Dustin Byfuglien facts for kids
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
March 27, 1985 ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 260 lb (118 kg; 18 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defense / Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Winnipeg Jets Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers |
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National team | ![]() |
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NHL Draft | 245th overall, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks |
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Playing career | 2005–present |
Dustin Byfuglien (pronounced Buff-lin; born March 27, 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a American professional ice hockey player that is currently a free agent of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a defenseman. He is African American. When he was smaller he moved to Roseau, Minnesota with his mom but decided to move to Chicago to play midget hockey it was there where he was drafted by the Blackhawks in 2003. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks for 5 seasons and played 1 season with the Atlanta Thrashers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 48 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
2003–04 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 66 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 64 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 53 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 67 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 77 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 81 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | ||
2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 94 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 20 | ||
2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 81 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 66 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 78 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 112 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | ||
2018–19 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 42 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 869 | 177 | 348 | 525 | 1094 | 66 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 74 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | United States | WCH | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Dustin Byfuglien's NHL player profile
- Dustin Byfuglien's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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