Dean Sylvester

Dean M. Sylvester (born December 30, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Career 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.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs 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