Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakauruhia a Richter i te kura tuarua (Culver Military Academy) e te Hartford Whalers i te rauna tuarua, te 32 o te katoa i te
Ko te 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Whai muri i tana whakaurutanga, i haere a Richter ki te kaareti, e takaro ana mo te Whare Waananga o Wisconsin <unk> Madison mo nga tau e 4. I a ia e kura ana, i whakaingoatia ia ki te NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team i te 1992, te WCHA tuatahi All-Star Team i te 1993, me te NCAA West First All-American Team, i te tau 1993. I hanga ano e Richter tana kapa tuatahi o te ao, e tohu ana i te United States i te World Junior Ice Hockey Championship i te 1989 me te 1990 me te Ice Hockey World Championship i te 1992 me te 1993.