1991 NHL Draft
Richard Matvichuk in the 1991 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Richard Matvichuk 8th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 796 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1991 draft
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 11Brian RolstonR1256 GP · 761 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
8th
of 264 players selected
4th
of 89 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Richard Matvichuk made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 1 year and 106 days after the draft.
796
Games
39
Goals
139
Assists
178
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1991 draft
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 74Mike TorchiaG6 GP · 3 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 97Mike KennedyC145 GP · 52 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 118Mark LawrenceR142 GP · 44 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 137Geoff FinchGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 174Michael BurkettLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 184Derek HerlofskyGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 206Tom NemethLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 228Shayne GreenRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 250Jukka SuomalainenDMNSMinnesota North Stars