Dean Chynoweth

Dean E. Chynoweth (born October 30, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins. Drafted 13th overall by the Islanders in the 1987 NHL entry draft, Chynoweth played 241 regular-season games in 10 NHL seasons, scoring 4 goals and 18 assists for 22 points and clocked 667 penalty minutes. He was also the head coach of the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds. He served as the general manager and head coach for another WHL franchise, the Swift Current Broncos, from 2004 to 2011. Chynoweth was formerly an assistant coach with the New York Islanders.

Chynoweth is also the son of Ed Chynoweth, a respected former hockey executive who was on the selection committee of the Hockey Hall of Fame and was the longtime president of the WHL. Ed Chynoweth died on April 22, 2008 of cancer, aged 66. Chynoweth is an ancient Cornish name.

On June 26, 2012, Chynoweth was named head coach of the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters.

On July 17, 2018, Chynoweth was hired as an assistant coach for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.

On July 12, 2021, Chynoweth was hired as an assistant coach for the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.

On June 17, 2024, Chynoweth was hired as an assistant coach for the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 Calgary Buffaloes AAA AMHL 26 5 13 18 104 — — — — — 1984–85 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1985–86 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 69 3 12 15 208 17 3 2 5 52 1986–87 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67 3 19 22 285 13 4 2 6 28 1987–88 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 64 1 21 22 274 16 0 6 6 87 1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 6 0 0 0 48 — — — — — 1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 40 0 7 7 98 17 0 4 4 36 1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 20 0 2 2 39 — — — — — 1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 44 1 5 6 176 — — — — — 1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 25 1 1 2 59 — — — — — 1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 43 4 6 10 164 6 1 1 2 39 1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 11 1 0 1 23 — — — — — 1992–93 Capital District Islanders AHL 52 3 10 13 197 4 0 1 1 9 1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 39 0 4 4 122 2 0 0 0 2 1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 5 0 1 1 33 — — — — — 1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 32 0 2 2 77 — — — — — 1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 14 0 1 1 40 — — — — — 1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 35 2 5 7 88 4 0 0 0 24 1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 13 — — — — — 1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 57 0 3 3 171 — — — — — 1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL 28 2 2 4 123 — — — — — 1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 15 2 2 4 39 — — — — — NHL totals 241 4 18 22 667 6 0 0 0 26 AHL totals 209 10 30 40 771 27 1 6 7 84