Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle yii: Richter ni a yan lati ile-iwe giga (Culver Military Academy) nipasẹ awọn Hartford Whalers ni iyipo keji, 32nd lapapọ ni
1988 NHL Entry Draft. Àwọn ojúewé wọ̀nyí jápọ̀: Lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n yan Richter, ó lọ sí kọ́lẹ́ẹ̀jì, ó sì ṣeré fún Yunifásítì Wisconsin <unk>Madison fún ọdún mẹ́rin. Lakoko ti o wa ni ile-ẹkọ giga o ti darukọ si Ẹgbẹ NCAA Championship All-Tournament ni 1992, Ẹgbẹ WCHA akọkọ All-Star ni 1993, ati Ẹgbẹ NCAA West First All-American, tun ni 1993. Richter tun ṣe akọni ẹgbẹ agbaye rẹ, ti o ṣe aṣoju Amẹrika ni Igbimọ Hockey Ice Hockey Junior World ni ọdun 1989 ati 1990 ati Igbimọ Hockey Ice Hockey World ni ọdun 1992 ati 1993.