Steven Dykstra (born December 1, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Hartford Whalers.
| Steve Dykstra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 1, 1962 Edmonton Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Hartford Whalers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1998 | ||
In his NHL career, Dykstra appeared in 217 games. He scored 8 goals and added 32 assists.
In 1988, he played 27 games for Buffalo Sabres before being traded to Edmonton for Scott Metcalfe. He played 15 of the season's last 21 games for Edmonton. Dykstra did receive a 1988 Stanley Cup ring, as he played the required 42 regular-season games, but his name was left off the Cup, because not all 42 games were played with Edmonton.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 57 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 139 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 42 | ||
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| 1984–85 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1984–85 | Flint Generals | IHL | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 53 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 72 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1994–95 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Fort Worth Fire | CHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fort Worth Fire | CHL | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Fort Worth Fire | CHL | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 217 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 545 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
External links edit
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