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
editGylywoychuk 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
editGylywoychuk 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
editGylywoychuk 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
edit| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "WWC: Meet the Staff – Dwayne Gylywoychuk". YouTube. March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ James Shewaga (August 23, 2013). "Gylywoychuk still searching for coaching gig". Brandon Sun. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ WHL Network
- ^ "Brandon Wheat Kings Mobile". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ McCrimmon lets Gylywoychuk go, returns as Wheaties head coach | Local Sports | Westman Journal, Brandon, MB
External links
edit- Dwayne Gylywoychuk career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dwayne Gylywoychuk career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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