Richter savors accomplishments of a great career NHLcom NHL Awards Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Richter savors accomplishments of a great careerThursday 10152009 1043 AM NHL Awards By Mike G Morreale NHLcom Staff Writer Richter recalls top hockey moments Mike Richter is a threetime Olympian and goldmedalist for Team USA at the 1996 World Cup of HockeyAnd while all those moments were special Richter also can recall another international event much earlier in his career that would ultimately prepare him for the bigger stageI think my funnest to date was when we played in Hamilton (at the 1986 World Junior Championships) for the bronze medal and won Richter said We were just a very tightknit group of guys a very exciting team to watch play And everything seemed to fall well We had a couple of hiccups early against Russia and then we just sort of hit our stride We had to win the last game by a certain goal differential (51) and did against Sweden The top player at that time for Sweden was Ulfie Dahlen a Rangers draft pick (No 7 1985) in the first round It was such a fun time and Im friends to this day with most of the players on that teamThen of course its the 96 World Cup that floods Richters memory including the t...