David Dziurzynski (born October 6, 1989) is a
Canadian
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professional
ice hockey
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player who is currently playing with the
Kansas City Mavericks
The Kansas City Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. Founded in 2009 as the Missouri Mavericks of the CHL, the team plays in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, at the Cable Dahmer Arena.
History
On April 16, ...
in the
ECHL
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Th ...
. He previously played with the
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member ...
of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL).
Playing career
Dziurzynski, who played
junior in the
British Columbia Hockey League
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From 1993 to 2021, the league was a member of the Ca ...
with the
Alberni Valley Bulldogs
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena.
...
, was signed by the
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member ...
on April 6, 2010 as an undrafted free agent to a three-year contract.
At training camp in 2010, Dziurzynski made the roster of the Senators'
American Hockey League
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(AHL) affiliate
Binghamton Senators
The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sen ...
. He was a member of the 2011 AHL
Calder Cup
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The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its cur ...
championship squad. Dziurzynski returned to Binghamton for the 2011–12 and
2012–13
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seasons. Dziurzynski made his NHL debut, playing for Ottawa in Toronto against the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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on February 16, 2013. Three days later he scored his first NHL goal against
Rick DiPietro
Richard W. DiPietro Jr. (born September 19, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current co-host of ESPN 98.7 FM's "DiPietro and Rothenberg" with Dave Rothenberg. He is also an analyst on National Hockey League (NH ...
of the
New York Islanders
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. And on February 25 scored his second against
Carey Price
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of the
Montreal Canadiens
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. On March 6, 2013, he was knocked out by a punch in a fight against the Toronto Maple Leafs'
Frazer McLaren resulting in a concussion that kept him from playing for over 10 days. Dziurzynski was reassigned to Binghamton later that month.
The Ottawa Senators later re-signed Dziurzynski to a one-year, two-way contract on July 10, 2013. On July 3, 2014 the Senators re-signed Dziurzynski to a two-year, two-way contract.
After 6 seasons within the Senators organization, Dziurzynski left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract abroad with
German
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club,
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as ...
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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on July 27, 2016.
Personal
Dziurzynski's younger brother, Darian, was selected by the
Arizona Coyotes
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in the fifth round of the
2011 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Career statistics
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Alberni Valley Bulldogs players
Belleville Senators players
Binghamton Senators players
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Florida Everblades players
Iserlohn Roosters players
Kansas City Mavericks players
Sportspeople from Lloydminster
Lloydminster Bobcats players
Ottawa Senators players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Utica Comets players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States