Warren Rychel

Warren Rychel

Rychel in 1987
Born (1967-05-12) May 12, 1967
Strathroy, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19871999

Warren Stanley Rychel (born May 12, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League. He is currently part-owner of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.

Playing career

Rychel was primarily an enforcer, and thus drew 1,422 career penalty minutes and did not score many goals. He only scored 38 goals and 77 points in his NHL career. However, he did have a few memorable offensive outbursts, especially in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

In the 1991 playoffs, after playing the whole season in the minor leagues, Rychel was called up to play with the Chicago Blackhawks and had only two games of previous NHL experience. He managed to score a goal and four points in only three games. In the 1993 playoffs, Rychel was playing with the Los Angeles Kings, and that season had played his first full season in the NHL. He scored 6 goals and 13 points in 23 playoff games, including two game-winning goals, and once again helped his team to the Stanley Cup Finals. However, Rychel did manage to win the Stanley Cup in 1996 when he was playing with the Colorado Avalanche. Rychel retired from the NHL in 1999.

Personal

Rychel's son, Kerby, is a top rated hockey prospect who was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets 19th overall in the first round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2] Kerby was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 25, 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 35 5 8 13 74
1984–85 Guelph Platers OHL 29 1 3 4 48
1985–86 Guelph Platers OHL 38 14 5 19 119
1985–86 Ottawa 67's OHL 29 11 18 29 54
1986–87 Ottawa 67's OHL 28 11 7 18 57
1986–87 Kitchener Rangers OHL 21 5 5 10 39 4 0 0 0 9
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 7 2 1 3 7
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 51 2 7 9 113 1 0 0 0 0
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 50 15 14 29 226 6 0 0 0 51
1988-89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 0 0 17
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 77 23 16 39 374 14 1 3 4 64
1990–91 Indianapolis Ice IHL 68 33 30 63 338 5 2 1 3 30
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 3 1 3 4 2
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 45 15 20 35 165 8 0 3 3 51
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 36 14 15 29 211
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70 6 7 13 314 23 6 7 13 39
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 10 9 19 322
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 0 0 0 19
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 1 6 7 101 3 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 52 6 2 8 147 12 1 0 1 23
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 70 10 7 17 218 11 0 2 2 19
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 63 5 6 11 198
1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 8 0 0 0 23 6 0 0 0 24
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 28 0 2 2 63 12 0 1 1 14
NHL totals 406 38 39 77 1422 70 8 13 21 121

References

  1. "2013 NHL draft rankings". mynhldraft.com. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  2. "Kerby Rychel prospect profile for Columbus Blue Jackets 1st round pick". bleacherreport.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
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