Barry Richter

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Barry Richter
Born (1970-09-11) September 11, 1970 (age 52)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
Linköpings HC
EV Zug
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1988
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1993–2008

Barron Patrick Richter (born September 11, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Richter most recently played in the Nationalliga A league in Switzerland for EV Zug. He also played in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, and Montreal Canadiens. In 2015, Richter was inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame. [1]

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Playing career

Richter was drafted out of high school (Culver Military Academy) by the Hartford Whalers in the second round, 32nd overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted Richter attended college, playing for the University of Wisconsin–Madison for 4 years. While in college he was named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team in 1992, the WCHA first All-Star Team in 1993, and the NCAA West First All-American Team, also in 1993. Richter also made his international team debut, representing the United States in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 1989 and 1990 and the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1992 and 1993.

After college, Richter spent the majority of the 1993–94 season representing the United States in tournaments. He played 56 games with the U.S. National Team, playing in the 1994 Ice Hockey World Championship and the 1994 Winter Olympics. That season he also made his professional debut with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL, appearing in 21 games.

Richter spent the majority of the next two seasons with the Binghamton Rangers. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1995–96 season, appearing in four games. The following year he signed with the Boston Bruins, spending the majority of the 1996–97 season with the Bruins, playing 50 games. He played the 1997–98 season with the Providence Bruins before signing with the New York Islanders in 1998. Richter then played the 1998–99 season with the Islanders, his only full season in the NHL, while also making his final international appearance in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championship.

Following the 1998–99 season, Richter was released and picked up by the Montreal Canadiens. However, he was not able to crack the starting lineup and appeared in only 25 games over 2 years with the Canadiens. Following the 2000–01 season Richter played in the Elitserien for two years. After his stint there he joined EV Zug in the Nationalliga A League.

In 2015, Richter was inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame. [1]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1992 [2]
All-WCHA First Team 1992–93
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1992–93
AHL First All-Star Team1996
Eddie Shore Award (Most Outstanding Defenseman – AHL)1996

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Culver Military Academy HS-Prep 39152035——————
1987–88Culver Military AcademyHS-Prep3524295318—————
1988–89Culver Military AcademyHS-Prep1921295016—————
1989–90 University of Wisconsin WCHA 4213233626—————
1990–91 University of WisconsinWCHA4315203542—————
1991–92 University of WisconsinWCHA4310293962—————
1992–93 University of WisconsinWCHA4214324674—————
1993–94 United States National Team Intl567162350—————
1993–94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 2109912—————
1994–95 Binghamton RangersAHL73154156541145912
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 40110—————
1995–96 Binghamton RangersAHL692061816430330
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL505131832—————
1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL192684104484
1998–99 New York Islanders NHL726182434—————
1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL230228—————
1999–00 Québec Citadelles AHL20000—————
1999–00 Manitoba Moose IHL 19549621120
2000–01 Montreal CanadiensNHL20002—————
2000–01 Québec CitadellesAHL68447514560332
2001–02 Linköping HC SEL 445121782—————
2002–03 Linköping HCSEL446101674—————
2002–03 HC Lugano NLA —————926810
2003–04 EV Zug NLA47525302051126
2004–05 EV ZugNLA38819274393144
2005–06 EV ZugNLA4410203046722424
2006–07 EV ZugNLA449202934801114
2007–08 EV ZugNLA44819275871674
AHL totals32757193250226308152318
NHL totals15111344576—————
NLA totals21740103143201459172662

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1989 United States WJC 70002
1990 United StatesWJC73140
1992 United States WC 41014
1993 United StatesWC60008
1994 United States OG 80334
1994 United StatesWC70006
1999 United StatesWC62020
Junior totals143142
Senior totals3133622

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References

  1. 1 2 "Madison Sports Hall of Fame: Ex-Badgers and NHL star Barry Richter leads 2015 class". host.madison.com. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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