Dustin Byfuglien

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Dustin Byfuglien
Date of birth March 27, 1985
place of birth Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
size 196 cm
Weight 123 kg
position Left wing / defender
number # 33
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 8th round, 245th position
Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
2001-2002 Brandon Wheat Kings
2002-2005 Prince George Cougars
2005-2007 Norfolk Admirals
2006-2010 Chicago Blackhawks
2010-2011 Atlanta Thrashers
2011-2020 Winnipeg Jets

Dustin Ray Byfuglien (born March 27, 1985 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey player who was last under contract with the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League until April 2020 . Before that, the defender , who began his career as a winger , spent five years with the Chicago Blackhawks , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in the 2010 playoffs .

Career

Dustin Byfuglien began his career as a hockey player in the 2001/02 season with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League . At the beginning of the following season he moved to league rival Prince George Cougars , for whom he played for a total of three years until 2005. During this time, the trained defender was selected during the NHL Entry Draft 2003 by the Chicago Blackhawks in the eighth round as a total of 245 players.

In the summer of 2005 Byfuglien was first included in the squad of the then Chicago farm team , the Norfolk Admirals from the American Hockey League . For the Admirals, the defender played 53 games in his first season in professional ice hockey, in which he scored 23 points, eight of which were goals. In the same season Byfuglien made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Blackhawks and scored five scorer points, including three goals, in 25 games. In the following season Byfuglien was again in both the Admirals and the Blackhawks. In the 2007/08 season he finally fought for a regular place in the NHL squad Chicago, where he benefited from retraining to power forward . In the 2009/10 season he won the Stanley Cup with Chicago .

For the 2010/11 season Byfuglien moved to the Atlanta Thrashers , where he was again used as a defender. After relocating to Winnipeg, after which the Thrashers traded as Winnipeg Jets , Byfuglien acted as assistant captain and continued to serve as both a defender and an attacker. In the service of the Jets, the American developed on his position in defense to one of the best offensive defenders in the league and was mostly good for 40 to 50 scorer points per season.

Before the start of the 2019/20 season, Byfuglien initially withdrew for personal reasons and did not take part in the pre -season training camp. In February 2020 it was announced that he would no longer be used in the season before both parties agreed on an early termination of his contract in April 2020. For the time being it remains unclear whether he will continue his career.

International

At the World Cup of Hockey 2016 Byfuglien made his debut for the US national team , but was eliminated with the team in the group stage. In two tournaments he prepared a goal.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2001/02 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 3 0 0 0 ± 0 0 - - - - - -
2002/03 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 8th 1 1 2 +1 4th - - - - - -
2002/03 Prince George Cougars WHL 48 9 28 37 +10 74 5 1 3 4th –6 12
2003/04 Prince George Cougars WHL 66 16 29 45 -1 137 - - - - - -
2004/05 Prince George Cougars WHL 64 22nd 36 58 -5 184 - - - - - -
2005/06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 53 8th 15th 23 -1 75 4th 1 2 3 –6 4th
2005/06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 25th 3 2 5 –6 24 - - - - - -
2006/07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 63 16 28 44 +12 146 6th 0 2 2 -3 18th
2006/07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9 1 2 3 -2 10 - - - - - -
2007/08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 8th 2 5 7th +6 25th - - - - - -
2007/08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 67 19th 17th 36 –7 59 - - - - - -
2008/09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 15th 16 31 +7 81 17th 3 6th 9 -2 26th
2009/10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 17th 17th 34 –7 94 22nd 11 5 16 -4 20th
2010/11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 81 20th 33 53 -2 93 - - - - - -
2011/12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 66 12 41 53 -8th 72 - - - - - -
2012/13 Winnipeg Jets NHL 43 8th 20th 28 -1 34 - - - - - -
2013/14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 20th 36 56 -20 86 - - - - - -
2014/15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 18th 27 45 +5 124 4th 0 1 1 -4 4th
2015/16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 81 19th 34 53 +4 119 - - - - - -
2016/17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 13 39 52 +10 117 - - - - - -
2017/18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 8th 37 45 +15 112 17th 5 11 16 +2 20th
2018/19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 42 4th 27 31 +4 69 6th 2 6th 8th +4 4th
2019/20 Winnipeg Jets NHL not played for personal reasons
WHL overall 189 48 94 142 +5 399 5 1 3 4th –6 12
AHL total 124 26th 48 74 +17 246 10 1 4th 5 –9 22nd
NHL overall 869 177 348 525 -8th 1094 66 21st 29 50 -4 74

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2016 United States World cup 7th place 2 0 1 1 -1 2
Men overall 2 0 1 1 -1 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Byfuglien, Dustin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Byfuglien, Dustin Ray (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota , United States