| Warren Rychel | |
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| Born | May 12, 1967 Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | 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 Rychel (born Warren Stanley Rychel on May 12, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He is currently part-owner of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and is also the father of Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Kerby Rychel.
Playing Career[]
Warren 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, he 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, Warren was playing with the Los Angeles Kings and during that season, he 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, Warren did manage to win the Stanley Cup in 1996 when he was playing with the Colorado Avalanche. Rychel retired from the NHL in 1999.
Career Statistics[]
| 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 | ||||