Richard Seeley

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.

Richard Seeley
Born	(1979-04-30) April 30, 1979 (age 45) 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

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

1. "KHL Medveščak strengthens defense". hrhokej.net (in Croatian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
2. "Giants grow with two more added". ProHockeyNews.com. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
3. "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