Paul Dyck
| Paul Dyck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 15, 1971 Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Muskegon/Cleveland Lumberjacks Kansas City Blades Detroit Vipers Houston Aeros Iserlohn Roosters Krefeld Pinguine Schwenninger Wild Wings | ||
| NHL draft |
236th overall, 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2006 | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]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)[1][2] 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).[3][4] 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.[5] [6]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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)
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
[edit]- ^ "Steinbach Pistons pumped". Winnipeg Sun. 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Pistons Head Coach and General Manager Dyck Signs Extension". SteinbachPistons.ca. 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rosters Announced for CJHL Prospects Game". CJHL. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Team Canada West finalizes 2015 World Junior A Challenge roster". Hockey Canada. 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Pistons' Dyck runner-up for CJHL Coach of the Year". Manitoba Junior Hockey League. 8 May 2017.
- ^ "PISTONS' HEAD COACH REFLECTS ON 250 REGULAR SEASON WINS". MJHL. 9 February 2018.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian Mennonites
- Cleveland Lumberjacks players
- Dauphin Kings players
- Detroit Vipers players
- Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- Kansas City Blades players
- Krefeld Pinguine players
- Moose Jaw Warriors players
- Muskegon Lumberjacks players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Schwenninger Wild Wings players
- Sportspeople from Steinbach, Manitoba