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Drake Rymsha (born August 6, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He has played for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Rymsha played for the London Knights, Ottawa 67s and Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League, and was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round, 138th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed by the Kings to an entry-level contract on August 25, 2018.
Rymsha made his NHL debut in the final game of the Los Angeles Kings 2020–21 season, appearing on the fourth-line in a 5-1 defeat to the Colorado Avalanche on May 13, 2021.
Following the completion of his entry-level with the Kings, Rymsha was not tendered a qualifying offer by the organization, releasing him as a free agent. On September 8, 2021, Rymsha signed a one-year contract with his former ECHL club, the Fort Wayne Komets. In the 2021–22 season, Rymsha was the offensive catalyst to start the year with the Komets, before he was signed to a professional try-out with the Hershey Bears on November 11, 2021. He later established a role on the team with the Bears and secured an AHL contract for the remainder of the year on January 23, 2022. He would make 49 regular season appearances with the Bears contributing with 1 goal and 9 points.
As a free agent from the Bears, Rymsha continued his career in the AHL after signing a one-year contract with the Bakersfield Condors, the primary affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers, on August 9, 2022. In the 2022–23 season, Rymsha spent the majority of the campaign with ECHL affiliate, the Fort Wayne Komets, in producing 58 points in as many games. He added 1 assist through 4 games with the Condors.
On June 20, 2023, Rymsha left North America as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with Slovakian club, HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | GTHL | 33 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | London Knights | OHL | 62 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | London Knights | OHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 37 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 28 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 68 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 35 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 24 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 58 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||