Ken Yaremchuk

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.

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). His #15 Jersey was retired by the Portland Winterhawks on March 7, 2026.

Personal

Yaremchuk has several sons. Nolan (Forward) and Austin (Defence) both play for Grant MacEwan College.