Nominees Named for 2015 Richter Award

Nominees were named today by Let's Play Hockey Magazine for the second annual Richter Award, given to college hockey's best goalie. UMass Lowell goalie Connor Hellebuyck took home the inaugural award last season.

Here are the goalies nominated:

Name School Year MIN W-L-T GAA SV% SO SVS

Michael Bitzer Bemidji State Freshman 1379 12-9-2 1.83 .927 4 530

Thatcher Demko # Boston College Sophomore 1752 19-7-3 2.23 .924 0 791

Charlie Finn Colgate Sophomore 1721 17-9-3 2.02 .924 6 707

Michael Garteig Quinnipiac Junior 1699 19-6-3 1.94 .918 5 618

Mitch Gilliam Cornell Sophomore 1317 9-7-5 1.59 .941 1 556

Jon Gillies # Providence Junior 1744 17-11-2 2.00 .931 4 781

Matt Ginn Holy Cross Senior 1592 10-11-5 2.19 .929 4 757

Carmine Guerriero Alabama Huntsville Sophomore 1415 8-13-3 2.46 .928 0 747

Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence Freshman 1879 18-10-3 1.88 .940 4 918

Jake Hildebrand # Michigan State Junior 1735 13-14-2 2.25 .925 4 804

Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State Sophomore 1616 14-13-1 2.30 .916 2 679

Alex Lyon Yale Sophomore 1517 15-7-4 1.62 .938 5 621

Olivier Mantha Alaska Anchorage Freshman 1353 6-15-3 3.02 .911 1 698

Ryan Massa Omaha Senior 1264 12-7-3 2.14 .933 1 629

Zane McIntyre North Dakota Junior 1838 22-6-3 1.96 .932 1 822

CJ Motte # Ferris State Senior 1966 14-18-1 2.26 .917 4 818

Rob Nichols Connecticut Sophomore 1889 8-17-7 2.79 .915 3 953

Matt O’Connor Boston University Junior 1518 17-3-4 2.10 .929 1 695

Steve Perry Clarkson Sophomore 903 7-7-1 1.93 .912 1 302

Cal Petersen Notre Dame Freshman 1363 9-12-3 2.46 .918 3 623

Jamie Phillips Michigan Tech Junior 1805 23-6-1 1.76 .934 4 753

Mike Santaguida Vermont Sophomore 954 7-6-1 1.76 .935 3 400

Colin Stevens # Union Senior 1277 11-13-0 2.49 .915 1 568

Rasmus Tirronen Merrimack Senior 1407 10-10-3 2.17 .928 1 656

Adam Wilcox * Minnesota Junior 1778 17-9-3 2.50 .907 4 723

Jay Williams Miami Junior 1250 16-5-0 1.73 .926 4 448

Stephon Williams Minnesota State Junior 1498 19-4-2 1.64 .926 3 514

Clay Witt * Northeastern Senior 1123 10-7-2 2.67 .908 1 493

* 2014 Mike Richter Award finalist # 2014 Mike Richter Award nominee