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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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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
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Victoria (WHL)
Birthplace: Selkirk, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Port Alberni, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
52 | 33 |
37 | 70 |
75 | | |
Saskatoon | WHL |
25 | 9 |
10 | 19 |
33 | | 1980-81 |
Victoria | WHL |
72 | 49 |
64 | 113 |
92 |
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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 |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1981-1991 |
Colorado/N.J., Calgary | 51 |
9 | 7 |
16 | 18 |
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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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