| Rick Kowalsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1972-03-20)March 20, 1972 (age 53) Simcoe, Ontario,Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | AHL Cornwall Aces Portland Pirates Norfolk Admirals ECHL Hampton Roads Admirals Trenton Titans Roanoke Express BIHS Cardiff Devils | ||
| NHL draft | 227th overall,1992 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2005 | ||
Rick Kowalsky (born March 20, 1972) is aCanadian former professionalice hockey player. He was selected by theBuffalo Sabres in the 10th round (227th overall) of the1992 NHL Entry Draft.
Kowalsky played four seasons (1989 –1993) of major junior hockey with theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of theOntario Hockey League, scoring 54 goals and 100 assists for 144 points, while earning 259 penalty minutes, in 209 games played. He went on to play 12 seasons of professional hockey, including 183 games played in theAmerican Hockey League and 516 games in theECHL. Kowalsky retired as a player following the2004–05 season during which he helped theTrenton Titans capture theKelly Cup as the 2005 ECHL Champions. In 2017, he was elected into theECHL Hall of Fame.[1]
Kowalsky spent 15 seasons as a coach in theNew Jersey Devils organization of theNational Hockey League (NHL), including spent eight seasons as the head coach of theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theAlbany Devils and theBinghamton Devils. As the head coach for Albany in 2015–16, Kowalsky was namedAHL Coach of the Year after leading the Devils to the second round of the playoffs.[2] In 2021, he was hired by theNew York Islanders, and his former bossLou Lamoriello when he was with the Devils, as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, theBridgeport Islanders.Upon head coach Brent Thompson’s departure to the Anaheim Ducks Rick Kowalsky was promoted to be the head coach of the Bridgeport Islanders in July 2023.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Thessalon Flyers | NOJHL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | ||
| 1991–92 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 119 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 39 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 54 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 58 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 35 | ||
| 1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 65 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 49 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Acres | AHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 52 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 52 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 94 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 22 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 24 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 39 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 47 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 67 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 109 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2000–01 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 70 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 68 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 67 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 122 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 55 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 26 | ||
| AHL totals | 183 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 297 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 516 | 221 | 329 | 550 | 979 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 90 | ||||
 | This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey player is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |