The 1990s was an amazing decade of growth and excitement for the National Hockey League. With the European influence on the game leading to a faster, more wide-open style of play, the goaltenders had to make plenty of adjustments. The decade had no shortage of great netminders, including some of the greatest to ever play the position.
#5
Mike Richter
Mike Richter goes down as one of the greatest American-born goaltenders to ever play in the NHL. He also has a very special place in the collective heart of New York Rangers fans for that magical run to the Promised Land in 1994.
Richter’s
first four seasons with the Rangers were spent splitting time with John
Vanbiesbrouck. When the veteran was lost to the Florida Panthers in the
expansion draft, Richter got his first chance to be the top goaltender on
Broadway for the 1993-94 season.
Everything seemed to go right for Richter and the Rangers that season. He won a career-high 42 games during the regular season and posted a 2.57…
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