Warren Rychel

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Warren Rychel
Warren Rychel 1987.JPG
Rychel with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1987
Born (1967-05-12) May 12, 1967 (age 57)
London, Ontario, Canada
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 1987–1999

Warren Stanley Rychel (born May 12, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played thirteen seasons of Pro hockey including nine seasons in the National Hockey League. Rychel is currently a Pro Scout with the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club.[ citation needed ]

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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.

Hockey executive

Rychel was the general manager of the Windsor Spitfires teams that won the 2009 Memorial Cup, 2010 Memorial Cup, and the 2017 Memorial Cup championships. As of 2017, Rychel became one of only three general managers to assemble three Memorial Cup winning teams; the others are Matt Leyden of the Oshawa Generals, and Bob Brown of the Kamloops Blazers. [1]

After spending 13 years with the Spitfires, Rychel announced in July 2019 that he was selling his minority interest in the Ontario Hockey League team and stepping down as general manager. [2]

Personal life

Rychel's son, Kerby was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 35581374—————
1984–85 Guelph Platers OHL2913448—————
1985–86 Guelph PlatersOHL3814519119—————
1985–86 Ottawa 67's OHL2911182954—————
1986–87 Ottawa 67'sOHL281171857—————
1986–87 Kitchener Rangers OHL2155103940009
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 72137—————
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL5127911310000
1988–89 Saginaw HawksIHL50151429226600051
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 200017—————
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL772316393741413464
1990–91 Indianapolis IceIHL68333063338521330
1990–91 Chicago BlackhawksNHL—————31342
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL45152035165803351
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 36141529211—————
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL70671331423671339
1993–94 Los Angeles KingsNHL8010919322—————
1994–95 Los Angeles KingsNHL700019—————
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL2616710130000
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL526281471210123
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL70107172181102219
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL635611198—————
1997–98Colorado AvalancheNHL800023600024
1998–99 Colorado AvalancheNHL28022631201114
NHL totals40638397714227081321121
IHL totals3341041032071223343710196

Coaching record

Ontario Hockey League

TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLOTLPtsFinishResult
BAR 2019–20 4116214362nd in CentralReplaced on January 20, 2020
OHL totals2019–20204116214360-0 (0.000)

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References

  1. ↑ "Hosts Win Mem Cup after first round OHL bounce". BC Hockey Hub. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Rychel retiring as GM of Windsor Spitfires". Windsor. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  3. ↑ "2013 NHL draft rankings". mynhldraft.com. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Kerby Rychel prospect profile for Columbus Blue Jackets 1st round pick". bleacherreport.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
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