Dave Chyzowski

Dave Chyzowski
Born	(1971-07-11) July 11, 1971 (age 54) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1989 New York Islanders
Playing career	1989–2007

David B. Chyzowski (born July 11, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was selected second overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders after playing major junior with the Kamloops Blazers. He spent parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League with the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks between 1989 and 1997, with the rest of his career spent in various minor leagues and in Europe.

Playing career

Chyzowski is generally recognized as a draft bust ^[1] as he only played 126 NHL games between 1989 and 1995, scoring 31 points. He was chosen ahead of fellow first-round picks Bill Guerin, Stu Barnes, and Bobby Holik. Chyzowski spent his career with the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks. While Chyzowski did not have an impact at the NHL level, ^[2] he did carve out a nice career in the minor leagues, particularly the AHL and IHL. His best minor league season was 1995–96, when he had 83 points on 44 goals and 39 assists, along with 160 penalty minutes, for Adirondack Red Wings.

Post-hockey career

In 2006, he was playing for Linz EHC in the Austrian League. After his playing career, he took on the position of Marketing Coordinator for the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club, before taking on a similar position with the Merritt Centennials.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		49	22	30	52	114		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		66	16	17	33	117		18	2	4	6	26
1988–89	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		68	56	48	104	139		16	15	13	28	32
1989–90	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		4	5	2	7	17		17	11	6	17	46
1989–90	Springfield Indians	AHL		4	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New York Islanders	NHL		34	8	6	14	45		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Kamloops Blazers	MC		—	—	—	—	—		3	4	3	7	13
1990–91	Capital District Islanders	AHL		7	3	6	9	22		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	New York Islanders	NHL		56	5	9	14	61		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Capital District Islanders	AHL		55	15	18	33	121		6	1	1	2	23
1991–92	New York Islanders	NHL		12	1	1	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Capital District Islanders	AHL		66	15	21	36	177		3	2	0	2	0
1993–94	New York Islanders	NHL		3	1	0	1	4		2	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		66	27	13	40	151		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		4	0	4	4	8		16	9	5	14	27
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL		13	0	0	0	11		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		80	44	39	83	160		3	0	0	0	6
1996–97	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		76	34	40	74	261		4	0	2	2	38
1996–97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		8	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		17	9	7	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Antonio Dragons	IHL		10	1	5	6	39		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kansas City Blades	IHL		38	19	14	33	88		11	5	4	9	11
1998–99	Kansas City Blades	IHL		67	24	15	39	147		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Kansas City Blades	IHL		81	37	33	70	138		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Augsburger Panther	DEL		44	11	14	25	114		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	München Barons	DEL		15	0	3	3	24		11	3	0	3	6
2001–02	SERC Wild Wings	DEL		56	19	19	38	86		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	SERC Wild Wings	DEL		49	12	17	29	80		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Graz 99ers	AUT		36	23	13	36	115		2	1	0	1	27
2004–05	Vienna Capitals	AUT		43	31	29	60	168		10	6	8	14	14
2005–06	EHC Black Wings Linz	AUT		48	25	36	61	100		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Black Wings Linz	AUT		9	0	2	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				212	77	84	161	487		12	3	1	4	29
NHL totals				126	15	16	31	144		2	0	0	0	0
IHL totals				359	151	131	282	864		31	14	11	25	76

International

Dave Chyzowski

Medal record
Representing   Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1990 Helsinki

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Canada	WJC		7	9	4	13	2
Junior totals				7	9	4	13	2

Awards

• WHL West First All-Star Team – 1989

References

1. "Biggest NHL draft busts - The Hockey News". www.thehockeynews.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
2. "You don't need to cite that shit, look at his career stats" . Retrieved June 17, 2012.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Kevin Cheveldayoff

New York Islanders first-round draft pick 1989

Succeeded by Scott Scissons