#MikeRichter

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QUINNIPIAC WINS REGIONAL HEADS TO FROZEN FOUR

By: Drew Camposano, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT - The Quinnipiac Bobcats are headed to Tampa, Florida, to compete in their third NCAA D1 Frozen Four Tournament after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 4-1 Sunday in the Regional Final in front of 4,557 at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport CT. Quinnipiac Head Coach Rand Peknold doesn't see this trip any less exciting than his other two trips. “I mean it's exciting," he said. "The third one is as good as the first two.” Quinnipiac's campus is less than thirty minutes from Bridgeport, which flooded the crowd in Bobcat yellow, giving them a clear home advantage. The environment didn't go unnoticed by the players, “It was great. Everybody was very loud tonight; it helps us get our legs going," sophomore forward Cristophe Tellier said. Ohio State's Joe Dunlap gave the Buckeyes an early lead and their only lead of the game at 1:31. Dunlap took a turnover, beat two Quinnipiac defenders to go one-on-one against Yaniv Perets, a finalist for both the Hobey Baker Award as college player of the year and the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA’s top goalie. Dunlap beat the Bobcat netminder, going right-to-left and putting a backhander into the net for the only goal they would get by him in the contest. But Quinnipiac continued to pressure the Buckeyes and scored two goals 15 seconds apart. Christophe Fillion equalized the score at 13:20, and then Skyler Brind'Amour scored what proved to be the game-winner at 13:35. The period ended 2-1 with Quinnipiac leading, which didn't bode well for the Buckeyes, who entered the game 2-7-0 when trailing at the end of the first. The coaching staff of the Buckeyes adjust the team's approach for the second period, and they responded and looked like a different team.  After a back-and-forth affair in the second period, Ohio State had its best shot at the equalizer early in the third period with a breakaway on Perets, who made an outstanding save to keep the lead. Tellier and his teammates knew closing the game out against the Buckeyes was not going to be easy. “Ohio State is coming off a dominant 8-1 victory against Harvard. It doesn't take long for this high-powered offense to get going." In the third period, with Gustaf Westlund in the penalty box for a Boarding call, Tellier thought he had scored and started to celebrate. The referees disagreed, and the play continued, which silenced the crowd. At the next stoppage, the play was reviewed, and the referees' decision was overturned. The Bobcats were awarded their third and backbreaking third goal at 15:30 to make it 3-1. Quinnipiac would add an empty net score by Jayden Lee with 1:57 left, ending the Buckeyes' run in the NCAA Tournament. They didn't go out without putting up a fight," Ohio State Head Coach Steve Rohlik said. "Obviously, it's a disappointing result. I couldn't ask for more from my team though we played a good game. I thought we left everything on the rink.” The Buckeyes close their 2022-23 season with a 21-16-3 record. Quinnipiac will play Michigan in the April 6 semifinals at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. BOX SCORE QUINNIPIAC MEN'S HOCKEY HOME Read the full article

[johncerilli]

Debuting my brand new custom #NewBalance #NewYorkRangers themed footwear today to honor #VicHadfield’s number 11 being retired. Yup, the back has every #NYR retired number in the order they were retired: 7 (#RodGilbert), 1 (#EddieGiacomin), 35 (#MikeRichter), 11 (#MarkMessier), 2 (#BrianLeetch), 9 (#AdamGraves), 3 (#HarryHowell), 9 (#AndyBathgate), 19 (#JeanRatelle) and 11 (#VicHadfield). #Rangers #LGR #MadisonSquareGarden #MSG #hockey #NHL 🏒 🥅 (at Madison Square Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq5WnybhgzG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c86er6ratz2q

[mc-cards]

🏒 #stanleycupplayoffs 🥅 1991 O-Pee-Chee Super Rookie N°11 Mike Richter (rc) @rangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #mikerichter #richter #stanleycup #hockey #nhl #hockeycards #sportscards #vintagecards #pittsburgh #throwback #rookiecard #rookie #collectables #vintage #goalie #tradingcards #cards #90s #opeechee #91opc #thehobby #collection #mccards #penquins #nhlplayoffs #draftpick #hockeyhair #firstround #hof @nhl @nhlonnbcsports (at Madison Square Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPE-i20Mk_i/?utm_medium=tumblr

[vricasio]

Happy Birthday to this legend and my sports idol! Let’s go @nyrangers! #MikeRichter #LGR #NYR (at Madison Square Garden ....) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFc6P8TBorH/?igshid=gzaz3wzg0ccb

[joshabramsmusic]

NOW it’s the 4th of July! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 #4thofjuly #independenceday #america #americathebeautiful #usa #mikerichter #goaliemask #therealgoaliemaskcollector #cubberlymask https://www.instagram.com/p/CCPiv6GBdrv/?igshid=18i0mj8bdsw82

[dannylavarco]

NYR Legend Mike Richter had a FREE signing at Buffalo Wild Wings tonight and I had no idea about it, but thankfully my buddy who works there snagged me a signed photo! #newyorkrangers #NYR #MikeRichter

[vricasio]

Here’s the celebrating the 1994 team tonight at The Garden. Let’s go @nyrangers! #NYR #LGR #MikeRichter #SaveByRichter https://www.instagram.com/p/BtozM5EhQUm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16if55n1ab6pv

[joshabramsmusic]

Mask Monday is pretty special today as I get to welcome this gorgeous Mike Richter 1996 World Cup / Rangers painted @edcubberly mask to my collection! The Lady Liberty paint job is one of the most iconic in the history of sports and this mask is an absolutely spectacular representation of the original! Huge thanks to @timstagram_2 for helping me add this beauty to my collection! 🗽 🗽 🗽 #maskmonday #goalie #hockey #goaliemask #goaliemaskart #maskpaint #cubberlymask #goaliemaskcollector #goaliemaskcollection #maskcollection #mikerichter #newyorkrangers #usahockey #worldcupofhockey (at Madison Square Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JdCK2hYmm/?igshid=1k8641gws5zl2

[vricasio]

#TBT. This guy was my sports hero growing up. Truly a 'Superman'. I wanted to be him & modeled my #Lacrosse #Goalie techniques from his acrobatic style of play. Let's go @nyrangers! #MikeRichter #LGR #NYR #

[mitchbeck]

KUHNS: SWAMP RABBITS SIGN CHRIS NELL

Goaltender Returns to the Upstate BY: Jordan Kuhns, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — Goaltender Chris Nell has signed a Standard Player Contract to return to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for the 2019–20 season. Nell played in 27 games for the Swamp Rabbits last season in a large stint as the team's starter in the middle of the season. Nell posted a record of 11-14-2 with a shutout in his 27 games as a Swamp Rabbit. He also played for the Maine Mariners last season and went 4-6-0. The Wisconsin native has AHL experience with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on three different occasions. Nell also played for the Adirondack Thunder and the Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL. Nell holds a career 20-27-2 record in the ECHL, 2 shutouts, a 3.28 goals-against-average and a .900 save percentage in two seasons. Prior to his pro career, Nell played at Bowling Green State University with plenty of accolades, including a Mike Richter Award nominee as the best goaltender in the NCAA in his sophomore season, along with Jim Ruehl Best Defensive Player and Jim Sears Most Valuable Player award and All-WCHA First Team honors with one of the best seasons a goaltender had ever posted with the Falcons. Catch the Swamp Rabbits in preseason action tonight against the South Carolina Stingrays at 6:05 p.m. Tickets are just $10, or FREE for full and half-season ticket holders. For tickets, call or stop by the Bon Secours Wellness Arena box office. Get Social: Follow the Swamp Rabbits and get behind-the-scenes coverage like never before on the team’s official Facebook and Twitter pages! Contact a Swamp Rabbits Account Executive at 864.674.PUCK (7825) for information on 2019–20 ticket plans, special group rates, and hospitality opportunities and secure your seats today! Get the latest Swamp Rabbits gear by visiting the “Hop Shop” online at Shop.SwampRabbits.com to browse the full collection of fan wear and novelties! Read the full article

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KUHN: GOALTENDER KYLE HAYTON AGREES TO TERMS WITH SWAMP RABBITS

Netminder finished last season with wins in two of his last three starts BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have agreed to terms on a Standard Player Contract with goaltender Kyle Hayton for the 2019–20 season. Hayton, 25, finished the year with Greenville on a high note. Hayton spent his first full professional season with three teams. After being waived by the Allen Americans, the Swamp Rabbits claimed him on February 26 and threw him into the fire. He started six games for Greenville, including two of the last three games of the year. With Greenville, he posted his lowest GAA (3.03) and his highest save percentage (.903). He gave up three or fewer goals in four of his six starts as well. Hayton split his collegiate career between St. Lawrence University and the University of Wisconsin. He excelled greatly with the Saints, netting ECAC Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team, and Second All-Star Team honors in his freshman year (20-13-3 | 1.95 GAA | .937 sv%). His incredible season turned heads in the college hockey world, with a nomination for the Mike Richter Award as the top goaltender in the NCAA. His junior year saw him put up a similarly incredible season (16-12-7 | 2.28 GAA | .929 sv%) that put him tops in shutouts in St. Lawrence's history (13). His year added to the trophy case as the ECAC Hockey's Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year Award, First Team All-ECAC, Second Team CCM/AHCA East Region All-American, the ECAC Hockey Media Association's Goaltender of the Year, and First Team All-ECACHMA selection. His sole season with the Badgers gave him the keys to the starting job, and with that, the attention of the hockey world, as a member of the Mike Richter Award watch list for the second time in his career, and noted as a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch. Hayton's junior and prep school career saw him play for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL for two seasons. He took part in the USHL All-Star Game, the predecessor of the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, during the 2013–14 season. Prior to that, he played three seasons at Shattuck St. Mary's, the premier prep program that has seen the cream of the crop hockey prospects come through its rigorous training and development program. The following players are now under contract for the 2019–20 season: F - Michael Pelech (29) F - Johno May (25) F - Travis Howe (25) F - Kamerin Nault (23) F - Mason Baptista (29) F - Roman Ammirato (26) F - Daniel Perez (25) F - Nathan Perkovich (33) F - Cédric Lacroix (24) F - Zach Franko (26) F - Lincoln Griffin (22) F - Shaquille Merasty (28) D - J.C. Brassard (23) D - Luke Ripley (25) D - Adam Larkin (24) D - Jake Bolton (27) D - Brien Diffley (24) G - Kyle Hayton (25) More signings will take place throughout the offseason, so stay tuned to the Swamp Rabbits on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Get Social: Follow the Swamp Rabbits and get behind-the-scenes coverage like never before on the team’s official Facebook and Twitter pages! Contact a Swamp Rabbits Account Executive at 864.674.PUCK (7825) for information on 2019–20 ticket plans, special group rates, and hospitality opportunities and secure your seats today! Get the latest Swamp Rabbits gear by visiting the “Hop Shop” online at Shop.SwampRabbits.com to browse the full collection of fan wear and novelties! Read the full article

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KUHN: GOALIE HAYDEN HAWKEY SIGNS WITH GREENVILLE

BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have signed goaltender Hayden Hawkey to a Standard Player Contract for the upcoming 2020–21 season. Hawkey concluded the 2019–20 season with the Swamp Rabbits, but did not see game action in the Upstate due to the shortened season. "My time in Greenville last season was short and I didn't get to see much of the city, but I'm excited to be back, I'm excited for the opportunity with our new head coach, and I'm excited to see what we can do this year with the group we have," Hawkey said. "I've heard it's a great atmosphere, a great town and the South Division is one of the best out there, so I want to see what I can do." Hawkey finished the 2019–20 season with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits after being claimed off of waivers on March 7. He started his pro career with the Kansas City Mavericks after a sterling four years at Providence College and made three appearances, including getting the start on KC's Opening Night on October 11. The 25-year-old goaltender from Parker, Colorado, was drafted by the Montréal Canadiens in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft, during his time with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL. At Providence, he appeared in 125 games, posted a 2.02 goals against average, and a .918 save percentage to go along with a 72-36-13 record. Read the full article

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CANTLON: (3/6) UCONN CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON AT UMASS—LOWELL

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The UCONN Huskies close out the Hockey East regular season on Friday night on the road at the Tsongas Center to face the number 12 nationally ranked UMASS-Lowell River Hawks at 7 PM (ESPN 97.9 and WILI 1400 AM/FM 95.3). The Huskies split last week with UMASS-Amherst where UCONN clinched a spot in the postseason Friday in fantastic fashion with a late-game comeback 3-2 victory over the Minutemen. Last Friday, sophomore Marc Gatcomb tied the game up with 1:31 left and classmate Kale Howarth buried the game-winner with 8.7 on the clock to lift the Huskies to a 3-2 win in front of 6,666 fans at XL Center. UCONN missed the Hockey East tournament last year and this week is the anniversary of their only home playoff series with Vermont four years ago. The Huskies' playoff seeding is still to be decided with a home-ice playoff series is still up for grabs. If UCONN gets a win or a tie on Friday night against the River Hawks, they will host a playoff series at the XL Center next weekend. The other scenarios are too mind-numbing suffice to say the Huskies could finish between as high as third or sixth in the conference. Tonight’s game is the third meeting this season between the Huskies and River Hawks. UCONN earned a 3-3 tie at home and won 2-1 o0n the road in a weekend series split back in November. The Hockey East series between the schools the Huskies are 5-6-2 against the River Hawks. UCONN record is 3-3-0 at Tsongas Center. UCONN (12-9-2 HEA, 15-14-4 overall) the conference mark of 12 wins and 26 points are the most for the program since joining Hockey East in 2014-15. The Huskies enter the weekend fourth in the Hockey East standings and UCONN’s best-ever Hockey East finish was tied for fifth in 2017-18. The Huskies have seven players who have scored 20 or more points this season, the highest number since the 2010-11 season, but no players in the conference top offensive categories. Senior Benjamin Freeman has been on fire taken over the team-lead in scoring with career-best 29 points on the year on seven goals and 21 assists. Over the month of February, in seven games, Freeman led the team and was fourth in Hockey East with 13 points three goals and 10 assists and earned conference Player of the Week honors two weeks ago. Senior defenseman Wyatt Newpower is fifth among Hockey East blue-liners with a career-best 22 points on three goals and 19 assists. He leads the Huskies with a plus 24 rating, which ranks sixth nationally. Newpower has the most points by a Husky defenseman since 2015-16 when freshman Joseph Masonius had 21 points. Prior to that, defenseman Alex Gerke held the top spot with a 25 point season in 2011-12. Sophomore Carter Turnbull scored his 12th goal of the season last weekend, matching senior Alexander Payusov for the team lead. Turnbull is second on the club with 24 points on the strength of 12 goals and 12 assists easily surpassing his rookie season total of seven points. Freshman Vladislav Firstov has 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists and he ranks sixth among Hockey East rookies in scoring nine assists Then there is a final troika of players in the 20 point category includes sophomore Jachym Kondelik has tallied 22 points on eight goals and 14 assists. Alexander Payusov has 12 goals seven of which have come over the last seven games and sophomore Ruslan Iskhakov nine goals and 12 assists each have 21 points. NOTES: -Former UCONN Husky Joe Masonius goes from Norfolk (ECHL) to Greenville (ECHL). -UCONN got a commit this week for 2021 from Joe Pascucci (North Andover, MA) currently at the Governors Academy in New Hampshire. The 6’2 180 lb. rearguard is completing his second season at the school. -David Andreychuk, incredibly no relation to the former NHL’er Dave despite their last names are spelled exactly the same as Gunnery Prep (Washington, CT) makes a commitment to St. Lawrence University (ECACHL) in 2021-22. I wonder how much wood would an Andreychuk chuck if he could chuck wood !!? -The New England prep school playoffs are underway with the championships for the three divisions will take place on Sunday afternoon at Trinity College in Hartford at the Koppell Community Center after being in New Hampshire at St. Anselm College, the last three years. In the Open Division, Hotchkiss (Lakeville) was knocked out by the score of 5-2 by Dexter Academy featuring John and Matt Fusco, sons of former Whaler, Mark Fusco. Salisbury Prep got the best of Kimball Union 7-4 and they will meet the top-ranked Avon Old Farms squad, 6-3 winners, over Noble and Greenough. The two teams will meet Saturday in the semifinal at Jennings-Fairchild Arena at AOF at 3:30 PM. The Open Final is scheduled for Sunday at 5:00 PM. In the Large Division, Brunswick School (Greenwich) thumped Milton Academy 7-1 featuring Beanie Richter, son of Rangers goalie great Mike Richter. Loomis Chaffe (Windsor) edged Deerfield Academy 4-2. Loomis travels to Greenwich Saturday at 2:30 PM for their semi-final matchup. The Large Division final is Sunday at 2:30 PM. In the Small Division, Pomfret knocked off St. Mark’s 4-3. In the other game, Groton School (MA) was the winner 6-4 over Tilton Academy. Pomfret on Saturday will make the drive over two hours near the New Hampshire border to play Groton at 3:00 PM. The Pomfret team features Mike Baseggio, son of former Yale player, New Haven Nighthawk and Bridgeport Sound Tigers head coach, Dave Baseggio, currently a Pro Scout for Anaheim. The Small Division Final is Sunday at 12:30 PM. -The newest college hockey conference will have an old well-established moniker. The seven schools leaving the WCHA will begin to play in a newly branded CCHA (Central Collegiate Hockey Association) starting in 2021-21. They have retained a legal firm to start the process of formalizing the name and begin branding efforts so when all the pro forma legal documents are set up the conference and completed the conference can begin. The schools to be the original seven will be; Bemidji State (MN), Bowling Green (OH), Ferris St. (MI), Lake Superior State (MI), Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Minnesota State-Mankato. That will leave the WCHA with just three teams, two from Alaska. The University Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves and University Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, who are likely to merge as one hockey program considering major state fiscal issues in Alaska. The other school is Alabama-Huntsville as the surviving conference members. This will allow likely be the formation of a true Western-based US college hockey conference where the hockey numbers at the youth level are at the highest point in the country in addition to junior league players. Schools that could be a part of that conference would include the current Division I independent, the Arizona State Sun Devils, who will have a brand new on-campus building by next fall. Then some new programs that could emerge include from LA in USC and UCLA, UNLV in Nevada, University of Washington. Air Force Academy, already in Division I play in the AHA conference would be best suited to be in this conference, There could be some wide cards as well, but the future is West for college hockey. Read the full article

[vricasio]

Happy bday to one of my sports idols! #MikeRichter #Repost @nyrangers (@get_repost) ・・・ Wishing a happy birthday to #NYR legend Mike Richter!!