Anthony Rech
{{short description|French ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| name = Anthony Rech
| image = France - Danemark - 20150404 - Anthony Rech.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|9|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Sallanches, France
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 194
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| team = Dragons de Rouen
| league = Magnus
| former_teams = Ducs de Dijon
Rapaces de Gap
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
HC TPS
Iserlohn Roosters
| ntl_team = France
| career_start = 2009
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Anthony Rech (born July 9, 1992 in Sallanches) is a French professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus (FRA). Rech is also a member of the French national team.
Playing career
After spending the first 8 years of his professional career in the French Ligue Magnus, Rech opted to continue his career in Germany, agreeing to a one-year contract after a successful try-out tenure with the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on September 4, 2017.{{cite web | url = https://www.wildwings.de/web/home/ | title = Rech secures one-year contract with the Wild Wings | publisher = Schwenninger Wild Wings | date = 2017-09-04 | accessdate = 2017-09-04 | archive-date = 2019-09-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190917213419/https://www.wildwings.de/web/home/ | url-status = dead }}
Following the conclusion of his contract with the Wild Wings at the completion of the 2018–19 season, Rech left the club as a free agent and signed a one-year contract to remain in the DEL, joining Grizzlys Wolfsburg on March 12, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.grizzlys.de/news_1082.html | title = Grizzlys Wolfsburg sign Anthony Rech | publisher = Grizzlys Wolfsburg | date = 2019-03-12 | accessdate = 2019-03-12 | language = German}}
Rech played three season with Grizzlys Wolfsburg before leaving the club as a free agent following the 2021–22 season. On 22 June 2022, Rech was signed to a one-year contract in joining Finnish club, HC TPS of the Liiga.{{cite web| url = https://hc.tps.fi/uutiset/ranskan-maajoukkuehyokkaaja-tpsaan/ | title = French national forward to TPS | publisher = HC TPS | date = 22 June 2022 | accessdate = 22 June 2022 | language = Finnish}}
In the 2022–23 season, Rech made 29 appearances with TPS, contributing with 7 goals and 11 points before he opted to leave Finland and return to Germany in signing for the remainder of the season with the Iserlohn Roosters on 5 January 2023.{{cite web| url = https://iserlohn-roosters.de/2023/01/05/roosters-verpflichten-anthony-rech/ | title = Roosters sign Anthony Rech | publisher = Iserlohn Roosters | date = 5 January 2023 | accessdate = 5 January 2023 | language = German}} He recorded 2 points in 16 games unable to help prevent Iserlohn missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Rech left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://iserlohn-roosters.de/2023/03/10/ergebnisse-der-saisonabschlussgespraeche-3/ | title = Results of the end of season talks | publisher = Iserlohn Roosters | date = March 10, 2023 | accessdate = March 10, 2023 | language = German }}
International play
Rech participated for the French national team at the 2015 IIHF World Championship[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/414/IHM414000_33_33_0_FRA.pdf 2015 IIHF World Championship roster] and the 2018 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web|title=TEAM ROSTER|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM4950FRA_33_4_0_FRA.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708095402/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/495/IHM4950FRA_33_4_0_FRA.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=8 July 2020|work=IIHF|accessdate=12 May 2018}}
References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Sallanches
Category:Ice hockey people from Haute-Savoie
Category:French ice hockey forwards
Category:Dragons de Rouen players
Category:Ducs de Dijon players
Category:Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Rapaces de Gap players
Category:Schwenninger Wild Wings players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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