Washington Huskies goalkeeper Richey was widely tipped to be taken pretty early on in the draft, but as things played out, the Whitecaps were able to get him with the penultimate pick of the third round, 61st overall.
"I spent five years down at the University of Washington," Richey told AFTN. "It was an awesome experience. I'm super thankful for the staff and what that program did for me and for my soccer abilities especially.
"Going in to the draft I didn't have a ton of idea where I was going to end up, which was kind of part of the fun of it."
The fact that it ended up being the Whiteca