Richard Matvichuk

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. 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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 WHL East First All-Star Team – 1992 Stanley Cup champion – 1999