Thursday, March 14, 2019

McKay named semifinalist for Richter Award

Minnesota State freshman goaltender Dryden McKay on Thursday was named one of 10 semi-finalists for the Mike Richter Award which honors the most outstanding goaltender in men's college hockey.

McKay is 21-6-2 with a .928 save percentage and a 1.72 goals-against average, tops among first-year goaltenders in all three categories in Division I hockey. He has started 24 of MSU's last 26 games.

The other semifinalists are:

Joey Daccord, Arizona State
Hayden Hawkey, Providence
Jake Kielly, Clarkson
Stefanos Lekkas, Vermont
Cale Morris, Notre Dame
Tommy Nappier, Ohio State
Cayden Primeau, Northeastern
Hunter Shepard, Minnesota Duluth
Andrew Shortridge, Quinnipiac

Let's Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation are co-sponsors of the Mike Richter Award. The five finalists will be announced on Thursday, March 28, with the winner presented at the Frozen Four in Buffalo, New York.

Candidates are determined by nominations from all 60 NCAA Division I head coaches. The semifinalists, finalists and winner are selected by a committee of coaches, scouts and members of the media.

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