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Minnesota State goalie Dryden McKay leads the nation in GAA (1.14), is third in save percentage (.941), first in winning percentage (.938) and first in shutouts (8) (photo: SPX Sports).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Friday the finalists for the eighth annual Mike Richter Award.<\/p>\n

Nine goaltenders from a \u201cwatch list\u201d of 35 were singled out by a panel of voters from across the hockey community.<\/p>\n

The Richter Award has been given annually to the top goalie in men\u2019s Division I hockey since 2014.<\/p>\n

Mike Richter Award Finalists<\/h4>\n

Spencer Knight, So., Boston College
\nJack LaFontaine, Sr., Minnesota
\nStrauss Mann, Jr., Michigan
\nDryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State
\nMareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior
\nKeith Petruzzelli, Sr., Quinnipiac
\nBlake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech
\nAdam Scheel, Jr., North Dakota
\nJaxson Stauber, So., Providence<\/p>\n

Past Richter Award recipients<\/strong>: 2014 – Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell; 2015 – Zane McIntyre, North Dakota; 2016 – Thatcher Demko, Boston College; 2017 – Tanner Jaillet, Denver; 2018 – Cale Morris, Notre Dame; 2019 – Cayden Primeau, Northeastern; 2020 – Jeremy Swayman, Maine.<\/p>\n

The winner of this year\u2019s Richter Award will be announced in April during the men’s Frozen Four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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