Richie Broadbelt

Richard Brooks "Richie" Broadbelt is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for St. Lawrence.[1]

Richie Broadbelt
Born (1938-06-10) June 10, 1938
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Played for St. Lawrence
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1960–1964

Career

Broadbelt arrived in Canton in the fall of 1959 and, after a year with the freshman team, became the starting goaltender for the Saints. He helped St. Lawrence capture the Tri-State League championship that season and won the first national semifinal games for the Saints in their sixth attempt. Unfortunately, the 1961 Denver team was one of the most dominant squads in history and Broadbelt surrendered 12 goals on 50 shots in the title match.[2]

The next season St. Lawrence joined with 27 other teams in forming ECAC Hockey and Broadbelt, one of the top goaltenders in the nation, led the team to the inaugural 1962 ECAC Tournament Championship. The win gave St. Lawrence another opportunity to win a championship, but the team reverted to form and lost both games to finish fourth in the tournament. Despite the last-place finish, Broadbelt was named as the best goaltender in the championship.[3] For his final season, Broadbelt continued to improve and was named as both an All-American and First Team All-ECAC while setting program records for both goals against average and save percentage. St. Lawrence finished fourth in the conference but they could not improve their standing in the ECAC Tournament and lost the consolation game.

After graduating, Broadbelt spent a year with the Canadian national team but was not selected for the Olympic team. After retiring as a player, Broadbelt coached briefly, appearing as an assistant for Penn in 1970. Broadbelt was inducted into the St. Lawrence Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.[4]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1960–61 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 12———7204713.92.868 ————————
1961–62 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 22———13506422.84.909 ————————
1962–63 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 26———15256242.44.925 ————————
NCAA totals 6042162359517372.96.908 ————————

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1961–62 [5]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1962 [6]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1962 [7]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1962–63 [5]
AHCA East All-American 1962–63 [1]

References
  1. "1961-1962 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "Denver Pioneers 2007-08 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. "Richie Broadbelt". St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  5. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  7. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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