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
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Regular season
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1988–89
| Fort Saskatchewan Traders
| AJHL
| 58 || 7 || 36 || 43 || 147
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| Kalamazoo Wings
| IHL
| 17 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1995–96
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 73 || 6 || 16 || 22 || 71
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08
| Lowell Devils
| AHL
| 42 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 796 !! 39 !! 139 !! 178 !! 624
! 123 !! 5 !! 19 !! 24 !! 128
|}
International
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1992
| Canada
| WJC
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002
| Canada
| 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