Dustin Sylvester (born January 5, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played with EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.
| Dustin Sylvester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 5, 1989 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL2 team Former teams |
EC Bad Nauheim Lake Erie Monsters EHC Freiburg Abbotsford Heat Vienna Capitals Dornbirner EC | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career edit
Prior to turning professional and undrafted, Sylvester played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Kootenay Ice. In his final season with the Blades in 2009–10, Sylvester scored 35 goals and 93 points in 68 games, before signing an amateur try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters in which he appeared in three American Hockey League games.
Slyvester signed a one-year contract in the German 2nd Bundesliga with EHC Freiburg on July 7, 2010. In the 2010–11 season, he led the league with 34 goals in only 48 games. On September 15, 2011, he returned to North America and signed an AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL.[1]
During the 2011–12 season, Sylvester established himself on the second offensive line with the Heat, contributing with 34 points in 65 games to earn a one-year contract extension on July 3, 2012.
On June 19, 2013, Sylvester signed as a free agent for a second time in Europe with top Austrian league club, the Vienna Capitals on a one-year contract.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 72 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 70 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 34 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 68 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Freiburg | 2.GBun | 48 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 64 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 62 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 50 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 48 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 51 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 46 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 54 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 119 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 4th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second All-Star Team | 2010 | [3] |
| 2.GBun | ||
| Most Goals scored (34) | 2011 | [4][5] |
References edit
- ^ "Abbotsford Heat sign skilled centre". Calgary Herald. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Dustin Sylvester is under contract to the Capitals". Twitter.com. June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "WHL (East) Second All-Star Team". Eliteprospects.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Abbotsford News - Heat news and notes". bclocalnews.com. September 15, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Germany2 (2. Bundesliga) Most Goals". Eliteprospects.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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