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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rich Chernomaz
Selected in second round
No. 26 overall by Colorado Rockies

Born September 1, 1963
Position: Right Wing / Center
Height: 5-8   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Victoria (WHL)                                
Birthplace: Selkirk, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Port Alberni, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 SaskatoonSJHL 5233 3770 75
  SaskatoonWHL 259 1019 33
1980-81 VictoriaWHL 7249 64113 92

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview as the No. 8 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 11, 1981 (Montreal at Colorado)
Numbers:  11, 14 (Colorado/New Jersey); 15, 33, 16 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1999
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1991 Colorado/N.J., Calgary51 97 1618

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1988-89:
Played one regular-season game for Calgary team that went on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was property of Colorado organization when parent team relocated to New Jersey on June 30, 1982. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Nov. 27, 1984, game vs. Minnesota. The injury required arthroscopic surgery. ... Signed with Toronto as unrestricted free agent on Aug. 3, 1993, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Victoria (WHL); Maine (AHL); Salt Lake (IHL);
St. John's (AHL); Schwenningen (Germany); Bern (Switzerland)
World Championships: 1995 (bronze medal)
InLine Hockey: Utah, Las Vegas (RHI)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1984 (Maine)
German Championship: 2002 (Cologne) (as head coach)
AHL Cunningham Award (MVP): 1993-94 (St. John's)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1993-94 (St. John's)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1987
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1987-88 (Salt Lake)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Victoria)
1993-94: Was player and assistant coach on AHL regular-season champion (St. John's).
Coaching Career: Named St. John's (AHL) player-assistant coach on Sept. 3, 1993, and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named Schwenningen (Germany) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position through 2000-01 season. ... Named Cologne (Germany) assistant coach prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position until January 2002. ... Named Cologne (Germany) head coach in January 2002 and remained in that position until April 2002. ... Named Frankfurt (Germany) assistant coach in April 2002 and remained in position until Nov. 20, 2002. ... Named Augsburg (Germany) head coach on Nov. 20, 2002, and remained in that position until August 2003. ... Named Frankfurt (Germany) head coach in August 2003 and remained in position into 2003-04 season.
Management Career: Purchased share of Alberni Valley (BCHL) in August 2003 and remained a part owner of team into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1981-82 season with chronic pain resulting from separated shoulder. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with damaged knee ligaments, an injury suffered in January 1983. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with damaged ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered in November 1989. The injury required surgery. ... Played for Utah (RHI, InLine League) in RHI's inaugural 1993 season and Las Vegas in 1994. ... Competed for Team Canada at 1997 Deutschland Cup tournament in Munich, Germany. ... Played one game for Bern (Switzerland) during 1999 playoffs.
Personal: Full name is Richard M. Chernomaz. ... Also known as Richard Chernomaz during his playing days.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: New Jersey did not offer Chernomaz a contract for the 1987-88 season. He became an unrestricted free agent and signed with Calgary on August 4, 1987.

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SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
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