Men's Ice Hockey | 5/27/2022 2:45:00 PM

Post University has announced that Tim Richter will be the new men's ice hockey coach, following the retirement of former head coach Pete Whitney.

Richter's move to head coach comes after seven seasons as the assistant coach under Whitney.

"It's been a pleasure coaching and learning from Coach Whitney," Richter said. "He has done a tremendous job with this program. The most important takeaway from working with Coach Whitney was taking care of the details. The small things that people overlook, which makes a successful program."

During the 2021-2022 campaign, Richter was an integral part in helping the Eagles reach the 2022 Northeast-10 Championship game in just their second season in the conference, including a 3-2 overtime win over top seed Southern New Hampshire in the semifinals.

Richter was a standout player in his own right, both collegiately and professionally.

During his time at University of Massachusetts-Boston, Richter appeared in 51 games, tallying 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points, including 12 goals and 14 assists during his senior season.

From there, Richter went on to play professionally with the Danbury Whalers/Titans of the Federal Prospects Hockey League for four seasons. During his rookie year in 2013-14, he appeared in 56 games, scoring 28 goals to go along with 42 assists, and was named Rookie of the Year. He followed it up with a sensational sophomore campaign, scoring 24 goals to go with 42 assists. He finished his career with 56 goals and 89 assists for 145 points in 113 games.

Richter also spent time playing professionally with the Evansville Icemen of the East Coast Hockey League and the Knoxville Ice Bears of the Southern Professional Hockey League. As a youth, Richter played in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.

Richter has also been a skills instructor the last ten years with IPH Hockey which specializes in private and small group skills training and organizational skill training. He was also the split season midget director for the CT Chiefs.

"I feel confident we will keep building and competing day in and day out to get back to the NE10 championship," Richter said. "With the current leadership we have in place as well as the mix of new and returning players, we are ready to put the work in to be there on a consistent basis."

A Connecticut native, Richter graduated from UMass-Boston in 2013 with a degree in Sociology.