What is Mike Richter?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Mike Richter.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Richter lifting the [[Stanley Cup]] | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Left | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|9|22}} | birth_place = [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], [[United States|USA]] | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 190 | played_for = [[New York Rangers]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | ntl_team = United States | draft = 28th overall | draft_year = 1985 | draft_team = [[New York Rangers]] | career_start = 1989 | career_end = 2003 }} '''Michael Thomas Richter''' (born September 22, 1966) is an [[Americans|American]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He played parts of 14 years in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) all with the [[New York Rangers]]. He also played for the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]] in international play and won a silver medal with them at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]. He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] along with his former teammate [[Brian Leetch]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ushockeyhall.com/enshrinees/mike_richter.cfm|accessdate=2015-05-04|title=Mike Richter - 2008 Enshrinee|publisher=[[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]]|archive-date=2014-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721042916/http://ushockeyhall.com/enshrinees/mike_richter.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Richter played college hockey with the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] Badgers from 1985 until 1987. He also played 2 years in the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (IHL) with the [[Denver Rangers|Colorado Rangers/Denver Rangers]] organization. He was drafted 28th overall by the [[New York Rangers]] in the [[1985 NHL Entry Draft]]. On April 9, 1989, Richter made his NHL debut in Game 4 of the Division Semifinals against the [[Pittsburgh Pengui