Kevin Kurtt | Let's Play Hockey | October 8, 2015 College hockey: 20 goalies named to Mike Richter award watch list Top 10 Plays of the Year: Kaskisuo and the miracle save Share EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced today the 20 goalies named to the watch list for the 2016 Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA Division I men’s hockey. The winner of the third annual award will be announced at the 2016 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla. In alphabetical order, the goalies on the watch list for the 2016 Mike Richter Award are: Name School Year Jayson Argue Bentley Sophomore Michael Bitzer # Bemidji State Sophomore Tommy Burke Bowling Green Senior Evan Cowley Denver Junior Thatcher Demko # Boston College Junior Charlie Finn # Colgate Junior Michael Garteig # Quinnipiac Senior Mitch Gillam # Cornell Junior Carmine Guerriero # Alabama Huntsville Junior Kyle Hayton * St. Lawrence Sophomore Jake Hildebrand * Michigan State Senior Dalton Izyk Robert Morris Junior Kasimir Kaskisuo Minnesota Duluth Sophomore James Kruger Dartmouth Senior Charlie Lindgren # St. Cloud State Junior Alex Lyon * Yale Junior Jamie Phillips * Michigan Tech Senior Mike Santaguida # Vermont Junior Danny Tirone New Hampshire Sophomore Jay Williams # Miami Senior * 2015 Richter Award Finalist # 2015 Richter Award Nominee Goalies on the Mike Richter Award watch list are chosen by members of Let’s Play Hockey, utilizing both past performance and future potential. Freshmen are not included on the first list of the season. Additions and deletions to this list, including freshmen, will be made as the 2015-16 season unfolds. Connor Hellebuyck of UMass Lowell and Zane McIntyre of North Dakota won the 2014 and 2015 Mike Richter Award, respectively. Candidates for the Mike Richter Award will be determined by nominations from all 60 NCAA Division I men’s hockey head coaches. The finalists and winner are selected by a committee of coaches, scouts and members of the media. Criteria for the Mike Richter Award: Candidates must display outstanding skills on the ice Candidates should be in good academic standing at an NCAA college or university Consideration should be given to academic achievement and sportsmanship Candidates must comply with all NCAA rules; be full-time students at an NCAA college or university; and complete 50 percent or more of the season Consideration should be given to the candidate’s activities in the community Boston College men's ice hockey names Greg Brown new head coach Greg Brown has been named the head coach of the Boston College men's ice hockey team. He's the fifth head coach of BC men's hockey since 1932. READ MORE Men's college hockey: Jay Pandolfo named head coach of Boston University men's ice hockey program Jay Pandolfo has been named the 13th head coach in BU men's ice hockey history. READ MORE Top 10 former college hockey players in the 2022 NHL playoffs These are the top 10 former college hockey players in the 2022 NHL playoffs, led by Calgary's Johnny Gaudreau. READ MORE