Dave Richter

David Richter (born April 8, 1960) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Originally from Winnipeg in Canada, he played 365 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and St. Louis Blues. He was drafted by the North Stars in the 1980 NHL entry draft. In November 1985, Richter and teammate Bo Berglund were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Todd Bergen and Ed Hospodar. He was primarily known as an enforcer.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 University of Michigan NCAA 25 2 1 3 35 — — — — — 1979–80 University of Michigan NCAA 34 0 4 4 54 — — — — — 1980–81 University of Michigan NCAA 36 2 13 15 56 — — — — — 1981–82 University of Michigan NCAA 36 9 12 21 78 — — — — — 1981–82 Nashville South Stars CHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 0 0 11 — — — — — 1982–83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 69 6 17 23 211 13 3 1 4 36 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 42 2 3 5 132 8 0 0 0 20 1983–84 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 10 1 4 5 39 — — — — — 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 55 2 8 10 221 9 1 0 1 39 1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 14 0 3 3 29 — — — — — 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 50 0 2 2 138 5 0 0 0 21 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 2 15 17 172 — — — — — 1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49 2 4 6 224 — — — — — 1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 66 1 5 6 99 — — — — — 1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 9 1 4 5 30 — — — — — 1989–90 Wiener EV Austria 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 20 0 5 5 49 — — — — — 1989–90 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 13 0 1 1 13 — — — — — 1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL 41 0 1 1 128 — — — — — 1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — NHL totals 365 9 40 49 1,030 22 1 0 1 80