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Dean Sylvester
American ice hockey player
Dean M. Sylvester (born December 30, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Dean Sylvester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1972-12-30) December 30, 1972 (age 51) Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| NHL draft |
1993 NHL Supplemental Draft San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2001 | ||
Sylverster was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft and spent three seasons in the International Hockey League with the Kansas City Blades, he also played in the East Coast Hockey League for the Mobile Mysticks. In 1998, he signed with the Buffalo Sabres and played one game for the team before being traded to the new expansion team, the Atlanta Thrashers. In the 1999–2000 NHL season, Sylvester scored 16 goals and 26 points in 52 games, placing third and fifth on the Thrashers in goals and points respectively. After one more season with the Thrashers, Sylvester retired from hockey.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston College High School | HS-MA | 18 | 19 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kent State University | NCAA | 31 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kent State University | NCAA | 38 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kent State University | NCAA | 39 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Mobile Mysticks | ECHL | 44 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 77 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 77 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 52 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 27 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 43 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 233 | 80 | 64 | 144 | 188 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 96 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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