Q&A: Richards Movin' on Up
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The following article featuring former Yale goaltender Alec Richards appeared in the April 30 issue of the Yale Daily News.
By Chris Merriman
Staff Reporter
Former Yale netminder Alec Richards ’09 recently signed a
two year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Chicago
Blackhawks. Richards is currently in Switzerland competing for the
U.S. Men’s National Hockey Team at the 2009 International Ice
Hockey Federation World Championship. (Christopher Higgins
’05 is also competing for the United States in the
tournament.)
Richards had a school-record four shutouts this past season as he
lead the team to its first ever ECAC Tournament Championship with a
19-5-1 record. He owns the school’s career save percentage
record with a career .923 average, the record for career wins with
39, and his six career shutouts are the most ever by an Eli
goaltender. Richards was named third-team All-ECAC, second-team
All-Ivy League, and he made the ECAC All-Tournament Team, too.
Staff reporter Chris Merriman caught up with Richards after he
finished practice in Bern on Wednesday.
Complete article can be accessed via the News Web site by clicking here.
