Ken Yaremchuk

Ken Yaremchuk
Date of birth	January 1, 1964
place of birth	Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
size	179 cm
Weight	83 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1982 , 1st round, 7th position Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
1979-1980	Fort Saskatchewan Traders
1980-1983	Portland Winter Hawks
1983-1986	Chicago Blackhawks
1986-1989	Toronto Maple Leafs
1989-1990	HC Asiago
1990-1996	EV train
1996-1998	HC Davos
1998-1999	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Kenneth William Yaremchuk (born January 1, 1964 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1989 . His older brother Gary is also a former NHL player.

Career

Ken Yaremchuk began his career with the Portland Winter Hawks , for whom he played from 1980 to 1983 in the Western Hockey League . During this time he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft 1982 in the first round as the seventh player by the Chicago Blackhawks , for whom he played for three years in the National Hockey League . He was also used seven times with the Milwaukee Admirals in the International Hockey League . On September 6, 1986, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed him along with Jérôme Dupont and Chicago's four-round suffrage in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft , as the Blackhawks had previously committed Toronto's Gary Nylund as a free agent .

The attacker went on the ice for the Maple Leafs until 1989, but mainly for their farm team at the time , the Newmarket Saints from the American Hockey League . After the end of his contract, Yaremchuk moved to Europe , where he first played for HC Asiago from the Italian Serie A in 1989/90 . He then moved to the Swiss National League A , where he played for a total of nine years and ended his career. The Canadian was in the EV Zug squad from 1990 to 1996 , then for two years at HC Davos and most recently in the 1998/99 season at SC Rapperswil-Jona .

International

With the Canadian national team Yaremchuk took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , where he was used eight times and scored six points, including three goals. He also played for his country between 1987 and 1993.

Achievements and Awards

• 1982 Memorial Cup win with the Portland Winter Hawks
• 1982 WHL First All-Star Team
• 1983 WHL Second All-Star Team
• 1983 Memorial Cup All-Star Team
• 1992 Spengler Cup win with Team Canada

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	235	36	56	92	106
Playoffs	5	31	6th	8th	14th	49

Web links

• Ken Yaremchuk at hockeydb.com (English)
• Ken Yaremchuk at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Ken Yaremchuk at hockeydraftcentral.com