Vintage 1997 Corinthian Headliners NHLPA Mike Richter “Team Logo-Signature Series” & (“NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog”) Corinthian Headliners Collection “Rare-Vintage” (1997)
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***Please View Photographs! *** Vintage 1997 Corinthian Headliners NHLPA Mike Richter “Team Logo-Signature Series” & (“NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog”)
**Please Note “Product Information: This Collector Vehicle Set, Video, Plate, Sports & Non-Sports Card, Virtual Pet, Action Figure Set Has a 26 Year Age Factor and are no longer available from the Manufacture. (“Discontinued Packaging”), “May Have Slight Shelf Wear”, Slightly Bent Cardboard Corners, Dents in Plastic Areas, & Minor Scratches. Some Packaging Clarity Distortion “May Occur Due to aging of Packaging Only, etc.”*
*This “1997 NHLPA Team Logo-Signature Series“ was Released In “1997” Corinthian.
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*This Vintage 1997 Corinthian Headliners NHLPA Mike Richter “Team Logo-Signature Series” & (“NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog”) Has A (26+) Years (Age Factor-To Date)
(1) *There is “No Shelf Wear” √ Original Released Packaging.
(2) *There is “No Bent Cardboard Corners” √ Original Released Packaging.
(3) *There is “No Dents in Plastic Areas” √ Original Released Packaging.
(4) *There is “No Minor Scratches” √ Original Released Packaging.
(5) *There is “No Packaging Clarity Distortion” √ None (Please View All Photos!!)
*Vintage Un-Graded Card Information:
**“NHLPA “Team Logo-Signature Series”“
*Items (“INCLUDED”) Are: *
*Vintage 1997 Corinthian Headliners NHLPA Mike Richter “Team Logo-Signature Series” & (“NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog”)
*NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog*
*“This Vintage 1997 Corinthian Headliners NHLPA Mike Richter “Team Logo-Signature Series” & (“NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog”) Is “Extremely Gradable!!”*
*Clearly Visible In The Photo Images.
This Vintage 1997 Corinthian Headliners NHLPA Mike Richter “Team Logo-Signature Series” & (“NHLPA Headliners Collector’s Catalog”) Is:
*Unquestionably:
*A Must Have For Any Mike Richter‘ Fan!
***Player Information/History***
*Michael Thomas Richter (born September 22, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played his entire career with the New York Rangers organization, and led the team to the Stanley Cup in 1994. He also represented the United States in international play on several occasions.
Richter was named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, alongside his former Rangers and U.S. teammate Brian Leetch, in 2008.
Mike Richter grew up in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, and idolized Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Bernie Parent. He attended and played for Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, and then Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York, graduating in 1985. He also played at the Wissahickon Skating Club.
After playing for the United States in the World Junior Championships in 1985, Richter played for the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1985 to 1987, and the Rangers made him the 28th overall pick in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.
He again represented the US in the 1986 World Junior Championships, as well as the World Championships and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, before making his NHL debut in the 1989 playoffs. Though he lost the one game in which he played, he was soon a regular member of the Rangers, posting 12 wins against 5 losses in his rookie season as the club’s backup goaltender.
Over the next two seasons, Richter split goaltending duties with the Rangers’ veteran starter, John Vanbiesbrouck, and was selected to play for the U.S. in the 1991 Canada Cup tournament.
Vanbiesbrouck was traded to the Vancouver Canucks prior to being selected by the Florida Panthers in the 1993-94 NHL expansion draft.
Mike Richter then had his first campaign as the team’s number one goaltender. He posted a career best 42 wins and 2.57 goals against average as the Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top regular season team for the second time in three years. He was also named Most Valuable Player of the NHL All-Star Game, which the Rangers hosted at Madison Square Garden.
In the playoffs, he ramped up his play, becoming the eighth goaltender to post four shutouts in one playoff season. The Rangers reached the Stanley Cup Finals against the Canucks, and Richter earned a career highlight in Game 4, famously stopping Vancouver sniper Pavel Bure on a penalty shot.
The Rangers defeated the Canucks in seven games to win their first Stanley Cup since 1940.
Over the next few years, Richter would be consistently ranked among the world’s top goaltenders. He led the United States to victory in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, with his efforts earning him tournament Most Valuable Player honors. Injuries plagued much of his career, including MCL sprains, ACL sprains, and concussions.
Richter’s style of play was very acrobatic and quick. For a small goalie he made himself look big by using his lightning quick reflexes to make saves. He was rarely out of position and always square to his shooters. He was known for making plenty of desperation saves using his focus, flexibility, and athleticism.
Longtime teammate and Hall of Fame Ranger defenseman Brian Leetch once said about Richter: “I have never seen anyone more focused than he was. As the game got tougher, he got better. If a goal was ever scored on him I was always surprised.”
His last appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs would be 1997, as a series of knee injuries and a string of mediocre Ranger teams saw his personal statistics suffer. Nevertheless, he was selected as the top goalie for Team USA in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 2002 Games.
Richter was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft, but as a UFA chose to eventually return to the Rangers that summer.
On June 30, 2002, Mike Richter’s rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for future considerations. The Oilers were unable to sign Richter, and he returned to the Rangers on a new contract a few days later on July 4. A year later a skull fracture and concussion forced him to retire, but not until after he became the first Ranger to record 300 wins.
He finished his career as the Rangers all-time leader in wins, later surpassed by Henrik Lundqvist.
Mike Richter’s jersey (#35) became the third number retired by the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on February 4, 2004. Though he played his entire career for the Rangers, he twice changed teams between seasons due to a quirk in the NHL rules of free agency, returning to the Rangers each time.
Product Type: Corinthian: (National Hockey League Players Association) Series”
- Paint: Original!
- Format: Action Figure
- Packaging: Blister Card
- Assortment: “NHLPA Team Logo-Signature Series”
Year Released: (1997)
Condition: MINT & MIC!
Produced By: Corinthian
Product UPC#: 608326040214
Product Item#: 04021
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