The 20 goalies named to the watch list for the 2018 Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA Division I men’s hockey, were announced Thursday.
| Player's Name | Class | School |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bitzer | Sr. | Bemidji State |
| Ben Blacker | So. | Western Michigan |
| Hayden Hawkey | Jr. | Providence |
| Kyle Hayton | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| Adam Huska | So. | Connecticut |
| Tanner Jaillet | Sr. | Denver |
| Cam Johnson | Sr. | North Dakota |
| Peyton Jones | So. | Penn State |
| Justin Kapelmaster | So. | Ferris State |
| Jake Kielly | So. | Clarkson |
| Merrick Madsen | Sr. | Harvard |
| Francis Marotte | So. | Robert Morris |
| Jake Oettinger | So. | Boston University |
| Jason Pawloski | Jr. | Minnesota State |
| Aidan Pelino | So. | Bentley |
| Eric Schierhorn | Jr. | Minnesota |
| Andrew Shortridge | So. | Quinnipiac |
| Atte Tolvanen | Jr. | Northern Michigan |
| Tyler Wall | So. | UMass Lowell |
| Joseph Woll | So. | Boston College |
The winner of the fifth annual award will be announced at the 2018 Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., next April.
Denver’s Tanner Jaillet won the award in 2017.