Dustin Sylvester

Dustin Sylvester (born January 5, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.

Dustin Sylvester
Born (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
DEL2 team
Former teams		 EC Bad Nauheim
Lake Erie Monsters
EHC Freiburg
Abbotsford Heat
Vienna Capitals
Dornbirner EC
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Prior to turning professional and undrafted, Sylvester played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Kootenay Ice. In his final season with the Blades in 2009–10, Sylvester scored 35 goals and 93 points in 68 games, before signing an amateur try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters in which he appeared in three American Hockey League games.

Slyvester signed a one-year contract in the German 2nd Bundesliga with EHC Freiburg on July 7, 2010. In the 2010–11 season, he led the league with 34 goals in only 48 games. On September 15, 2011, he returned to North America and signed an AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL.[1]

During the 2011–12 season, Sylvester established himself on the second offensive line with the Heat, contributing with 34 points in 65 games to earn a one-year contract extension on July 3, 2012.

On June 19, 2013, Sylvester signed as a free agent for a second time in Europe with top Austrian league club, the Vienna Capitals on a one-year contract.[2]

Career statistics
Sylvester taking a faceoff for Dornbirner EC against Colton Yellow Horn on March 6, 2016.

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Kootenay Ice WHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Kootenay Ice WHL 58 2 4 6 13 6 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Kootenay Ice WHL 72 17 25 42 53 7 2 0 2 6
2007–08 Kootenay Ice WHL 70 35 33 68 38 10 2 10 12 4
2008–09 Kootenay Ice WHL 34 21 20 41 29 — — — — —
2009–10 Kootenay Ice WHL 68 35 58 93 41 6 1 1 2 8
2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 EHC Freiburg 2.GBun 48 34 26 60 83 — — — — —
2011–12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 64 15 19 34 20 8 3 1 4 6
2012–13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 62 11 12 23 10 — — — — —
2013–14 Vienna Capitals EBEL 50 18 16 34 42 — — — — —
2014–15 Vienna Capitals EBEL 48 10 7 17 10 10 2 1 3 4
2015–16 Dornbirner EC EBEL 51 14 14 28 26 6 0 2 2 16
2016–17 Dornbirner EC EBEL 46 14 22 36 28 — — — — —
2017–18 Dornbirner EC EBEL 54 18 26 44 18 6 1 0 1 2
AHL totals 119 26 31 57 30 8 3 1 4 6

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Canada Pacific U17 4th 6 5 4 9 16
Junior totals 6 5 4 9 16

Awards and honours
Award Year
WHL
East Second All-Star Team 2010 [3]
2.GBun
Most Goals scored (34) 2011 [4][5]
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References
  1. "Abbotsford Heat sign skilled centre". Calgary Herald. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  2. "Dustin Sylvester is under contract to the Capitals". Twitter.com. June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. "WHL (East) Second All-Star Team". Eliteprospects.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. "Abbotsford News - Heat news and notes". bclocalnews.com. September 15, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  5. "Germany2 (2. Bundesliga) Most Goals". Eliteprospects.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.


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