Warren Rychel | |||
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Rychel with theChicago 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 aCanadian formerprofessionalice hockeyleft winger who played thirteen seasons of Pro hockey including nine seasons in theNational Hockey League. Rychel is currently a Pro Scout with theEdmonton Oilers Hockey Club.[citation needed]
Rychel was primarily anenforcer, 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 theStanley Cup playoffs.
In the1991 playoffs, after playing the whole season in the minor leagues, Rychel was called up to play with theChicago Blackhawks and had only two games of previous NHL experience. He managed to score a goal and four points in only three games. In the1993 playoffs, Rychel was playing with theLos 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 theStanley Cup in1996 when he was playing with theColorado Avalanche. Rychel retired from the NHL in1999.
Rychel was the general manager of theWindsor Spitfires teams that won the2009 Memorial Cup,2010 Memorial Cup, and the2017 Memorial Cup championships. As of 2017, Rychel became one of only three general managers to assemble three Memorial Cup winning teams; the others areMatt Leyden of theOshawa Generals, and Bob Brown of theKamloops 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]
Rychel's son,Kerby was drafted by theColumbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the2013 NHL Entry Draft.[3][4]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||
IHL totals | 334 | 104 | 103 | 207 | 1223 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 196 |
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
BAR | 2019–20 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 2nd in Central | Replaced onJanuary 20, 2020 |
OHL totals | 2019–2020 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 0-0 (0.000) |