PRESENTED BY MINNEAPOLIS --Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced today the 18 candidates for the inaugural Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. The inaugural award will be presented at the 2014 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Philadelphia. Criteria for the Mike Richter Award:Candidates must display outstanding skills on the iceCandidates should be in good academic standing at an NCAA college or universityConsideration should be given to academic achievement and sportsmanshipCandidates must comply with all NCAA rules; be full-time students at an NCAA college or university; and complete 50 percent or more of the seasonConsideration should be given to the candidate’s activities in the community In its 42nd season and based in Minneapolis, Let’s Play Hockey is the longest-running hockey newspaper in the U.S., serving the largest hockey market in the nation. Let's Play Hockey is published 29 times a year -- weekly during the hockey season and monthly during the offseason. The Herb Brooks Foundation is dedicated to growing the game of hockey and giving the game back to the kids. Founded in 2003 by Dan Brooks and Kelly Brooks Paradise, Herb’s family and friends created the foundation to preserve his legacy by continuing his life’s work by growing the game by “making hockey fun for kids and letting them learn to love the game the way we did.” The candidates combine for a 2.19 goals-against average, a .926 save percentage and a grade-point average of 3.12. W-L-T
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