Richard Brooks "Richie" Broadbelt is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for St.

He helped St. Lawrence capture the Tri-State League championship that season and won the first national semifinal games for the Saints in their sixth attempt.

Unfortunately, the 1961 Denver team was one of the most dominant squads in history and Broadbelt surrendered 12 goals on 50 shots in the title match.

[3] For his final season, Broadbelt continued to improve and was named as both an All-American and First Team All-ECAC while setting program records for both goals against average and save percentage.

St. Lawrence finished fourth in the conference but they could not improve their standing in the ECAC Tournament and lost the consolation game.