Warren Stanley Rychel
Rychel in 1987
Born (1967-05-12) 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 19871999

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.

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: sons Kerby, born in Los Angeles, CA (1994) and Maddux, born in Denver, CO (1999) and his daughter Kendall, born in Windsor, ON (2001). Kendall a 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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 35581374
1984–85 Guelph Platers OHL 2913448
1985–86 Guelph Platers OHL 3814519119
1985–86 Ottawa 67's OHL 2911182954
1986–87 Ottawa 67's OHL 281171857
1986–87 Kitchener Rangers OHL 21551039 40009
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 72137
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 51279113 10000
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 50151429226 600051
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 200017
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 77231639374 1413464
1990–91 Indianapolis Ice IHL 68333063338 521330
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 31342
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 45152035165 803351
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 36141529211
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 706713314 23671339
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8010919322
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 700019
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26167101 30000
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 52628147 1210123
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 7010717218 1102219
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 635611198
1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 800023 600024
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2802263 1201114
NHL totals 4063839771422 7081321121
IHL totals 3341041032071223 343710196

Coaching record

Ontario Hockey League

TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLOTLPtsFinishResult
BAR2019–20 4116214362nd in CentralReplaced on January 20, 2020
OHL totals2019–20204116214360-0 (0.000)

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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