Editing Richard Matvichuk

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image_size = 230px
| caption = 
| alt = 
| played_for = [[Minnesota North Stars]]<br>[[Dallas Stars]]<br>[[New Jersey Devils]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 215
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada
| draft = 8th overall
| draft_year = 1991
| draft_team = [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| career_start = 1992
| career_end = 2008
| image = 
}}

'''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]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Missouri Mavericks Head Coach" />

==Playing career==
Although he was born in [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Matvichuk was raised in the nearby city of [[Fort Saskatchewan]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /><ref name="Richard Matvichuk Interview (BlackoutDallas.com)" /> 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" /><ref name="Derian Hatcher United States Olympic Hockey Team Profile" />  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.<ref name="Richard Matvichuk LegendsOfHockey.net Profile" /><ref name="Bill Althaus-Commentary on Mavericks Hiring Richard Matvichuk" />

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 offseason.<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" />  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" />

==Coaching==
On May 4, 2012, Matvichuk was announced as the assistant general manager and defensive coach of [[Central Hockey League]]'s [[Allen Americans]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Assistance General Manager and Defensive Coach for Allen Americans" />  On June 12, 2014, he was named the head coach of the [[ECHL]]'s [[Missouri Mavericks]].<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Named Missouri Mavericks Head Coach" /> On June 2, 2016, Matvichuk was named head coach of the [[Western Hockey League]]'s [[Prince George Cougars]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mavericks-coach-matvichuk-moving-on/n-5153995 |title=Mavericks Coach Matvichuk Moving On |publisher=OurSports Central |date=June 2, 2016}}</ref> 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 WHL season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=93590 |title=Richard Matvichuk relieved as Head Coach of the Prince George Cougars |website=JuniorHockey.com |date=8 February 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1988–89 AJHL season|1988–89]]
| [[Fort Saskatchewan Traders]]
| [[Alberta Junior Hockey League|AJHL]]
| 58 || 7 || 36 || 43 || 147
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 WHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Saskatoon Blades]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
| 56 || 8 || 24 || 32 || 126
| 10 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 16
|-  
| [[1990–91 WHL season|1990–91]]
| Saskatoon Blades
| WHL
| 68 || 13 || 36 || 49 || 117
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 WHL season|1991–92]]
| Saskatoon Blades
| WHL
| 58 || 14 || 40 || 54 || 126
| 22 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 61
|-  
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 53 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 IHL season|1992–93]]
| [[Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000)|Kalamazoo Wings]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| NHL
| 25 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 22
| 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 IHL season|1993–94]]
| Kalamazoo Wings
| IHL
| 43 || 8 || 17 || 25 || 84
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 14 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 14
| 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 IHL season|1994–95]]
| Kalamazoo Wings
| IHL
| 17 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 73 || 6 || 16 || 22 || 71
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 57 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 87
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 20
|- 
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 74 || 3 || 15 || 18 || 63
| 16 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 64 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 51
| 22 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 20
|-  
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 70 || 4 || 21 || 25 || 42
| 23 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 78 || 4 || 16 || 20 || 62
| 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
|-  
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 82 || 9 || 12 || 21 || 52
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 68 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 58
| 12 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 8
|-  
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 75 || 1 || 20 || 21 || 36
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| NHL
| 62 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 40
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-  
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
| [[Lowell Devils]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 42 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 796 !! 39 !! 139 !! 178 !! 624
!  123 !! 5 !! 19 !! 24 !! 128
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1992]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|WJC]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Junior totals
! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals
! 7 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 6
|}
==Awards==
* WHL East First All-Star Team – 1992
* [[Stanley Cup]] champion – [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999]]

==References==
{{reflist|2|refs=
<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 |publisher=LegendsOfHockey.net}}</ref>
<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|publisher=New Jersey Devils}}</ref>
<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]]|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075307/http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=600577 |archivedate=May 18, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
<ref name="Derian Hatcher United States Olympic Hockey Team Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/HA/Derian-Hatcher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224132347/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/HA/Derian-Hatcher|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2014|date=|accessdate=June 14, 2014|title= Derian Hatcher|last= |first=|publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee|Team USA]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Richard Matvichuk Released by Columbus Blue Jackets">{{cite news |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|newspaper=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]}}</ref>
<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>
<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>
<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>
<ref name="Bill Althaus-Commentary on Mavericks Hiring Richard Matvichuk">{{cite news|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|newspaper=[[The Examiner (Missouri)|The Examiner]]}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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