Dwayne Gylywoychuk Explained

Dwayne Gylywoychuk
Played For:ECHL
Greensboro Monarchs
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Dayton Bombers
WPHL
Central Texas Stampede
Shreveport Mudbugs
Waco Wizards
CHL
Wichita Thunder
EPIHL
Romford Raiders
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:225
Birth Date:27 June 1973
Birth Place:Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1994
Career End:2001
Ntl Team:CAN

Dwayne Gylywoychuk (;[1] born June 27, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Junior career

Gylywoychuk played five seasons (19891994) of major junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. He holds the franchise record for games played for the Wheat Kings, scoring 9 goals and 40 assists for 49 points, while earning 614 penalty minutes, in 323 games played.[2]

Professional career

Gylywoychuk went on to play with eight different teams in four different professional leagues over the course of his seven-year playing career. He retired as a player following the 2000-01 season, after winning the English Premier Ice Hockey League Playoff Championship as a member of the Romford Raiders.[3]

Coaching career

Gylywoychuk joined the Brandon Weat Kings as an assistant coach commencing with the 2003–04 WHL season, and was named the team's head coach for the 2012–13 WHL season.[4] The Wheat King finished the 2012–13 season as the Eastern Conference's last place team, and Gylywoychuk was replaced as head coach by General Manager Kelly McCrimmon prior to the start of the 2013–14 season.[5]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1989–90Brandon Wheat KingsWHL58 2 8 10 37
1990–91Brandon Wheat KingsWHL72 3 9 12 121
1991–92Brandon Wheat KingsWHL70 2 4 6 163
1992–93Brandon Wheat KingsWHL68 1 11 12 2001 0 0 0 2
1993–94Brandon Wheat KingsWHL55 1 8 9 9312 0 2 2 22
1994–95Greensboro MonarchsECHL27 1 9 10 42
1995–96Jacksonville Lizard KingsECHL48 1 5 6 105
1995–96Dayton BombersECHL5 0 0 0 20
1996–97Central Texas StampedeWPHL40 1 5 6 458 0 1 1 10
1997–98Central Texas StampedeWPHL21 0 2 2 29
1997–98Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsWPHL30 1 4 5 328 0 2 2 14
1998–99Central Texas StampedeWPHL57 2 4 6 802 0 0 0 4
1999–00Waco WizardsWPHL2 0 0 0 4
1999–00Wichita ThunderCHL30 1 3 4 485 0 0 0 14
2000–01Romford RaidersEPIHL12 2 10 12 384 0 0 0 14
ECHL totals8021416167
WPHL totals150415191901803328

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WWC: Meet the Staff – Dwayne Gylywoychuk. YouTube. March 27, 2016. 26 June 2021.
  2. News: Gylywoychuk still searching for coaching gig . James Shewaga . Brandon Sun . August 23, 2013 . August 27, 2013.
  3. http://www.whl.ca/article/wheat-kings-settle-on-coaching-staff WHL Network
  4. Web site: Brandon Wheat Kings Mobile . August 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019075443/http://m.wheatkings.com/article/gylywoychuk-named-head-coach/124610 . October 19, 2013 . dead .
  5. http://www.westmanjournal.com/article/20130731/BRANDON0201/130739987/-1/brandon/mccrimmon-lets-gylywoychuk-go-returns-as-wheaties-head-coach McCrimmon lets Gylywoychuk go, returns as Wheaties head coach | Local Sports | Westman Journal, Brandon, MB