Kerby Rychel

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Kerby Rychel
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Rychel with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014
Born (1994-10-07) October 7, 1994 (age 29)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
NHL draft 19th overall, 2013
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2014–2020

Kerby Rychel (born October 7, 1994) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He most recently played under contract with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round (19th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Torrance, California, but grew up in Tecumseh, Ontario. [1] His father is 1996 Stanley Cup winner Warren Rychel. [2]

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Playing career

Rychel was originally selected 21st overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Barrie Colts. [3]

Rychel was rated as a top prospect and was a first-round selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. [4]

In his debut professional season in 2014–15, on an injury-plagued Blue Jackets roster, Rychel was recalled from AHL affiliate the Springfield Falcons and made his NHL debut on November 29, 2014, against the Nashville Predators. [5]

Rychel gained notoriety during the 2015–16 NHL season when reports surfaced that he had requested a trade out of Columbus over his lack of playing time at the NHL level. Rychel and his father, who also serves as his agent, held a meeting with management during the Blue Jackets development camp, raising concerns over Rychel being "buried" on the team's depth chart. [6] Ultimately though, Rychel was not traded during the season, and split time between the club and their new AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. The Monsters finished as one of the top teams in the league, and ultimately won the Calder Cup.

On June 25, 2016, less than an hour after the conclusion of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Rychel was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Scott Harrington and a conditional 5th round pick (condition was not met). [7] The Maple Leafs were rumoured to be one of the teams most interested in Rychel following his earlier trade request. [6] On February 25, 2018, Rychel was traded along with Rinat Valiev and a 2018 second-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Tomáš Plekanec and Kyle Baun. [8]

As an unsigned restricted free agent with the Canadiens over the summer, Rychel was traded by the Canadiens to the Calgary Flames in exchange for fellow restricted free agent, Hunter Shinkaruk, on August 20, 2018, [9] and signed a one-year contract with the Flames. [10]

On June 25, 2019, Rychel was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Flames, enabling him to become a free agent. [11] Rychel paused his North American career, agreeing to his first contract abroad in signing a one-year contract with Swedish club Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on July 27, 2019. [12] Approaching the 2019–20 season, Rychel sought and was released from his contract with Örebro HK in order to later sign a one-year contract with Russian club HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on September 3, 2019. [13]

Rychel struggled to adapt to the KHL and was scoreless in just 7 games with Neftekhimik before his contract was terminated on October 8, 2019. [14] Following his brief stint in the KHL, Rychel returned to North America and opted to resume his career in the AHL, by agreeing to a one-year contract with the Charlotte Checkers, affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, on November 19, 2019. [15] He notched 1 assist in 6 games with the Checkers before he was suspended by the team and removed from the roster.

International play

During the 2010–11 season, Rychel won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, [16] and during the 2011–12 season he won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships. [17] During the 2012–13 season he was an invited participant at the 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game. [18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 3026847—————
2010–11 Windsor Spitfires OHL325813261825714
2011–12 Windsor SpitfiresOHL684133745442025
2012–13 Windsor SpitfiresOHL6840478794—————
2013–14 Windsor SpitfiresOHL2716233915—————
2013–14 Guelph Storm OHL31183351282011213223
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 5112213343—————
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 50332—————
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL3762127531715626
2015–16 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL3227915—————
2016–17 Toronto Marlies AHL73193352118112352
2017–18 Toronto MarliesAHL5510203036—————
2017–18 Laval Rocket AHL1684128—————
2017–18 Montreal Canadiens NHL41122—————
2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL5723204329—————
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL20000—————
2019–20 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 70006—————
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL60114—————
NHL totals433111419—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011 Canada Ontario U17 Gold medal icon.svg52240
2012 Canada WJC18 Bronze medal icon.svg753812
2012 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg51120
2014 Canada WJC 4th70000
Junior totals24861412

Awards and honors

AwardsYear
CHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2013 [19]
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2014 [20]
AHL
All-Star Game 2016
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [21]
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge gold medal with Team Ontario 2012 [22]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament gold medal 2012
IIHF World U18 Championship bronze medal 2012 [23]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kerby Rychel's NHL Draft Profile". National Hockey League . June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2012 NHL draft: Unlike father Warren, Spitfires' Kerby Rychel looks to be a sure bet". National Post . March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rychel pick is justified". The Barrie Examiner . May 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013 NHL Draft Rankings War Room: Combining Central Scouting's Final Rankings". TheHockeyWriters.com. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kerby Rychel set for NHL debut". hockeybuzz.com. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Report: Leafs, Flames, Canadiens interested in Rychel trade". Sportsnet. Rogers. January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Maple Leafs acquire Kerby Rychel from Columbus". Toronto Maple Leafs . June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cudzinowski, Matt (February 25, 2018). "Plekanec traded to Toronto in exchange for a draft pick and two prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Forward Hunter Shinkaruk acquired from Calgary in return for Kerby Rychel". Montreal Canadiens . Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "FLAMES SIGN KERBY RYCHEL". NHL.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Flames provide qualifying offers to eight players". Calgary Flames . June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  12. ↑ "NHL experienced forward Kerby Rychel signs for OHK" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Neftekhimik signs contract with Kerby Rychel" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Osipov moves to Admiral" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Checkers sign Kerby Rychel to AHL deal". Charlotte Checkers. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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