Dwayne Gylywoychuk
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Dwayne Gylywoychuk (/ɡɪləˈweɪtʃʊk/ ghill-ə-WAY-chuuk;[1] born June 27, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Dwayne Gylywoychuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 27, 1973 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
ECHL Greensboro Monarchs Jacksonville Lizard Kings Dayton Bombers WPHL Central Texas Stampede Shreveport Mudbugs Waco Wizards CHL Wichita Thunder EPIHL Romford Raiders | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2001 | ||
Junior career
Gylywoychuk played five seasons (1989–1994) of major junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. He holds the franchise record for games played for the Wheat Kings, scoring 9 goals and 40 assists for 49 points, while earning 614 penalty minutes, in 323 games played.[2]
Professional career
Gylywoychuk went on to play with eight different teams in four different professional leagues over the course of his seven-year playing career. He retired as a player following the 2000-01 season, after winning the English Premier Ice Hockey League Playoff Championship as a member of the Romford Raiders.[3]
Coaching career
Gylywoychuk joined the Brandon Weat Kings as an assistant coach commencing with the 2003–04 WHL season, and was named the team's head coach for the 2012–13 WHL season.[4] The Wheat King finished the 2012–13 season as the Eastern Conference's last place team, and Gylywoychuk was replaced as head coach by General Manager Kelly McCrimmon prior to the start of the 2013–14 season.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 58 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 72 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 70 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 68 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 55 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1994–95 | Greensboro Monarchs | ECHL | 27 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Central Texas Stampede | WPHL | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Central Texas Stampede | WPHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | WPHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Central Texas Stampede | WPHL | 57 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Waco Wizards | WPHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Romford Raiders | EPIHL | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| ECHL totals | 80 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WPHL totals | 150 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 190 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | ||||
