Randall Gelech

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CanadaCanada  Randall Gelech Ice hockey player
Date of birth 2nd February 1984
place of birth Wynard , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 96 kg
position Right wing
number # 42
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 7th lap, 208th position
Phoenix Coyotes
Career stations
2000-2004 Kelowna Rockets
2004-2005 Utah grizzlies
2005-2007 San Antonio Rampage
2007-2008 Grand Rapids Griffins
2008-2009 Rochester Americans
2009-2010 Victoria Salmon Kings
2010–2012 WSV Sterzing Broncos
2012-2014 Bentley Generals

Randall Gelech (born February 2, 1984 in Wynard , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player .

Career

Randall Gelech began his career in 2000 with the Kelowna Rockets in the Canadian Junior League WHL . In his first two seasons, Gelech could not yet convince on the offensive, scoring only 18 points in 99 league games. During the 2002/03 season he finally managed the breakthrough in the juniors with 25 goals and 20 assists . The Rockets took the top spot in the WHL at the end of the regular season and eventually won the President's Cup in the playoffs . In the subsequent Memorial Cup tournament, the Rockets failed in the semi-finals at the Hull Olympiques .

Due to his improved performance, the teams of the NHL became aware of him and so he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2003 by the Phoenix Coyotes in the seventh round at position 208.

In the 2003/04 season Gelech rose within his team to the leading player and was the Rockets' top scorer with 30 goals and 19 assists. The team played a good season again and after the regular season again took first place in the WHL. The Rockets also played successfully in the playoffs and Gelech led them with 10 goals to the conference final, where they were eliminated. Even so, they were allowed to host the Memorial Cup finals and eventually won the tournament. Gelech was one of the top scorers of the tournament with three goals and was called to the All-Star Team.

In the summer of 2004 he left the juniors and joined the Utah Grizzlies from the AHL , who served as the Phoenix Coyotes farm team . He had a solid first season with 27 points and 15 goals, making him the team's second top scorer. However, the Grizzlies finished last in the AHL and were disbanded at the end of the season.

The Phoenix Coyotes found a new cooperation partner in the AHL in the San Antonio Rampage and Randall Gelech played for the team from then on. But San Antonio was also in last place in the regular season and Gelech showed weaker performance than in the previous season with 21 scorer points and by far the worst plus / minus value of his team.

In the 2006/07 season the Rampage played better again and Gelech also found their way back to old form and set a new personal best with 34 points. Still, they missed the playoffs again and the Phoenix Coyotes did not renew his contract in the summer of 2007.

The Detroit Red Wings then signed him and let him play for their farm team, the Grand Rapids Griffins . But even in the 2007/08 season Gelech had no success. Like his previous professional teams, the Griffins could not qualify for the playoffs and he played his weakest season so far with seven goals and eight assists. When he could not fight for a regular place at the Griffins at the beginning of the following season, he was loaned to league rival Rochester Americans .

Randall Gelech has his strengths in physically tough and defensive play, which means that he can help his team especially when he is outnumbered. Its weaknesses, however, are its low offensive productivity and lack of speed.

In August 2010 he moved to Italy for the first time: He signed a contract for one year with the Italian Serie A2 club WSV Sterzing Broncos and won the championship title with his new team in the 2010/11 season and consequently rose to the highest Italian division, the Serie A1 on. In May 2011, Randall Gelech extended his contract with the Broncos for another season. He let his active career end with the Bentley Generals in the Chinook Hockey League.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000-01 Kelowna Rockets WHL 51 1 9 10 19th 6th 0 0 0 4th
2001-02 Kelowna Rockets WHL 48 6th 2 8th 33 15th 2 1 3 15th
2002-03 Kelowna Rockets WHL 67 25th 20th 45 93 19th 8th 4th 12 17th
Kelowna Rockets Memorial Cup 4th 0 0 0 6th
2003-04 Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 30th 19th 49 117 17th 10 4th 14th 22nd
Kelowna Rockets Memorial Cup 4th 3 0 3 10
2004-05 Utah grizzlies AHL 76 15th 12 27 72 - - - - -
2005-06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 75 9 12 21st 39 - - - - -
2006-07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 79 17th 17th 34 64 - - - - -
2007-08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70 7th 8th 15th 37 - - - - -
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 5 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Rochester Americans AHL 56 9 9 18th 33 - - - - -
2009-10 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 63 21st 25th 46 36 5 0 0 0 0
2010-11 WSV Sterzing Broncos A2 series 28 19th 17th 36 67 17th 15th 6th 21st 14th
2011-12 WSV Sterzing Broncos Series A1 46 19th 19th 38 22nd - - - - -
2012–13 Bentley Generals CHL 7th 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 2
2013-14 Bentley Generals CHL 22nd 7th 15th 22nd 20th 8th 5 3 8th 6th
WHL overall 237 62 50 112 262 57 20th 9 29 58
AHL total 361 57 58 115 247 0 0 0 0 0
ECHL total 63 21st 25th 46 36 5 0 0 0 0
Series A2 overall 28 19th 17th 36 67 17th 15th 6th 21st 14th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Gelech, Randall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd February 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Wynard , Saskatchewan