After 11 seasons, five in Utica, Richard Bachman is retiring to become the goaltending coach for the Iowa Wild.
Bachman is trading his pads - blocker and glove for a windsuit - whistle and clipboard.
Nats: number 32, richard bachman... as one chapter ends - another one begins...the 33-year- old bachman is retiring from playing and transitioning to a career in coaching.
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None richard bachman: entering the summer with the hopes of landing a new deal after being loaned to a swedish team to finish out this past season.
But jobs as a player were sparse - then an interesting opportunity came along and the thought of the next step - which had been in the back of bachman' s mind soon became front and center.
Richard bachman: for the past few seasons here in utica - bachman has helped mentor young goalies the likes ofthatcl dipietro.
He said tt rolwith the goalie coach for the a-h-l'siown 264 career a-h-l appearances - 105 of them were with utica.
He spent more time with the comets than any other team in his career.
As he bids farewell to his playing days - he does the same to our city.
But while you can take the man out of utica - you can't take utica out of the man.
Richard bachman: ...those are the memories i will always cherish.
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After 11 professional hockey seasons, five with the Utica Comets, goalie Richard Bachman has ended his playing career, and been..