Richard Kromm

Richard Kromm
Born	(1964-03-29) March 29, 1964 Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames New York Islanders
NHL draft	37th overall, 1982 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1983–1993

Richard Gordon "Rich" Kromm (born March 29, 1964) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.

Biography

Born in Trail, British Columbia, Kromm was raised in Dallas, Texas; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Detroit, Michigan, while his father coached different professional teams. In minor hockey in Winnipeg, Richard played on a line with future NHL star, Brett Hull, whose dad, Bobby, played for the Winnipeg Jets (Rich's dad, Bobby Kromm, was the coach of the Jets). Kromm and Hull played together in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team. Kromm was drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick.

Kromm made his NHL debut on November 29, 1983 against the Philadelphia Flyers. In that game he got an assist. His final NHL season was 1992–93. He only played one game that year, but in that game he scored a goal and 2 assists, raising his points per game average to 3.00 for the season. This is the NHL record for single season point per game average which Kromm shares with Bill Kyle who also achieved the average in a single game during 1950–51 NHL season.

On August 8, 2007, Kromm became the head coach of the Portland Winter Hawks.[1] Kromm played with the team from 1981 to 1984. He is a former captain for the Winter Hawks, playing in 142 regular-season games, recording 62 goals and 110 assists. In 28 playoff games, he had seven goals and 16 assists. He played on the 1982–83 Memorial Cup champion team, scoring 35 goals with 68 assists during the regular season. He is the former head coach of the Evansville IceMen hockey team of the ECHL. On July 15, 2013, Kromm was named the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Stockton Thunder, an ECHL affiliate of one of his former NHL clubs, the New York Islanders.

Kromm's daughter Erica played professional ice hockey for the Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women's Hockey League before the league's collapse. Appearing with the Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, she registered a +2 rating as the Inferno emerged victorious in a convincing 8-3 final. She is now a member of the PWHPA.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Windsor Royals	WOHL		39	22	31	53	40		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		60	16	38	54	30		14	0	3	3	17
1982–83	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		72	35	68	103	64		14	7	13	20	12
1983–84	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		10	10	4	14	13		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Calgary Flames	NHL		53	11	12	23	27		11	1	1	2	9
1984–85	Calgary Flames	NHL		73	20	32	52	32		3	0	1	1	4
1985–86	Calgary Flames	NHL		63	12	17	29	31		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL		14	7	7	14	4		3	0	1	1	0
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL		70	12	17	29	20		14	1	3	4	4
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL		71	5	10	15	20		5	0	0	0	5
1988–89	New York Islanders	NHL		20	1	6	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Springfield Indians	AHL		48	21	26	47	15		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Leksands IF	SHL		40	8	15	23	28		3	3	1	4	0
1989–90	Springfield Indians	AHL		9	3	4	7	4		16	1	5	6	4
1990–91	New York Islanders	NHL		6	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Capital District Islanders	AHL		76	19	36	55	18		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	New York Islanders	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Capital District Islanders	AHL		76	16	39	55	36		7	2	3	5	6
1992–93	New York Islanders	NHL		1	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Capital District Islanders	AHL		79	20	34	54	28		3	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				372	70	103	173	138		36	2	6	8	22

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Hockey Draft Central