Richard Kromm

Richard Kromm
Born	(1964-03-29) March 29, 1964 Trail, BC, CAN
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 in Trail, British Columbia) was a Canadian American ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.

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). Richard was drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick.

He 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.

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. His daughter, Erica Kromm played for the Brown Bears women's ice hockey program. Currently, she competes for Team Alberta CWHL in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

External links

• Hockey Draft Central
• Richard Kromm career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database