Mark Pysyk

Mark Alexander Terrance Pysyk[1] (born January 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and forward who is currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pysyk was originally selected in the first round, 23rd overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

Mark Pysyk
Pysyk with the Buffalo Sabres in 2016
Born (1992-01-11) January 11, 1992
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence / Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 2010
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career
Pysyk in October 2013.

Pysyk was the first-ever draft pick of the current incarnation of the Edmonton Oil Kings when he was selected third overall in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] In 2009–10 Pysyk played 48 games before being sidelined with a broken foot. Despite the injury, the Oil Kings named him their team MVP of the season. At the end of the season, he was ranked seventh among North American skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[3] He was selected 23rd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft. Pysyk models his game after Shea Weber because of Weber's two-way playing style.[4] Following his draft, he appeared in his first NHL training camp. After being returned to his junior team by the Sabres, Pysyk was named the captain of the Oil Kings on September 28, 2010.

On May 13, 2012, Mark, along with the rest of the Edmonton Oil Kings, won game 7 of the WHL Finals, against the Portland Winter Hawks with a score of 4–1, to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup. They went on to the Memorial Cup in Shawinigan Quebec, and came in 4th.

In his debut professional season in 2012–13, he marked his first professional game by scoring a goal with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, on October 12, 2012. After 57 games with the Americans, Pysyk received his first NHL call-up by Buffalo midway into the shortened season. He played his first NHL game on March 17, 2013 against the Washington Capitals.[5]

On June 25, 2016, Pysyk was traded, along with picks 38 and 89 in the 2016 NHL Draft to the Florida Panthers in exchange for pick 33 in the 2016 draft and defenceman Dmitri Kulikov.[6]

In the 2019–20 season, Pysyk began the season on the blueline often in a bottom pairing role. With the depth on the Panthers defense, he was also used at the right wing at times throughout the season and responded offensively scoring his first NHL hat trick, tallying three goals on three shots to rally the Panthers to victory from a 3–1 deficit on February 3, 2020.[7] He set career highs by posting nine goals and 18 points in 58 regular-season games played for Florida.

As a free agent from the Panthers, Pysyk was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on October 11, 2020.[8]

International play

Pysyk as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2012 Canada
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2009 Slovakia

Was invited to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp, but did not make the final roster.[9] The following year, he was named to the team for the 2012 World Junior Championships, held in Alberta.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08Sherwood Park Kings AAAAMHL3410102060210116
2007–08Sherwood Park CrusadersAJHL10110—————
2007–08Edmonton Oil KingsWHL141238—————
2008–09Edmonton Oil KingsWHL61515202740002
2009–10Edmonton Oil KingsWHL487172447—————
2010–11Edmonton Oil KingsWHL63634408840006
2011–12Edmonton Oil KingsWHL57632388320381116
2012–13Rochester AmericansAHL57414182030002
2012–13Buffalo SabresNHL191450—————
2013–14Buffalo SabresNHL4416716—————
2013–14Rochester AmericansAHL311111228500014
2014–15Rochester AmericansAHL543141732—————
2014–15Buffalo SabresNHL72132—————
2015–16Buffalo SabresNHL551101132—————
2015–16Rochester AmericansAHL30112—————
2016–17Florida PanthersNHL824131710—————
2017–18Florida PanthersNHL823131620—————
2018–19Florida PanthersNHL701101126—————
2019–20Florida PanthersNHL5899182040000
NHL totals 417 22 66 88 126 4 0 0 0 0

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada Pacific U17 6 1 3 4 6
2009 Canada IH18 4 0 2 2 2
2012 Canada WJC 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 16 1 5 6 10

References
  1. "Oil Kings blueliner Pysyk". Edmonton Journal. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. "2007 WHL Bantam Draft". The WHL. 2010-01-01.
  3. "Final Rankings Domestic Skaters" (PDF). NHL Central Scouting. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  4. "Pysyk, Mark – NHL.com – NHL Entry Draft Prospect Profiles". NHL. 2010-04-30.
  5. "Sabres recall Pysyk". American Hockey League. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  6. "Sabres acquire defenseman Dmitri Kulikov in deal with Panthers". ESPN. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  7. "Panthers' Mark Pysyk: Records first career hat trick". CBS Sports. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  8. "Stars sign defenseman Mark Pysyk to a one-year contract". Dallas Stars. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  9. "Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile". Hockey Canada. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Zack Kassian		 Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
2010		 Succeeded by
Joel Armia
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