Background
Kromm was raised in Dallas, Texas. Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Detroit, Michigan, while his father coached different professional teams.
Kromm was raised in Dallas, Texas. Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Detroit, Michigan, while his father coached different professional teams.
Kromm is currently the head coach and Director of Hockey Operations for the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. In minor hockey in Winnipeg, Richard played on a line with future National Hockey League star, Brett Hull, whose dad, Bobby, played for the Winnipeg Jets (Rich"s dad, Bobby Kromm, was the coach of the Jets). Richard was drafted in the 1982 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick. He made his National Hockey League debut on November 29, 1983 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
In that game he got an assistant
His final National Hockey League season was 1992-1993. He only played one game that year, but in that game he scored a goal and 2 assists.
On August 8, 2007, Kromm became the head coach of the Portland Winter Hawks. Kromm played with the team from 1981 to 1984.
He is a former captain for the Winter Hawks, playing in 142 regular-season games, recording 62 goals and 110 assists.
In 28 playoff games, he had seven goals and 16 assists. He is the former head coach of the Evansville IceMen hockey team of the ECHL. On July 15, 2013, Kromm was named the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Stockton Thunder, an ECHL affiliate of one of his former National Hockey League clubs, the New York Islanders. She competed for Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women"s Hockey League.
Appearing with the Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, she registered a +2 rating as the Inferno emerged victorious in a convincing 8-3 final.
