Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Richter an tsara shi daga makarantar sakandare (Culver Military Academy) ta Hartford Whalers a zagaye na biyu, na 32 a cikin 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Ka yi haƙuri. Bayan an tattara shi Richter ya halarci kwaleji, yana wasa a Jami'ar Wisconsin <unk> Madison na tsawon shekaru 4. Yayin da yake kwaleji an kira shi zuwa ga NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team a 1992, WCHA ta farko All-Star Team a 1993, da kuma NCAA West First All-American Team, kuma a 1993. Richter kuma ya fara buga wasan farko na kasa da kasa, yana wakiltar Amurka a Gasar Hockey ta Ice Hockey ta Duniya a shekarar 1989 da 1990 da Gasar Hockey ta Ice Hockey ta Duniya a shekarar 1992 da 1993.