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http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=706975

Calgary Flames prospect Jon Gillies is one of the 18 nominees for the inaugural Mike Richter Award, honouring the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men's hockey.

Gillies, who was the Flames third round pick in 2012, is in his sophomore season with Providence College. He is 14-7-5 this season with a 2.23 GAA and a .926 save percentage. Earlier in the year he became the Friars all-time leader in shutouts when he posted his eighth shutout in his collegiate career.

The other nominees are seniors Sam Brittain (Denver), Aaron Crandall (Minnesota Duluth), Andy Iles (Cornell), Martin Ouellette (Maine), Steven Summerhays (Notre Dame) and Jason Torf (Air Force); juniors Ryan Faragher (St. Cloud State), C.J. Motte (Ferris State), Joel Rumpel (Wisconsin), Jimmy Sarjeant (Mercyhurst), Colin Stevens (Union) and Clay Witt (Northeastern); sophomores Connor Hellebuyck (UMass Lowell), Jake Hildebrand (Michigan State) and Adam Wilcox (Minnesota); and freshmen Thatcher Demko (Boston College) and Zach Nagelvoort (Michigan).