Mark Astley (born March 30, 1969) is a

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former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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in the tenth round, 194th overall, of the

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. He retired at the end of the 2006–2007 season. In his NHL career, Astley played in 75 games, all for Buffalo. He scored four goals and had nineteen assists. Astley won a silver medal playing for Canada in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Astley, Mark 1969 births Living people Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Calgary Canucks players Canadian ice hockey defencemen EHC Basel players HC Ambrì-Piotta players HC Lugano players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Naturalised citizens of Switzerland Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Rochester Americans players SC Langnau players Ice hockey people from Calgary Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland NCAA men's ice hockey national champions AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans