Dave Chyzowski

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 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, 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

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