CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior goaltender Mitchell Gibson was named on the initial watch list for the 2023 Mike Richter Award as the nation's top goaltender, the Hockey Commissioners' Association announced Thursday (Jan. 12).
 
Semifinalists for the award will be announced in February, with the field further narrowed to three finalists in March before the winner of the award is announced in April at the 2023 Frozen Four in Tampa.
 
Gibson (7-3-1, 2.22 GAA, .921 Save%) has been one of the nation's best in net over the first half of the season, starting 11 of 15 games in net for the Crimson.
 
He entered the year as one of the most experienced goaltenders in the nation and he currently has a career 36-21-5 mark in 63 games played, including a 2.33 GAA and .918 Save %.
 
Gibson led Harvard's late season run in 2021-22, notching a career best 47 saves in the team's ECAC Hockey title game win against Quinnipiac.