Paul Dyck

Paul Dyck (born April 15, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and currently the head coach and general manager of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Steinbach Pistons.

Playing career Dyck played major junior hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League and was drafted 236th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1991 NHL entry draft. He spent ten seasons in the International Hockey League, mostly with the Cleveland Lumberjacks and Houston Aeros, and was a member of the Aeros' 1999 Turner Cup championship team. Dyck moved to Germany in 2001 and played four seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Iserlohn Roosters and Krefeld Pinguine, and was a member of Krefeld's championship team in 2002-03. Dyck played one season with the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the 2nd Bundesliga and then retired from professional hockey in 2006.

Coaching career Dyck resides in his hometown of Steinbach, Manitoba and has worked for the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Steinbach Pistons since 2010: as head coach since December 2011 and the dual role of general manager and head coach since July 2012. Dyck has led the Pistons to three league championships (2013, 2018, 2023) and one ANAVET Cup in 2018. He had been selected to coach at the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game (2015) and World Junior A Challenge (2015, 2020). Dyck was named winner of the Muzz McPherson Award as MJHL Coach of the Year in 2016-17 and ranks in the league's top ten list for total wins as a head coach.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 5 10 15 86 — — — — — 1990–91 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 12 41 53 63 8 0 7 7 17 1991–92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 73 6 21 27 40 14 1 3 4 4 1992–93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 69 6 21 27 69 1 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 60 1 10 11 57 — — — — — 1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 79 5 12 17 59 4 1 3 4 4 1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 51 2 5 7 76 — — — — — 1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 5 1 1 2 8 7 0 0 0 12 1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 49 2 8 10 39 — — — — — 1996–97 Houston Aeros IHL 30 1 4 5 32 13 0 1 1 12 1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 81 6 13 19 82 4 0 0 0 10 1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 76 4 18 22 62 19 2 3 5 18 1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 76 2 7 9 58 11 0 0 0 12 2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 65 4 5 9 34 6 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 56 3 11 14 48 — — — — — 2002–03 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 45 3 5 8 24 14 0 2 2 12 2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 26 2 3 5 20 — — — — — 2004–05 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 52 2 7 9 36 — — — — — 2005–06 SERC Wild Wings Germany2 48 6 17 23 77 11 1 2 3 12 DEL totals 179 10 26 36 128 14 0 2 2 12

Awards 1998-99, Turner Cup Champion 2002-03, DEL Champion 2012-13, MJHL Champion (as coach) 2016-17, MJHL Coach of the Year 2017-18, MJHL Champion (as coach) 2017-18, ANAVET Cup Champion (as coach) 2017-18, MJHL Coach of the Year 2022-23, MJHL Champion (as coach)