Warren Rychel
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.
| Warren Stanley Rychel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rychel in 1987 | |||
| Born |
May 12, 1967 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 | ||
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
Warren is single and has three adult children. Kerby, born in Los Angeles, CA (1994) and Maddux, born in Denver, CO (1999) and his daughter Kendall born in Windsor, ON (1991). Kendall a recent graduate of University of Western Ontario in Health Sciences. Rychel's oldest son, Kerby, was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets 19th overall in the first round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[3][4] Kerby was later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Calgary Flames. Maddux also played Junior Hockey. He currently is the Head Coache of the AAA Sun County Panthers U13. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=199922 https://suncountypanthers.com/Coaches/1004/
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Coaching record
References
- "Hosts Win Mem Cup after first round OHL bounce". BC Hockey Hub. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- "Rychel retiring as GM of Windsor Spitfires". Windsor. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "2013 NHL draft rankings". mynhldraft.com. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- "Kerby Rychel prospect profile for Columbus Blue Jackets 1st round pick". bleacherreport.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database