Dustin Sylvester
| Dustin Sylvester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 5, 1989 Kelowna, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
Dornbirner EC Lake Erie Monsters EHC Freiburg Abbotsford Heat Vienna Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Dustin Sylvester (born January 5, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Playing career
Prior to turning professional and undrafted, Sylvester played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Kootenay Ice. In his final season with the Blades in 2009–10, Sylvester scored 35 goals and 93 points in 68 games, before signing an amateur try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters in which he appeared in three American Hockey League games.
Slyvester signed a one-year contract in the German 2nd Bundesliga with EHC Freiburg on July 7, 2010. In the 2010–11 season, he led the league with 34 goals in only 48 games. On September 15, 2011, he returned to North America and signed an AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL.[1]
During the 2011–12 season, Sylvester established himself on the second offensive line with the Heat, contributing with 34 points in 65 games to earn a one-year contract extension on July 3, 2012.
On June 19, 2013, Sylvester signed as a free agent for a second time in Europe with top Austrian league club, the Vienna Capitals on a one-year contract.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 72 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 70 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 34 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 68 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Freiburg | 2.GBun | 48 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 64 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 62 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 50 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 48 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 51 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| AHL totals | 119 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 4th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second All-Star Team | 2010 | [3] |
| 2.GBun | ||
| Most Goals scored (34) | 2011 | [4][5] |
References
- ↑ "Abbotsford Heat sign skilled centre". Calgary Herald. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ↑ "Dustin Sylvester is under contract to the Capitals". Twitter.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "WHL (East) Second All-Star Team". Eliteprospects.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ↑ "Abbotsford News - Heat news and notes". bclocalnews.com. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ↑ "Germany2 (2. Bundesliga) Most Goals". Eliteprospects.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
External links
- Dustin Sylvester career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dustin Sylvester career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database