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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

DAVE RICHTER

April 8, 1960  
Winnipeg, MB, CA

Defenseman  
6'5"  
Entry drafts
MINNESOTA NORTH STARS
STATS
DAVE RICHTER
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1981-82NHL - MIN3---11-------
1982-83NHL - MIN6---4-------
1983-84NHL - MIN42235132-8---20-
1984-85NHL - MIN552810221-91-139-
AHL - IND3---2-------
1985-86NHL - PHI50-22138-5---21-
NHL - MIN14-3329-------
1986-87NHL - VAN7821517172-------
1987-88NHL - VAN49246224-------
1988-89NHL - STL6615699-------
1989-90NHL - STL2-----------
AHL - SKI13-1113-------
IHL - ROA20-5549-------
IHL - RIV1214528-------
1990-91AHL - ISL3-11--------
IHL - CHO41-11128-------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL365940491030-221-180-
AHL19-2215-------
IHL7311011205-------
TRANSACTIONS
DAVE RICHTER
November 29, 1985

Dave Richter is traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Bo Berglund. In return, the Minnesota North Stars acquired Todd Bergen and Ed Hospodar.

June 6, 1986

Dave Richter is traded to the Vancouver Canucks with Rich Sutter and 3rd round draft pick in 1986 (#49: Don Gibson). In return, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired Jean-Jacques Daigneault, 2nd round draft pick in 1986 (#28: Kent Hawley) and 5th round draft pick in 1987 (#87: Sean Fabian).

September 6, 1988

Dave Richter is traded to the St-Louis Blues. In return, the Vancouver Canucks acquired Robert Nordmark and 2nd round draft pick in 1991 (#43: Craig Darby).

NHL trades