Darryl Sydor

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
211 lb (96 kg/15 st 1 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Tampa Bay Lightning
Dallas Stars
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada &
Flag of the United States United States
Born May 13, 1972 (1972-05-13) (age 36),
Edmonton, AB
NHL Draft 7th overall, 1990
Los Angeles Kings
Pro career 1991 – present

Darryl Sydor (born 13 May 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.

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[edit] Playing career

The Los Angeles Kings selected Darryl Sydor 7th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played four stellar seasons with the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL before joining Los Angeles during the 1991–92 NHL season. Sydor developed with the Kings, but did not climb to his prime until he was traded to the Dallas Stars in 1996.

Sydor became part of Dallas' big four defenceman, which included Sydor, Derian Hatcher, Sergei Zubov and Richard Matvichuk. This quartet played a major role in capturing the Stanley Cup in 1999. Sydor played in Dallas for 7 1/2 seasons before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2003. He played only 49 games with Columbus before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning midway through the season. It worked well for Sydor, as the Lightning won the Stanley Cup that year, giving Sydor his second career Cup.

Tampa Bay traded Sydor back to the Dallas Stars on July 2, 2006 for a 2008 4th round draft pick in a salary-dumping move.

At the end of 2006, Sydor was naturalized with his wife as US citizens at a Dallas elementary school.

Sydor has won many championships over his career, including his two Stanley Cups, a Memorial Cup with Kamloops, and a gold medal at the World Junior Championship.

On July 1st, 2007, Sydor signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

[edit] Awards

  • Named to 1998 and 1999 NHL All-Star teams

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Kamloops Blazers WHL 65 12 14 26 86 15 1 4 5 19
1989–90 Kamloops Blazers WHL 67 29 66 95 129 17 2 9 11 28
1990–91 Kamloops Blazers WHL 66 27 78 105 88 12 3 22 25 10
1991–92 Kamloops Blazers WHL 29 9 39 48 33 17 3 15 18 18
1991–92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18 1 5 6 22 - - - - -
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 6 23 29 63 24 3 8 11 16
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 84 8 27 35 94 - - - - -
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 48 4 19 23 36 - - - - -
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 1 11 12 34 - - - - -
1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 26 2 6 8 41 - - - - -
1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 82 8 40 48 51 7 0 2 2 0
1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 79 11 35 46 51 17 0 5 5 14
1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 74 14 34 48 50 23 3 9 12 16
1999–00 Dallas Stars NHL 74 8 26 34 32 23 1 6 7 6
2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 82 10 37 47 34 10 1 3 4 0
2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 78 4 29 33 50 - - - - -
2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 81 5 31 36 40 12 0 6 6 6
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 49 2 13 15 26 - - - - -
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 31 1 6 7 6 23 0 6 6 9
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 4 19 23 30 5 0 1 1 0
2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 74 5 16 21 36 7 1 1 2 4
2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 1 12 13 26 4 0 0 0 2
16 seasons NHL career 1171 95 389 484 722 155 9 47 56 73

[edit] International play

  • Played for Team Canada in the 1992 World Junior Championships.
  • Played for Team Canada in the 1994 World Championships.
  • Played for Team Canada in the 1996 World Championships.

International Statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Canada WJC 7 3 1 4 4
1994 Canada WC 8 0 1 1 4
1996 Canada WC 8 0 1 1 0

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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Los Angeles Kings first-round draft picks
Pagnutti • McInally • Young • Wells • Murphy • Fox • Smith • Redmond • Duncanson • Gratton • Carson • McBean • Gelinas • Sydor • Storr • Berg • Jokinen • Zultek • Biron • Frolov • Karlsson • Steckel • Grebeshkov • Brown • Boyle • Tambellini • Tukonen • Kopitar • Bernier • Lewis • Hickey