Rich Chernomaz

He played 51 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames. Chernomaz\' career was spent primarily in the minor leagues where he was a two-time International Hockey League (IHL) all-star, and in 1993–94, won the Les Cunningham Award as the most valuable player of the American Hockey League (AHL). Chernomaz participated in the 1995 World Championship in Austria where he was a member of Team Canada\'s bronze medal-winning squad. Chernomaz remained in Europe following the tournament and played his final four seasons with the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He moved to coaching in 1999, spending time with several DEL teams and winning two German championships. He coached the Hungarian national team at the 2013 World Championship.\n', ' Chernomaz was born in Selkirk, Manitoba and raised in Port Alberni, British Columbia. He is the uncle of Nolan Patrick who was drafted second overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.\n', ' Chernomaz played four seasons of junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Saskatoon Blades and Victoria Cougars between 1979 and 1983. He scored 113 points in 1980–81 for the Cougars in the regular season. Chernomaz added 26 more in 15 playoff games, the fifth best total in the WHL, as Victoria defeated the Calgary Wranglers in the league championship final to win the President\'s Cup. The Colorado Rockies selected him with their second round selection, 26th overall, at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and he made his NHL debut in 1981–82, appearing in two games during a brief recall from Victoria. His NHL debut came on November 11, 1981, against the Montreal Canadiens. Chernomaz\' best WHL season came in 1982–83 when he recorded 124 points in 64 games and was named a league all-star.\n', '