Richard Matvichuk
Born (1973-02-05) February 5, 1973 (age 51)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1991
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1992–2008

Richard Dorian Matvichuk (born February 5, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.[1]

Playing career

Although he was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Matvichuk was raised in the nearby city of Fort Saskatchewan.[2][3] 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.[2][4][5] Matvichuk played 12 years for the Stars, scoring 38 goals and 129 assists, although with a rather low average of penalty minutes compared with his physical style of play.[2][6]

Matvichuk was also a part of the 1999 Stanley Cup winning team which brought Dallas their first championship trophy.[2] He became a free agent in the 2004 NHL offseason.[2] He was later signed by the New Jersey Devils, making a similar Stars-to-Devils transition as Jamie Langenbrunner and Joe Nieuwendyk.[2][4][7] He missed all but the last game of the 2006–07 season after having back surgery.[2] He was released by the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2008 preseason, when he was there on a tryout basis.[8]

Coaching

On May 4, 2012, Matvichuk was announced as the assistant general manager and defensive coach of Central Hockey League's Allen Americans.[9] On June 12, 2014, he was named the head coach of the ECHL's Missouri Mavericks.[1] On June 2, 2016, Matvichuk was named head coach of the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars.[10] He was fired as head coach of the Cougars on February 8, 2019, after an overall 85–89–22 record with the team that was on an eleven-game losing streak during the 2018–19 season.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 58 7 36 43 147 — — — — —
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 Minnesota North Stars NHL 53 2 3 5 26 — — — — —
1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 25 0 3 3 22 7 1 1 2 12
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 43 8 17 25 84 — — — — —
1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 14 0 2 2 14 5 0 2 2 4
1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 17 0 6 6 16 — — — — —
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 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 totals 4 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 7 1 0 1 6

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Mavericks Introduce Richard Matvichuk as New Head Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Richard Matvichuk". LegendsOfHockey.net. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Grisson, Melissa (2013). "Getting to Know: Richard Matvichuk". BlackoutDallas.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Hockey Hall of Fame: Joe Nieuwendyk". New Jersey Devils. March 8, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Derian Hatcher". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  6. ^ Althaus, Bill (June 13, 2012). "Bill Althaus: New Coach Could be What Mavs Need to Reach The Next Level". The Examiner. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Allen, Kevin (November 11, 2011). "Dallas Honors One of Its Greatest Stars: Mike Modano". TeamUSA. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Reed, Tom (October 6, 2008). "Jackets Notebook: Chimera's Gaffe, Goal Highlight Win". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  9. ^ "Americans Make Changes at the Top". OurSportsCentral.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  10. ^ "Mavericks Coach Matvichuk Moving On". OurSports Central. June 2, 2016.
  11. ^ "Richard Matvichuk relieved as Head Coach of the Prince George Cougars". JuniorHockey.com. February 8, 2019.

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Preceded byDerian Hatcher Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick 1991 Succeeded byTodd Harvey
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