Dean M. Sylvester (born December 30, 1972) is an American former professional
ice hockey
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player who played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL).
Career
Sylverster was drafted by the
San Jose Sharks
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in the
1993 NHL Supplemental Draft and spent three seasons in the
International Hockey League with the
Kansas City Blades
The Kansas City Blades were a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League (IHL) from 1990 until 2001, when the league folded. The Blades were based in Kansas City, Missouri, at Kempe ...
, he also played in the
East Coast Hockey League
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for the
Mobile Mysticks
The Mobile Mysticks were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Mobile, Alabama that played in the ECHL. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center. The team was founded in 1995 as an expansion franchise, joining the E ...
. In 1998, he signed with the
Buffalo Sabres
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and played one game for the team before being traded to the new expansion team, the
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL sea ...
. In the
1999–2000 NHL season
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, Sylvester scored 16 goals and 26 points in 52 games, placing third and fifth on the Thrashers in goals and points respectively. After one more season with the Thrashers, Sylvester retired from hockey.
Career statistics
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1972 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey right wingers
Atlanta Thrashers players
Buffalo Sabres players
Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
Kansas City Blades players
Kent State Golden Flashes men's ice hockey players
Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players
Mobile Mysticks players
NHL supplemental draft picks
Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players
Rochester Americans players
San Jose Sharks draft picks
Sportspeople from Weymouth, Massachusetts
Ice hockey people from Norfolk County, Massachusetts
20th-century American sportsmen
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