| Richard Seeley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 30, 1979 Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Lowell Lock Monsters Manchester Monarchs Bridgeport Sound Tigers Norfolk Admirals DEL Füchse Duisburg EBEL Vienna Capitals EHC Black Wings Linz KHL Medveščak Zagreb EIHL Belfast Giants | ||
| NHL Draft |
137th overall, 1997 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2011 | ||
Richard Seeley (born April 30, 1979) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. In 2018, he was named the general manager of the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League by the Reign's NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings.
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Playing career
Seeley was drafted in the 6th round, 137th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the NHL. He played mainly for the Lowell Lock Monsters, Manchester Monarchs, Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Norfolk Admirals. He also had a spell in the East Coast Hockey League with the Trenton Titans. In 2006, he moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for and played for Füchse Duisburg. In 2007–08 he played for Vienna Capitals in Austria and recorded 20 assists for 22 points in 38 games before signing with EHC Black Wings Linz for the 2008–09 season.
On November 10, 2009, Seeley was granted a trial with KHL Medveščak before signing a one-year contract to compete in the 2009–10 season.[1]
On August 4, 2010, Richard left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the U.K.[2] Seeley was named into the Elite League Select team to face the Boston Bruins in an exhibition game on October 2, 2010 in Belfast. His season was cut short due to injury which ended his playing career.
Coaching and Management career
In 2015, he returned to the Los Angeles Kings' organization when he was named the head coach of the Manchester Monarchs, their minor league affiliate now in the ECHL. After three seasons and three playoff appearances, he was promoted to the general manager position with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign in 2018.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 65 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 61 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 110 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 36 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 61 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 69 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 56 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 2006–07 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 48 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 38 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 112 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | EBEL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 399 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 658 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | ||||
References
- ^ "KHL Medveščak strengthens defense". hrhokej.net (in Croatian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "Giants grow with two more added". ProHockeyNews.com. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Monarchs looking for new coach after Seeley named general manager of LA Kings' AHL affiliate". New Hampshire Union Leader. 5 June 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
This page was last edited on 13 June 2023, at 21:51