Ken Yaremchuk
| Ken Yaremchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 1, 1964 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs HC Asiago EV Zug HC Davos Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
7th overall, 1982 Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1999 | ||
Ken Yaremchuk (born January 1, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 235 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[1]
Ken is the brother of Gary Yaremchuk. He has a distant relative named Tyler Yaremchuk, who is a sports media content creator.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | 59 | 40 | 72 | 112 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 72 | 35 | 72 | 107 | 105 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 1981–82 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 72 | 58 | 99 | 157 | 181 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 66 | 51 | 109 | 160 | 76 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 63 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Canada | Intl | 46 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 55 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 145 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Asiago | ITA | 40 | 42 | 82 | 124 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | EV Zug | NDA | 22 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | EV Zug | NDA | 31 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 1991–92 | Canada | Intl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | EV Zug | NDA | 36 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Canada | Intl | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | EV Zug | NDA | 36 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | EV Zug | NDA | 36 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 | ||
| 1995–96 | EV Zug | NDA | 26 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Davos | NDA | 46 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Davos | NDA | 39 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 76 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 34 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NDA | 45 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 235 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 106 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 49 | ||||
| NDA totals | 317 | 181 | 253 | 434 | 525 | 60 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 158 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | OG | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
Awards, honors and achievements
- WHL First All-Star Team – 1982
- WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983
- CHL Memorial Cup champion — 1983.
- Inducted into the Portland Winterhawks Hall of Fame (2023).[2]
- His #15 Jersey was retired by the Portland Winterhawks on March 7, 2026.[3]
Personal
Yaremchuk has several sons. Nolan (Forward) and Austin (Defence) both play for Grant MacEwan College.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ken Yaremchuk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Winterhawks to induct quartet of legendary alumni to team's Hall of Fame". February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Portland retires Ken Yaremchuk's jersey and unveils Top Ten Winterhawks of All Time". Portland Winterhawks. March 7, 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database