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Richard Shulmistra

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Richard Shulmistra
Born (1971-04-01) April 1, 1971 (age 53)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for New Jersey Devils
Florida Panthers
Eisbären Berlin
Adler Mannheim
NHL draft 1992 NHL Supplemental Draft
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1994–2004

Richard Shulmistra (born April 1, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers between 1998 and 2000, while the rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2004, was spent mainly in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional Shulmistra played US college hockey at Miami University.

Collegiate career

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Shulmistra played junior hockey for the Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League for their 1989–90 season before signing to play for the Miami RedHawks of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1992 NHL Supplemental Draft. Miami capped a historic year for the program in 1993 when the team received its first bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Miami was led by Brian Savage (2nd-Team All-American, 37 goals), defenseman Bobby Marshall (2nd-Team All American, 45 points) and Shulmistra with a 2.71 GAA. The team lost in the first round to Wisconsin 3–1 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1][2] Shulmistra turned pro after the 1993-94 Miami campaign in which he was named the Miami team MVP.[3]

Professional career

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Shulmistra spent most of his professional career in the US minor leagues, starting with the Cornwall Aces, the American Hockey League affiliate of Quebec. He played one game for the New Jersey Devils on January 1, 1998, saving 28 shots in a 2–1 loss to the Florida Panthers.[4] He next saw the NHL on December 27, 1999, saving 20 shots for Florida in a 6–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.[5] Shulmistra then went to Germany in 2001, playing for the Berlin Polar Bears and the Mannheim Eagles in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in his three seasons abroad.[6] He retired after the 2003–04 season.

Personal life

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Shulmistra now lives in North Carolina and works as a goalie coach. He coached the bantam AAA Carolina Jr Hurricanes team for one season.[7] He produced the video series "Winning Hockey Goaltending featuring Coach Richard Shulmistra."[8]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1988–89 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 12 10 2 0 715 29 1 2.43
1989–90 Thunder Bay Flyers TBJHL 37 2090 131 0 3.76
1990–91 Miami University CCHA 20 2 12 2 920 80 0 5.21
1991–92 Miami University CCHA 19 3 5 2 850 67 0 4.72
1992–93 Miami University CCHA 33 22 6 4 1949 88 1 2.71
1993–94 Miami University CCHA 27 13 12 1 1521 74 0 2.92
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 20 4 9 2 937 58 0 3.71 .868 8 4 3 446 22 0 2.95 .910
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 36 9 18 2 1844 100 0 3.25 .882 1 0 0 9 1 0 6.76 .889
1996–97 Albany River Rats AHL 23 5 9 2 1062 43 2 2.43 .916 2 1 0 77 2 0 1.56 .938
1997–98 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 1 0 62 2 0 1.94 .933
1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 11 3 8 0 656 34 1 3.11 .897
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 34 20 8 4 2022 78 2 2.31 .918 13 8 3 696 32 1 2.76 .910
1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 44 25 11 7 2469 117 2 2.84 .908
1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 12 6 4 0 596 34 0 3.42 .884 2 0 2 64 3 0 2.82 .857
1999–00 Florida Panthers NHL 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .952
1999–00 Louisville Panthers AHL 27 12 11 2 1447 80 2 3.32 .903
1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 9 5 1 3 520 16 1 1.85 .918 1 0 1 30 3 0 5.90 .727
2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .886
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 4 1 3 0 239 13 0 3.26 .891
2000–01 Florida Everblades ECHL 2 2 0 0 130 7 0 3.23 .901
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 29 20 8 0 1616 51 4 1.89 .937 10 7 3 591 20 2 2.03 .924
2001–02 Eisbären Berlin DEL 52 3029 120 6 2.38 .918 4 268 10 0 2.24 .932
2002–03 Eisbären Berlin DEL 29 1132 35 3 1.86 .937 9 533 20 1 2.25 .917
2003–04 Adler Mannheim DEL 28 1445 53 0 2.20 .914 1 58 4 0 4.14 .857
NHL totals 2 1 1 0 122 3 0 1.48 .941

Awards and honours

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Award Year
College
CCHA Second All-Star Team 1993
AHL
Second All-Star Team 1998

References

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  1. ^ "Inside College Hockey | 1993 NCAA Tournament".
  2. ^ "Miami University (Ohio) 1992-93 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ Miami Hockey record Book miamiredhawks.com
  4. ^ "New Jersey Devils vs. Florida Panthers Box Score: January 1, 1998". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score: December 27, 1999". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Richard Shulmistra at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Former USHL Player Giving Back To Youth Hockey". United States Hockey League. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  8. ^ "Winning Hockey: Goaltending". Amazon. 7 July 2020.
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