Mike Richter

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Birth place: Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
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5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Birth place: Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
Goalie, catches left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1986 | Team USA | U20 World Championship | Several cities in Ontario, Canada | |
| 27 | 1994 | New York Rangers | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | New York Rangers defeated Vancouver Canucks 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| 29 | 1996 | Team USA | World Cup | Team USA defeated Team Canada in the finals in a best of three series 2‑1. | |
| 35 | 2002 | Team USA | Olympics - Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Olympic Medals | |||||
| World Cup Championships | |||||
| NHL Stanley Cup Championships | |||||
| Date | Game | Score | TOI | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SOG | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2002 | NYR @ TOR | (4-3) | 59:58 | 3.00 | 0.923 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2002 | PHX @ NYR | (2-3) | 62:20 | 1.93 | 0.936 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2002 | NYR @ TBL | (0-3) | 59:27 | 2.02 | 0.905 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2002 | STL @ NYR | (3-2) | 58:37 | 3.07 | 0.864 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | EDM @ NYR | (2-5) | 60:00 | 2.00 | 0.951 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GAME LOG |
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
| 1984‑85 | Team USA U20 | | 18 | 3 | 8.37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 1985‑86 | Team USA | | 19 | 2 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | ||
| 1985‑86 | Team USA U20 | | 19 | 4 | 2.60 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 208 | ||
| 1986‑87 | Team USA | | 20 | 2 | 6.00 | 0.884 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 80 |
| 1987‑88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 21 | 22 | 3.14 | 16 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 1298 | ||
| 1987‑88 | Team USA | | 21 | 4 | 3.91 | 0.842 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 230 |
| 1988‑89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | |||||||||
| 1988‑89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 22 | 57 | 4.30 | 0.884 | 23 | 29 | 217 | 1654 | 1 | 3031 |
| 1989‑90 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 23 | 13 | 3.76 | 0.900 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 440 | 0 | 782 |
| 1989‑90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 23 | 3.00 | 0.904 | 12 | 5 | 66 | 620 | 0 | 1320 |
| 1990‑91 | New York Rangers | NHL | 24 | 45 | 3.12 | 0.903 | 21 | 13 | 135 | 1257 | 0 | 2596 |
| 1991‑92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 41 | 3.11 | 0.901 | 23 | 12 | 119 | 1086 | 3 | 2298 |
| 1991‑92 | Team USA | | 25 | 7 | 3.14 | 0.904 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 208 | 0 | 420 |
| 1992‑93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 38 | 3.82 | 0.886 | 13 | 19 | 134 | 1046 | 1 | 2105 |
| 1992‑93 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 26 | 5 | 1.18 | 0.964 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 0 | 305 |
| 1992‑93 | Team USA | | 26 | 4 | 3.29 | 0.902 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 119 | 0 | 237 |
| 1993‑94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 27 | 68 | 2.57 | 0.910 | 42 | 12 | 159 | 1599 | 5 | 3710 |
| 1994‑95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 35 | 2.92 | 0.890 | 14 | 17 | 97 | 787 | 2 | 1993 |
| 1995‑96 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 41 | 2.68 | 0.912 | 24 | 13 | 107 | 1114 | 3 | 2396 |
| 1996‑97 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 61 | 2.69 | 0.917 | 33 | 22 | 161 | 1784 | 4 | 3598 |
| 1996‑97 | Team USA | | 30 | 6 | 2.43 | 0.923 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 180 | 0 | 370 |
| 1997‑98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 72 | 2.66 | 0.903 | 21 | 31 | 184 | 1704 | 0 | 4143 |
| 1997‑98 | Team USA | | 31 | 4 | 3.54 | 0.849 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 237 |
| 1998‑99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 32 | 68 | 2.63 | 0.910 | 27 | 30 | 170 | 1728 | 4 | 3878 |
| 1999‑00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 33 | 61 | 2.87 | 0.905 | 22 | 31 | 173 | 1642 | 0 | 3622 |
| 2000‑01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 34 | 45 | 3.28 | 0.893 | 20 | 21 | 144 | 1199 | 0 | 2635 |
| 2001‑02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 55 | 2.95 | 0.906 | 24 | 26 | 157 | 1518 | 2 | 3195 |
| 2001‑02 | Team USA | | 35 | 4 | 2.25 | 0.932 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 123 | 1 | 240 |
| 2002‑03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 36 | 13 | 2.94 | 0.897 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 295 | 0 | 694 |
| NHL Totals | 666 | 2.89 | 0.904 | 301 | 258 | 1840 | 17379 | 24 | 38 183 | |||
| IHL Totals | 92 | 3.92 | 46 | 40 | 334 | 2094 | 2 | 5111 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 5 | 1.18 | 0.964 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 0 | 305 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987‑88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 21 | 10 | 3.92 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 536 | ||
| 1988‑89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 22 | 4 | 6.00 | 0.882 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 157 | 0 | 210 |
| 1988‑89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 1 | 4.12 | 0.867 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 58 |
| 1989‑90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 6 | 3.45 | 0.895 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 330 |
| 1990‑91 | New York Rangers | NHL | 24 | 6 | 2.69 | 0.923 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 168 | 1 | 313 |
| 1991‑92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 7 | 3.50 | 0.894 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 202 | 1 | 412 |
| 1993‑94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 27 | 23 | 2.07 | 0.921 | 16 | 7 | 49 | 574 | 4 | 1417 |
| 1994‑95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 7 | 3.60 | 0.878 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 166 | 0 | 384 |
| 1995‑96 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 11 | 3.27 | 0.883 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 272 | 0 | 661 |
| 1996‑97 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 15 | 2.11 | 0.932 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 455 | 3 | 939 |
| NHL Totals | 76 | 2.68 | 0.909 | 41 | 33 | 202 | 2025 | 9 | 4514 | |||
| IHL Totals | 14 | 4.50 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 157 | 0 | 746 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 1985 | 18 | 3 | 8.37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 43 | ||
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 1986 | 19 | 4 | 2.60 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 208 | ||
| Team USA - World Championship 1986 | 19 | 2 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | ||
| Team USA - World Championship 1987 | 20 | 2 | 6.00 | 0.884 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 80 |
| Team USA - Olympics ‑ Calgary 1988 | 21 | 4 | 3.91 | 0.842 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 230 |
| Team USA - Canada Cup 1991 | 24 | 7 | 3.14 | 0.904 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 208 | 0 | 420 |
| Team USA - World Championship 1993 | 26 | 4 | 3.29 | 0.902 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 119 | 0 | 237 |
| Team USA - World Cup 1996 | 29 | 6 | 2.43 | 0.923 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 180 | 0 | 370 |
| Team USA - Olympics ‑ Nagano 1998 | 31 | 4 | 3.54 | 0.849 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 237 |
| Team USA - Olympics ‑ Salt Lake City 2002 | 35 | 4 | 2.25 | 0.932 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 123 | 1 | 240 |
| World Cup Totals | 13 | 2.81 | 0.913 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 388 | 0 | 790 | |
| Olympics Totals | 12 | 3.22 | 0.881 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 282 | 1 | 707 | |
| World Championship Totals | 8 | 4.22 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 180 | 0 | 370 | ||
| U20 World Championship Totals | 7 | 3.59 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 251 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Wales Conference All-Stars | NHL | 25 | 1 | 6.00 | 0.867 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 1994 | Eastern Conference All-Stars | NHL | 27 | 1 | 6.00 | 0.905 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| 2000 | North America All-Stars | NHL | 33 | 1 | 12.00 | 0.733 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 3 | 8.00 | 0.843 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 60 |