Rick Kowalsky

Rick Kowalsky (born March 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 10th round (227th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Kowalsky is currently an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), having previously spent eight seasons as the head coach of their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany Devils and then the Binghamton Devils.

Rick Kowalsky
Born (1972-03-20) March 20, 1972
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for AHL
Cornwall Aces
Portland Pirates
Norfolk Admirals
ECHL
Hampton Roads Admirals
Trenton Titans
Roanoke Express
BIHS
Cardiff Devils
NHL Draft 227th overall, 1992
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1993–2005

Kowalsky played four seasons (1989 – 1993) of major junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, scoring 54 goals and 100 assists for 144 points, while earning 259 penalty minutes, in 209 games played.

He went on to play 12 seasons of professional hockey, including 183 games played in the American Hockey League and 516 games in the ECHL. Kowalsky retired as a player following the 2004–05 season during which he helped the Trenton Titans capture the Kelly Cup as the 2005 ECHL Champions. In 2017, he was elected into the ECHL Hall of Fame.[1]

As the head coach for Albany in 2015-16, Kowalsky was named AHL Coach of the Year after leading the Devils to the second round of the playoffs. [2]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Thessalon Flyers NOJHL 824646 —————
1989–90 Soo Greyhounds OHL 4310123 —————
1990–91 Soo Greyhounds OHL 46591459 1344817
1991–92 Soo Greyhounds OHL 66254469119 196101639
1992–93 Soo Greyhounds OHL 5423477058 18761335
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 65981786 —————
1994–95 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 49292453114 40444
1994–95 Cornwall Acres AHL 921338 —————
1995–96 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 52212950121 —————
1996–97 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 5214264094 954916
1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 22781510 —————
1997–98 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 2411162772 —————
1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 3911253678 105278
1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 476152185 —————
1999–00 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 67234770109 1071820
2000–01 Trenton Titans ECHL 127101722 13841212
2001–02 Roanoke Express ECHL 70354883112 41120
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 10000 —————
2002–03 Roanoke Express ECHL 68275582132 40116
2003–04 Roanoke Express ECHL 67314576122 41236
2004–05 Roanoke Express ECHL 5523295281 2010132326
AHL totals 183 35 57 92 297 10 5 2 7 8
ECHL totals 516 221 329 550 979 68 32 30 62 90
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References
  1. "Rick Kowalsky, a familiar name to Trenton hockey fans, enters ECHL Hall of Fame". The Trentonian. January 18, 2017.
  2. Dougherty, Pete (April 8, 2016). "Albany's Rick Kowalsky voted AHL coach of the year". Times Union. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
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