter Award
Trey Augustine, Michigan State (Big Ten)
(FR – South Lyon, MI)
Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame (Big Ten)*
(GR – Medina, MN)
Justen Close, Minnesota (Big Ten)*
(GR – Kindersley, SK)
Vinny Duplessis, Quinnipiac (ECAC Hockey)
(SR – Quebec City, PQ)
Jacob Fowler, Boston College (Hockey East)
(FR – Melbourne, FL)
Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College (NCHC)
(SO – Aspen, CO)
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin (Big Ten)
(SR - Manchester, MO)
Tommy Scarfone, RIT (Atlantic Hockey)
(JR - Montreal, PQ)
Ian Shane, Cornell (ECAC Hockey)
(JR - Manhattan Beach, CA)
Jake Sibell, St. Thomas (CCHA)
(JR - Isanti, MN)
**2023 Semifinalist
