Richard Matvichuk

Richard Matvichuk (born February 5, 1973) is a Canadian former National Hockey League Defenseman and current Head Coach of the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League. He played 14 seasons with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Although he was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Richard was raised in the nearby city of Fort Saskatchewan. Matvichuk was drafted eighth overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, and made the transition, along with several other players, including Mike Modano and Derian Hatcher, to the franchise's move to Dallas, and played 733 regular season games as a Dallas Star. Matvichuk played 12 years for the Stars, scoring 38 goals and 129 assists, although a rather low average of penalty minutes, when compared with his physical style of play.
Matvichuk was also a part of the 1999 Stanley Cup winning team which brought Dallas their first championship trophy. He became a free agent in the 2004 NHL off season. He was later signed by the New Jersey Devils, making a similar Stars to Devils transition as Jamie Langenbrunner and Joe Nieuwendyk. He missed all but the last game of the 2006–07 season after having back surgery. He was released by the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2008 preseason, when he was there on a tryout basis.
==Coaching==
On May 4, 2012, Matvichuk was announced as the Assistant General Manager and Defensive Coach of CHL's Allen Americans. On June 12, 2014, he was named the head coach of the CHL's Missouri Mavericks.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1989–90 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 		56 	8 	24 	32 	126 		10 	2 	8 	10 	16
1990–91 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 		68 	13 	36 	49 	117 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 		58 	14 	40 	54 	126 		22 	1 	9 	10 	61
1992–93 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		53 	2 	3 	5 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 		43 	8 	17 	25 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		25 	0 	3 	3 	22 		7 	1 	1 	2 	12
1994–95 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 		17 	0 	6 	6 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		14 	0 	2 	2 	14 		5 	0 	2 	2 	4
1995–96 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		73 	6 	16 	22 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		57 	5 	7 	12 	87 		7 	0 	1 	1 	20
1997–98 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		74 	3 	15 	18 	63 		16 	1 	1 	2 	14
1998–99 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		64 	3 	9 	12 	51 		22 	1 	5 	6 	20
1999–00 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		70 	4 	21 	25 	42 		23 	2 	5 	7 	14
2000–01 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		78 	4 	16 	20 	62 		10 	0 	0 	0 	14
2001–02 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		82 	9 	12 	21 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		68 	1 	5 	6 	58 		12 	0 	3 	3 	8
2003–04 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		75 	1 	20 	21 	36 		5 	0 	1 	1 	8
2005–06 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		62 	1 	10 	11 	40 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4
2006–07 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		9 	0 	0 	0 	10
2007–08 	Lowell Devils 	AHL 		42 	1 	3 	4 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		796 	39 	139 	178 	624 		123 	5 	19 	24 	128
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992 	Canada 	WJC 	4 	0	0	0 	2
2002 	Canada 	WC 	7 	1	0	1 	6
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	4 	0	0	0 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	7 	1	0	1 	6
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1973
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Missouri Mavericks
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
Category:Lowell Devils players
Category:Minnesota North Stars draft picks
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Saskatoon Blades alumni
Category:Fort Saskatchewan Traders alumni
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Retired in 2008