HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech junior goaltender Owen Bartoszkiewicz has been named to the Watch List for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men's NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. The Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) announced the 29 goalies on the list, and Bartoszkiewicz is one of five from the CCHA named.
 
Bartoszkiewicz is a junior from Northville, Michigan, and has started 23 of Tech's 24 games this season. He holds a 14-7-2 record with a 2.35 goals-against average and .915 save percentage. Bartoszkiewicz ranks second in the nation in minutes played, fourth in wins, and 12th with two shutouts. Tech ranks 10th nationally on the penalty kill, which has been backstopped by Bartoszkiewicz. He has been named the CCHA Goaltender of the Month four times this season.
 
Bartoszkiewicz played at Lindenwood in 2024-25, with a .919 save percentage and 2.57 goals-against average in 29 games. He was named the Independent Hockey Goaltender of the Year. Bartoszkiewicz played six games for Minnesota during the 2022-23 season with a 3.72 goals-against average and .883 save percentage.
 
The 29 goalies come from the United States (9), Canada (13), Sweden (3), Czechia (2), and Slovakia (2). The largest single source is Quebec with five goalies. Of the U.S. goalies, Michigan leads the way with three. It is a young group as there are 11 freshmen, eight sophomores, six juniors, and four seniors among those recognized. Goalies qualified by meeting minimum GAA (below 2.4) and save percentage (below .917) standards. Other names may be added for consideration before the first formal vote.
 
A committee of voters — made up of a cross section of coaches, administrators, scouts, and media — will pare the list down to approximately a dozen semifinalists within the next three weeks and then ultimately choose a winner from three finalists who will be announced in April during the NCAA Frozen Four.
 
Past Richter Award Recipients: 2014 - Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell; 2015 - Zane McIntyre, North Dakota; 2016 - Thatcher Demko, Boston College; 2017 - Tanner Jaillet, Denver; 2018 - Cale Morris, Notre Dame; 2019 - Cayden Primeau, Northeastern; 2020 - Jeremy Swayman, Maine; 2021 - Jack LaFontaine, Minnesota; 2022 - Devon Levi, Northeastern; 2023 - Devon Levi, Northeastern; 2024 - Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin; 2025 - Jacob Fowler, Boston College.
 

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Mike Richter Award Watch List

Atlantic Hockey

• Ajeet Gundarah, Sacred Heart (SO - Richmond, BC)*
• Teagan Kendrick, Sacred Heart (FR - St. Albert, Alberta)
• Jakub Krbecek, RIT (SO - Prague, Czech Republic)
• Lukas Swedin, Bentley (FR - Stockholm, Sweden)

Big Ten

• Trey Augustine, Michigan State (JR - South Lyon, MI)*
• Josh Fleming, Penn State (FR - Montreal, PQ)
• Daniel Hauser, Wisconsin (FR - Chestermere, AB)
• Jack Ivankovic, Michigan (FR - Mississauga, ON)

CCHA

• Rorke Applebee, Lake Superior (SO - Chateauguay, PQ)
• Oliver Auyeung-Ashton, No. Michigan (FR-Coquitlam, BC)
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz, Michigan Tech (JR - Northville, MI)
• Josh Kotai, Augustana (JR - Abbotsford, BC)*
• Alex Tracy, Minnesota State (SR - Chicago, IL)*

ECAC Hockey

• Roan Clarke, Dartmouth (JR - Cloverdale, BC)
• Alexis Cournoyer, Cornell (Trois-Rivieres, PQ)
• Emmett Croteau, Dartmouth (SO - Bonnyville, AB)
• Cameron Korpi, Union (S) - South Lyon, MI)
• Louka Cloutier, Boston College (FR - Sherbrooke, PQ)
• Jackson Irving, UMass (JR - Newbury, MA)
• Max Lundgren, Merrimack (SO - Angelholm, Sweden)
• Tyler Muszelik, UConn (SR - Long Valley, NJ)

NCHC

• Adam Gajan, Minnesota Duluth (SO - Poprad, Slovakia)
• Connor Hasley, Arizona State (SR - North Tonawanda, NY)*
• Quentin Miller, Denver (FR - Montreal, PQ)
• Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan (SO - Warroad, MN)*
• Jan Spunar, North Dakota (FR - Olomouc, Czechia)
• Samuel Urban, Arizona State (FR - Dolne Kockovce, Slovakia)

Hockey East

• Louka Cloutier, Boston College (FR - Sherbrooke, PQ)
• Jackson Irving, UMass (JR - Newbury, MA)
• Max Lundgren, Merrimack (SO - Angelholm, Sweden)
• Tyler Muszelik, UConn (SR - Long Valley, NJ)
• Philip Svedeback, Providence (SR - Vaxjo, Sweden)*
• Lawton Zacher, Northeastern (JR - Buffalo, NY)*

*Also on 2025 "Watch List"