Ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Richter waxaa laga soo qaatay dugsiga sare (Culver Military Academy) kooxda Hartford Whalers wareega labaad,
Sanadkii 1988 kii ayaa la soo doortay. Ka dib markii la qabtay Richter wuxuu dhigtay jaamacadda, isagoo u ciyaaray Jaamacadda Wisconsin-Madison muddo 4 sano ah. Intii uu ku jiray kulliyadda waxaa loogu magac daray Kooxda Tartanka Guud ee Koobka NCAA 1992, Kooxda ugu horreysa ee All-Star ee WCHA 1993, iyo NCAA West First All-American Team, sidoo kale 1993. Richter wuxuu sidoo kale sameeyay kooxdiisa caalamiga ah ee ugu horeysay, isagoo matalayay Mareykanka Horyaalka Hockey-ga Barafka ee Junior-ka Adduunka 1989 iyo 1990 iyo Horyaalka Hockey-ga Barafka Adduunka ee 1992 iyo 1993.