Dave Richter

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Defence

| played_for = St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota North Stars

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|8|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

| draft = 205th overall

| draft_year = 1980

| draft_team = Minnesota North Stars

| career_start = 1982

| career_end = 1991

}}

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.{{cite web |title=Michigan Players Selected in the NHL Draft |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2008/6/27/michigan_players_selected_in_the_nhl_draft.aspx |website=mgoblue.com |accessdate=January 8, 2019 |date=June 27, 2008}} 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. {{cite book |last1=Raider |first1=Adam |title=Frozen in Time: A Minnesota North Stars History |date=December 1, 2014 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0803286399 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JmOBAAAQBAJ&q=Dave+Richter+university+of+michigan+wolverines+captain&pg=PT169}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1978–79

| University of Michigan

| NCAA

| 25

21335

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1979–80

| University of Michigan

| NCAA

| 34

04454

| —

1980–81

| University of Michigan

| NCAA

| 36

2131556

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1981–82

| University of Michigan

| NCAA

| 36

9122178

| —

1981–82

| Nashville South Stars

| CHL

| 2

0110

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1981–82

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 3

00011

| —

1982–83

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 6

0004

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1982–83

| Birmingham South Stars

| CHL

| 69

61723211

| 13

31436
1983–84

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 42

235132

| 8

00020
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1983–84

| Salt Lake Golden Eagles

| CHL

| 10

14539

| —

1984–85

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 55

2810221

| 9

10139
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1984–85

| Springfield Indians

| AHL

| 3

0002

| —

1985–86

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 14

03329

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1985–86

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 50

022138

| 5

00021
1986–87

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 78

21517172

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1987–88

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 49

246224

| —

1988–89

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 66

15699

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989–90

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 2

0000

| —

1989–90

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 9

14530

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989–90

| Wiener EV

| Austria

| 10

0002

| —

1989–90

| Phoenix Roadrunners

| IHL

| 20

05549

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989–90

| Baltimore Skipjacks

| AHL

| 13

01113

| —

1990–91

| Albany Choppers

| IHL

| 41

011128

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| Capital District Islanders

| AHL

| 3

0110

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! ALIGN="center" | 365

! ALIGN="center" | 9

! ALIGN="center" | 40

! ALIGN="center" | 49

! ALIGN="center" | 1,030

! ALIGN="center" | 22

! ALIGN="center" | 1

! ALIGN="center" | 0

! ALIGN="center" | 1

! ALIGN="center" | 80

References

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