| Mark Pysyk | |
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Pysyk as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships |
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| Born | January 11, 1992 Edmonton, AB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2010 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
| Gold | 2009 Slovakia | |
Mark Alexander Terrance Pysyk[1] (born January 11, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey junior defenceman who is currently playing for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Pysyk was selected 23rd overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.
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Pysyk was the first-ever draft pick of the current incarnation of the Edmonton Oil Kings when he was selected third overall in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] In 2009–10 Pysyk played 48 games before being sidelined with a broken foot. Despite the injury, the Oil Kings named him their team MVP of the season. At the end of the season, he was ranked seventh among North American skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[3] He was selected 23rd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft. Pysyk models his game after Shea Weber because of Weber's two-way playing style.[4] Following his draft, he appeared in his first NHL training camp. After being returned to his junior team by the Sabres, Pysyk was named the captain of the Oil Kings on September 28, 2010.
After being invited to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp,[5] but did not make the final roster. The following year, he was named to the team for the 2012 World Junior Championships, held in Alberta.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 61 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 63 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| WHL totals | 186 | 19 | 68 | 87 | 170 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Preceded by Zack Kassian |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2010 |
Succeeded by Joel Armia |