Never Too Old to Start Over: How NHL Star Mike Richter Left the Ice & Headed to Yale

In 1994, the New York Rangers were in a drought–they hadn’t won a national hockey championship in 54 years. Enter goalie Mike Richter and his team, who would lead the Rangers all the way to a Stanley Cup.

Reaching the heights of his hockey career in his 20’s, he never could have anticipated his next puck save would be his last. After suffering two concussions in a short eight-month span, he was given no choice but to retire from the sport.

New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup-winning goalie Mike Richter joins Liz to share the incredible journey his team embarked on to win a national championship for their city. He explains how he adjusted to his transition from professional sports to Yale Business School and his ambitions for his clean-energy business enterprise.