Richard Seeley
| Richard Seeley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 30, 1979 Powell River, BC, CAN | ||
| 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 EV Duisburg Die Füchse EBEL Vienna Capitals EHC Black Wings Linz KHL Medveščak EIHL Belfast Giants | ||
| NHL Draft |
137th overall, 1997 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2011 | ||
Richard Seeley (born April 30, 1979 in Powell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
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 EV Duisburg Die Füchse. 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.
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 | EV Duisburg Die Füchse | 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 | EBEL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 399 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 658 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | ||||
References
- ↑ "KHL Medveščak strengthens defense" (in Croatian). hrhokej.net. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ↑ "Giants grow with two more added". ProHockeyNews.com. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
External links
- Richard Seeley's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Richard Seeley's profile at KHL Medveščak