ORONO, Maine. -- Junior goaltender Jeremy Swayman was selected as one of 10 semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award, which were announced Tuesday by Let's Play Hockey. The Mike Richter Award honors the nation's top collegiate goaltender. The seventh annual award will be presented April 10. The five finalists will be announced Monday, March 30.

The 10 semifinalists represent five hockey conferences, led by Hockey East with three goaltenders on the list. The WCHA, Big Ten and ECAC each have two semifinalists and the NCHC has one. The 10 semifinalists have combined for 211 wins, a 1.91 goals against average, a .934 save percentage, 46 shutouts and have stopped a total of 8,779 pucks.

Swayman, a fourth round draft pick of the Boston Bruins in 2017, finished his junior season at Maine with stellar numbers. He played in over 2,000 minutes and led the nation in saves with 1,099 also posting a 2.07 goals against average and his .939 save percentage was second in the nation. He faced 1,170 shots and al- lowed just 71 goals. He stopped more than 30 shots 25 times during the season, more than 40 twice and more than 50 (52) once. Swayman is a Management major with a 3.38 GPA.

"Certainly Jeremy's numbers this season are impressive and these speak for themselves," said head coach Red Gendron. "The numbers provide evidence of his excellence but more than that, he provided our team with tremendous confidence because we all understood that he would make the saves we needed, whenever we needed them, ultimately leading to our team's success. His work habits and disciplined professionalism rivaled other great goalies I've been privileged to be on teams with like Martin Brodeur and Jon Quick. These things can't be seen by just looking at numbers but everyone here understands how real it truly was."

The 2020 Richter Award winner will be announced April 10. Due to the uncertainty of the Covid-19 out- break, a site and time have not been determined.

Candidates for the Mike Richter Award were determined by nominations from all 60 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey coaches.

The finalists and winner are selected by a committee of coaches, scouts and members of the media.

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