| 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: | April 8, 1960 |
| 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.[1] In November 1985, Richter and teammate Bo Berglund were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Todd Bergen and Ed Hospodar.[2]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Nashville South Stars | CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Birmingham South Stars | CHL | 69 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 211 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 36 | ||
| 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1983–84 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 221 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | ||
| 1984–85 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Wiener EV | Austria | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 365 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 1,030 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | ||||