Stevens on Richter Award watch list

by Ryan Fay

Union senior goaltender Colin Stevens was nominated for the inaugural Mike Richter Award last season, but it was ultimately given to UMass-Lowell netminder Connor Hellebuyck.

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Stevens is back on the radar for the award this season, which honors the most outstanding goalie in Division I men's hockey. The Niskayuna native was one of 20 goalies named Friday to the Mike Richter Award watch list by Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation.

Stevens is one of the top returning netminders in the country after leading Union to its first national championship last season. He went 28-4-2 last year with a 2.05 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

Goalies on the Mike Richter Award watch list are selected by members of Let’s Play Hockey, based on both past performance and future potential. Freshmen are not included on the initial list of the season. Additions and subtractions to the list, including freshmen, will be made as the 2014-15 season transpires.

Candidates for the Mike Richter Award will be determined by nominations from all 59 NCAA Division I men’s hockey head coaches. The finalists and winner will be chosen by a committee of coaches, scouts and members of the media.

The winner will be announced at the 2015 NCAA men's hockey Frozen Four in Boston.

Mike Richter Award watch list, in alphabetical order:

Candidate School Year
Thatcher Demko # Boston College Sophomore
Charlie Finn Colgate Sophomore
Christian Frey Ohio State Sophomore
Michael Garteig Quinnnipiac Junior
Jon Gillies # Providence Junior
Lukas Hafner Western Michigan Junior
Jake Hildebrand # Michigan State Junior
Brody Hoffman Vermont Junior
Cole Huggins Minnesota State Sophomore
Zane McIntyre North Dakota Junior
Steve Michalek Harvard Senior
C.J. Motte # Ferris State Senior
Zach Nagelvoort # Michigan Sophomore
Matt O'Connor Boston University Junior
Steve Perry Clarkson Sophomore
Joel Rumpel * Wisconsin Senior
Jimmy Sarjeant # Mercyhurst Senior
Colin Stevens # Union Senior
Adam Wilcox * Minnesota Junior
Clay Witt * Northeastern Senior

* 2014 Mike Richter Award finalist 

 # 2014 Mike Richter Award candidate

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