Richard Shulmistra

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 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. Shulmistra turned pro after the 1993-94 Miami campaign in which he was named the Miami team MVP.

Professional career 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. He next saw the NHL on December 27, 1999, saving 20 shots for Florida in a 6–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. 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. He retired after the 2003–04 season.

Personal life

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

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs 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 Award Year College CCHA Second All-Star Team 1993 AHL Second All-Star Team 1998