LaCouvee named Richter semifinalist

Minnesota State senior goaltender Connor LaCouvee was named as a one of t10en semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award which honors the most outstanding goaltender in men's college hockey.

LaCouvee leads the nation in wins with 22. He is 22-3-1 with a .917 save percentage and a 1.75 goals-against average.

The other semifinalists include Cornell's Matthew Galajda, St. Cloud State's David Hrenak, Denver's Tanner Jaillet, Clarkson's Jake Kielly, Notre Dame's Cale Morris, Colgate's Colton Point, Northeastern's Cayden Primeau, Ohio State's Sean Romeo and Minnesota Duluth's Hunter Shepard.

Let's Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation are co-sponsors of the fifth-annual award. The five finalists will be announced on Thursday, March 22, with the winner presented on Friday, April 6 at the Frozen Four in St. Paul.