Dwayne Gylywoychuk

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

Junior career Gylywoychuk played five seasons (1989–1994) 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.

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.

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. 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.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 58 2 8 10 37 — — — — — 1990–91 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 72 3 9 12 121 — — — — — 1991–92 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 2 4 6 163 — — — — — 1992–93 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 68 1 11 12 200 1 0 0 0 2 1993–94 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 55 1 8 9 93 12 0 2 2 22 1994–95 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 27 1 9 10 42 — — — — — 1995–96 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 48 1 5 6 105 — — — — — 1995–96 Dayton Bombers ECHL 5 0 0 0 20 — — — — — 1996–97 Central Texas Stampede WPHL 40 1 5 6 45 8 0 1 1 10 1997–98 Central Texas Stampede WPHL 21 0 2 2 29 — — — — — 1997–98 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 30 1 4 5 32 8 0 2 2 14 1998–99 Central Texas Stampede WPHL 57 2 4 6 80 2 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Waco Wizards WPHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1999–00 Wichita Thunder CHL 30 1 3 4 48 5 0 0 0 14 2000–01 Romford Raiders EPIHL 12 2 10 12 38 4 0 0 0 14 ECHL totals 80 2 14 16 167 — — — — — WPHL totals 150 4 15 19 190 18 0 3 3 28