Mike Richter is like the most impressive post hockey Ranger
Richter is currently the President of
Brightcore Energy, a provider of end-to-end clean energy solutions to the commercial and institutional market, including, high-efficiency renewable heating and cooling (geothermal), commercial and community solar, LED lighting and controls, electric vehicle (EV) charging, battery storage, smart building solutions and other emerging technologies.
[4] He is also a
leader in arena of sustainability.
In 2007 and 2009, Richter stated that he would be interested in running for Congress as a Democrat in either
Connecticut's 4th congressional district or
New York's 20th congressional district special election, 2009.
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After retiring from the NHL, Richter enrolled in
Yale University, entering through the highly competitive
Eli Whitney Students Program, Yale College's admissions program for non-traditional students.
[6] He received his degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics with a concentration in Environmental Policy (EP&E).
He was previously a founding partner at Healthy Planet Partners, a sustainable power finance and consulting group, and Environmental Capital Partners, a $100 million
private equity fund focusing on resource efficiency.
[7] Richter serves on the Board of Trustees for the Adirondack
Nature Conservancy, and sits as a member of the National Advisory Council for the
Sierra Club.
[8] He recently began collaborating with the
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in their effort to bring the best ecological practices to the sports industry. He also launched Athletes for a Healthy Planet, an organization dedicated to fostering an understanding of the connections between environmental issues, human health, economy, social justice, and well-being.
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He is the chairman of the
Aspen Institute's Sport and Society Program dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of athletic participation in society, as well as the NHL Ambassador to
Beyond Sport, an NGO chaired by
Tony Blair, whose mission is to use the power of sport to promote social change. He is a member of the 2010 class of Aspen Institute Catto Environmental Fellows. On December 12, 2012, he participated in the 12–12–12 concert benefit, answering calls from viewers wishing to donate to victims of
Hurricane Sandy.
During the 2013-14 hockey season, Let's Play Hockey newspaper and the
Herb Brooks Foundation announced the creation of the
Mike Richter Award to annually honor the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men's hockey. The inaugural award was presented to
Connor Hellebuyck of UMass Lowell at the 2014 NCAA Men's Frozen Four in Philadelphia.
Richter, together with other retired NHL players, played in a
UN Environment Programme-sponsored hockey game near the North Pole in April 2019.
[10] The idea for the game was conceived by Russian hockey legend
Viacheslav Fetisov, and was intended to raise awareness of receding ice in polar regions due to
climate change.
Richter has three sons, all of whom grew up playing ice hockey in their hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut.
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