Richard Matvichuk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox ice hockey player

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

Template:Reflist

External links

Template:S-end
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick
1991 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
  1. ↑ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Richard Matvichuk Named Missouri Mavericks Head Coach
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Richard Matvichuk Interview (BlackoutDallas.com)
  4. ↑ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Mike Modano's Number Retired by Dallas Stars
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Derian Hatcher United States Olympic Hockey Team Profile
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Bill Althaus-Commentary on Mavericks Hiring Richard Matvichuk
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner Traded to New Jersey Devils
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Richard Matvichuk Released by Columbus Blue Jackets
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Richard Matvichuk Named Assistance General Manager and Defensive Coach for Allen Americans
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Richard_Matvichuk&oldid=516098"