The
three finalists for the 2020-21 Mike Richter Award as the best goaltender in
NCAA Division I men’s hockey were announced late last week.
Dryden McKay, Junior, Minnesota State – The Downers Grove, Ill., native backstopped the Mavericks to their first-ever Frozen Four appearance next month by allowing just three goals over two games at the NCAA West Regional in Loveland, Col., posting victories over 11th ranked Quinnipiac and third-ranked Minnesota. In 25 appearances so far this season, McKay, 23, has fashioned a 21-3-0 record to go with a 1.39 goals-against average, a .931 save percentage, and a nation-leading 10 shutouts. He is also a finalist for this year’s Hobey Baker Memorial Award as college hockey’s best player.
Spencer Knight, Sophomore, Boston College –The Darien, Conn. product concluded his 2020-21 campaign with 32 stops in a 4-1 season-ending loss to St. Cloud State in the NCAA Northeast Regional final in Albany, N.Y. on Sunday. The Hockey East Player of the Year, he put together a 16-4-1 record over 21 games with three shutouts (2.18, .932). Knight, 19, was chosen 13th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Draft, and like McKay is also a finalist for this year’s Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
Jack LaFontaine, Senior, Minnesota – A former transfer
from Big Ten Conference rival Michigan, the Mississauga, Ont. native guided the
Golden Gophers to this year’s Big Ten tournament championship, plus the final game
of the 2021 NCAA West Regional in Loveland, Col. LaFontaine, 23, who finished the
season at 22-7-0 in 29 games with five shutouts (1.79, .934), was chosen 75th
overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Draft.
The winner of this year’s Mike Richter Award, which is presented by Let’s Play Hockey, will be announced during the NCAA Frozen Four in Pittsburgh next month.
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