Editing Mike Richter (section)

==Post-retirement==
Richter is currently the President of Brightcore Energy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=This hockey legend is making buildings more energy-efficient |url=https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/culture/this-hockey-legend-is-making-buildings-more-energy-efficient |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=Canary Media |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2007 and 2009, Richter stated that he would be interested in running for Congress as a Democrat in either [[Connecticut's 4th congressional district]] or [[New York's 20th congressional district special election, 2009]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2007-02-28-richter-congress_x.htm |title = Ex-Ranger Mike Richter considers run for Congress - USATODAY.com}}</ref>

After retiring from the NHL, Richter enrolled in [[Yale University]], entering through the highly competitive [[Eli Whitney Students Program]], Yale College's admissions program for non-traditional students.<ref>Yale Herald, [http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=4536 Special programs welcome grown-up students to Yale] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231142638/http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=4536 |date=2006-12-31 }}</ref> He received his degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics with a concentration in Environmental Policy (EP&E).

He was previously a founding partner at Healthy Planet Partners, a sustainable power finance and consulting group, and Environmental Capital Partners, a $100 million [[private equity]] fund focusing on resource efficiency.<ref>Healthy Planet Partners, [http://www.healthyplanetpartners.com/about-us/team/ Healthy Planet Partners Team] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130125132750/http://www.healthyplanetpartners.com/about-us/team/ |date=2013-01-25 }}</ref> Richter serves on the Board of Trustees for the Adirondack [[Nature Conservancy]], and sits as a member of the National Advisory Council for the [[Sierra Club]].<ref>Healthy Planet Partners, [http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=219184.0  Former NHL Goalie Joins Sierra Club Board of Directors]</ref> He recently began collaborating with the [[Natural Resources Defense Council]] (NRDC) in their effort to bring the best ecological practices to the sports industry.  He also launched Athletes for a Healthy Planet, an organization dedicated to fostering an understanding of the connections between environmental issues, human health, economy, social justice, and well-being.<ref>Healthy Planet Partners, [http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/pro-athletes-visit-gulf-oil-spill-say-no-more-drill-baby-drill.html Pro Athletes Visit Gulf Oil Spill]</ref>

Richter, together with other retired NHL players, played in a [[United Nations Environment Programme|UN Environment Programme]]-sponsored hockey game near the North Pole in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/12/hockey-players-are-planning-a-game-at-the-north-pole/|title=Hockey players are planning a game at the North Pole|last=Kennedy|first=Sarah|date=2019-12-06|website=Yale Climate Connections|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref> The idea for the game was conceived by Russian hockey legend [[Viacheslav Fetisov]], and was intended to raise awareness of receding ice in polar regions due to [[climate change]].

Richter has three sons, all of whom grew up playing ice hockey in their hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Branch|first1=John|title=Brain Injury Awareness Improving, Richter Says|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/sports/hockey/mike-richter-still-doing-his-part-to-raise-concussion-awareness.html|access-date=12 December 2017|work=New York Times|date=27 February 2015}}</ref>