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'''Richard Matvichuk''' (born February 5, 1973) is a former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] defenceman. He played 14 seasons with the [[Minnesota North Stars]]/[[Dallas Stars]], and the [[New Jersey Devils]].
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'''Richard Matvichuk''' (born February 5, 1973) is a Canadian former [[National Hockey League]] [[Defenceman|Defenseman]] and current Head Coach of the [[Missouri Mavericks]] of the [[Central Hockey League]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Missouri Mavericks Head Coach">{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4807761|date=June 12, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Mavericks Introduce Richard Matvichuk as New Head Coach|last=|first=|publisher=''OurSportsCentral.com''}}</ref> He played 14 seasons with the [[Minnesota North Stars]]/[[Dallas Stars]], and the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Missouri Mavericks Head Coach" />
   
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==Playing career==
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Although he was born in Edmonton, 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, Texas|Dallas]], and played 733 regular season games as a [[Dallas Stars|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 [[1998–99 NHL season|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 NHL season|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.
  
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Although he was born in [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Richard was raised in the nearby city of [[Fort Saskatchewan]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11046|date=|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Richard Matvichuk|last=|first=|publisher=''[[LegendsOfHockey.net]]''}}</ref><ref name="Richard Matvichuk Interview (BlackoutDallas.com)">{{cite web|url=http://blackoutdallas.com/2012/11/28/getting-to-know-richard-matvichuk/|date=2013|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Getting to Know: Richard Matvichuk|last=Grisson|first=Melissa|publisher=''[[BlackoutDallas.com]]''}}</ref> 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, Texas|Dallas]], and played 733 regular season games as a [[Dallas Stars|Dallas Star]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /><ref name="Mike Modano's Number Retired by Dallas Stars">{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/mike-modano-dallas-stars-number|date=March 8, 2014|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=2011 Hockey Hall of Fame: Joe Nieuwendyk|last=|first=|publisher=[[New Jersey Devils]]}}</ref><ref name="Derian Hatcher United States Olympic Hockey Team Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/HA/Derian-Hatcher|date=|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title= Derian Hatcher
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|last=|first=|publisher=''[[United States Olympic Committee|Team USA]]''}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /><ref name="Bill Althaus-Commentary on Mavericks Hiring Richard Matvichuk">{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.net/article/20140613/SPORTS/140619504/10098/SPORTS|date=June 13, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Bill Althaus: New Coach Could be What Mavs Need to Reach The Next Level|last=Althaus|first=Bill|publisher=''[[Wikipedia:The Examiner (Missouri)|The Examiner]]''}}</ref>
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Matvichuk was also a part of the [[1998–99 NHL season|1999]] [[Stanley Cup]] winning team which brought Dallas their first championship trophy.<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /> He became a [[free agent]] in the 2004 NHL off season.<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /> He was later signed by the New Jersey Devils, making a similar Stars to Devils transition as [[Jamie Langenbrunner]] and [[Joe Nieuwendyk]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /><ref name="Mike Modano's Number Retired by Dallas Stars" /><ref name="Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner Traded to New Jersey Devils">{{cite web|url=http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=600577|date=November 11, 2011|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Dallas Honors One of Its Greatest Stars: Mike Modano|last=Allen|first=Kevin|publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee|TeamUSA]]}}</ref> He missed all but the last game of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]] after having back surgery.<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /> He was released by the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] during the 2008 preseason, when he was there on a tryout basis.<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Released by Columbus Blue Jackets">{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2008/10/06/jackets_notes06.ART_ART_10-06-08_C10_91BH90G.html|date=October 6, 2008|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Jackets Notebook: Chimera's Gaffe, Goal Highlight Win|last=Reed|first=Tom|publisher=''[[The Columbus Dispatch]]''}}</ref>
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==Coaching==
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On May 4, 2012, Matvichuk was announced as the Assistant General Manager and Defensive Coach of [[Central Hockey League|CHL]]'s [[Allen Americans]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Assistance General Manager and Defensive Coach for Allen Americans">{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4396464|date=May 4, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title=Americans Make Changes at the Top|last=|first=|publisher=''OurSportsCentral.com''}}</ref> On June 12, 2014, he was named the head coach of the CHL's [[Missouri Mavericks]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Missouri Mavericks Head Coach" />
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==Career statistics==
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===Regular season and playoffs===
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
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! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
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! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
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! Team
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! League
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! GP
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! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
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! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
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! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
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! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
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! GP
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! G
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! A
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! Pts
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! PIM
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|-
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| [[1989-90 WHL season|1989–90]]
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| [[Saskatoon Blades]]
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| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
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| 56||8||24||32||126
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| 10||2||8||10||16
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1990-91 WHL season|1990–91]]
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| Saskatoon Blades
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| WHL
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| 68||13||36||49||117
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|-
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| [[1991-92 WHL season|1991–92]]
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| Saskatoon Blades
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| WHL
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| 58||14||40||54||126
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| 22||1||9||10||61
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| 1992–93
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| [[Kalamazoo Wings (1974-2000)|Kalamazoo Wings]]
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| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
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| 3||0||1||1||6
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|-
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| [[1992-93 NHL season|1992–93]]
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| [[Minnesota North Stars]]
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| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
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| 53||2||3||5||26
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| 1993–94
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| Kalamazoo Wings
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| IHL
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| 43||8||17||25||84
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|-
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| [[1993-94 NHL season|1993–94]]
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| [[Dallas Stars]]
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| NHL
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| 25||0||3||3||22
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| 7||1||1||2||12
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| 1994–95
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| Kalamazoo Wings
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| IHL
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| 17||0||6||6||16
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|-
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| [[1994-95 NHL season|1994–95]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 14||0||2||2||14
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| 5||0||2||2||4
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1995-96 NHL season|1995–96]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 73||6||16||22||71
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|-
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| [[1996-97 NHL season|1996–97]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 57||5||7||12||87
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| 7||0||1||1||20
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1997-98 NHL season|1997–98]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 74||3||15||18||63
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| 16||1||1||2||14
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|-
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| [[1998-99 NHL season|1998–99]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 64||3||9||12||51
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| 22||1||5||6||20
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1999-2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 70||4||21||25||42
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| 23||2||5||7||14
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|-
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| [[2000-01 NHL season|2000–01]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 78||4||16||20||62
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| 10||0||0||0||14
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2001-02 NHL season|2001–02]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 82||9||12||21||52
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|-
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| [[2002-03 NHL season|2002–03]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 68||1||5||6||58
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| 12||0||3||3||8
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2003-04 NHL season|2003–04]]
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| Dallas Stars
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| NHL
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| 75||1||20||21||36
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| 5||0||1||1||8
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|-
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| [[2005-06 NHL season|2005–06]]
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| [[New Jersey Devils]]
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| NHL
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| 62||1||10||11||40
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| 7||0||0||0||4
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2006-07 NHL season|2006–07]]
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| New Jersey Devils
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| NHL
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| 1||0||0||0||0
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| 9||0||0||0||10
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|-
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| [[2007-08 AHL season|2007–08]]
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| [[Lowell Devils]]
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
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| 42||1||3||4||40
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| —||—||—||—||—
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals
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! 796!!39!!139!!178!!624
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! 123!!5!!19!!24!!128
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|}
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===International===
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40%"
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|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! Year
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! Team
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! Event
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! GP
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! G
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! A
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! Pts
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! PIM
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|-
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| [[1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1992]]
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| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
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| [[IIHF World U20 Championship|WJC]]
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| 4||0||0||0||2
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]]
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| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
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| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
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| 7||1||0||1||6
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! colspan="3" | Junior int'l totals
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! 4!!0!!0!!0!!2
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! colspan="3" | Senior int'l totals
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! 7!!1!!0!!1!!6
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|}
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 28 November 2014

Richard Matvichuk
Richardmatvichuk
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight 		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Teams Dallas Stars
Minnesota North Stars
New Jersey Devils
Born (1973-02-05)February 5, 1973,
Edmonton, AB, CAN
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1991
Minnesota North Stars
Pro Career 1992 – 2008


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.[1] He played 14 seasons 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, Richard 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 a rather low average of penalty minutes, when 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 off season.[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 CHL's Allen Americans.[9] On June 12, 2014, he was named the head coach of the CHL's Missouri Mavericks.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season 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 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 4 0 0 0 2
Senior int'l totals 7 1 0 1 6

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mavericks Introduce Richard Matvichuk as New Head Coach. OurSportsCentral.com (June 12, 2012). Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Richard Matvichuk. LegendsOfHockey.net. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Grisson, Melissa (2013). Getting to Know: Richard Matvichuk. BlackoutDallas.com. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Hockey Hall of Fame: Joe Nieuwendyk. New Jersey Devils (March 8, 2014). Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ Derian Hatcher. Team USA. Retrieved on 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 on June 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Allen, Kevin (November 11, 2011). Dallas Honors One of Its Greatest Stars: Mike Modano. TeamUSA. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ Reed, Tom (October 6, 2008). Jackets Notebook: Chimera's Gaffe, Goal Highlight Win. The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ Americans Make Changes at the Top. OurSportsCentral.com (May 4, 2012). Retrieved on June 14, 2014.

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Preceded by
Derian Hatcher 		Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick
1991 		Succeeded by
Todd Harvey
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