Richard Seeley

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Richard Seeley
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Born (1979-04-30) April 30, 1979 (age 43)
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Lowell Lock Monsters
Manchester Monarchs
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Norfolk Admirals
DEL
Füchse Duisburg
EBEL
Vienna Capitals
EHC Black Wings Linz
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EIHL
Belfast Giants
NHL Draft 137th overall, 1997
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1999–2011

Richard Seeley (born April 30, 1979) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. In 2018, he was named the general manager of the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League by the Reign's NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings.

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Playing career

Seeley was drafted in the 6th round, 137th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the NHL. He played mainly for the Lowell Lock Monsters, Manchester Monarchs, Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Norfolk Admirals. He also had a spell in the East Coast Hockey League with the Trenton Titans. In 2006, he moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for and played for Füchse Duisburg. In 2007–08 he played for Vienna Capitals in Austria and recorded 20 assists for 22 points in 38 games before signing with EHC Black Wings Linz for the 2008–09 season.

On November 10, 2009, Seeley was granted a trial with KHL Medveščak before signing a one-year contract to compete in the 2009–10 season. [1]

On August 4, 2010, Richard left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the U.K. [2] Seeley was named into the Elite League Select team to face the Boston Bruins in an exhibition game on October 2, 2010 in Belfast. His season was cut short due to injury which ended his playing career.

Coaching and Management career

In 2015, he returned to the Los Angeles Kings' organization when he was named the head coach of the Manchester Monarchs, their minor league affiliate now in the ECHL. After three seasons and three playoff appearances, he was promoted to the general manager position with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign in 2018. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 300011—————
1996–97 Prince Albert Raiders WHL18011940002
1997–98 Prince Albert RaidersWHL6582129114—————
1998–99 Prince Albert RaidersWHL61104858110141111214
1999–2000 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3651637—————
2000–01 Trenton Titans ECHL 902218—————
2000–01 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL552810102—————
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL61210127850006
2002–03 Manchester MonarchsAHL694141812730110
2003–04 Manchester MonarchsAHL5629118060000
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL47268108—————
2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL120001761018
2005–06 Manchester MonarchsAHL6331316109300019
2006–07 Füchse Duisburg DEL 4821719139—————
2007–08 Vienna Capitals EBEL 382202211271124
2008–09 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL1604436—————
2009–10 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL28167691100010
2010–11 Belfast Giants EIHL 12191018—————
AHL totals3992061816582311233

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References

  1. ↑ "KHL Medveščak strengthens defense". hrhokej.net (in Croatian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Giants grow with two more added". ProHockeyNews.com. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Monarchs looking for new coach after Seeley named general manager of LA Kings' AHL affiliate". New Hampshire Union Leader . 5 June 2018.


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