Dean E. Chynoweth (born October 30, 1968) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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for the New York Islanders and the

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. Drafted 13th overall by the Islanders in the

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, Chynoweth played 241 regular season games in 10 NHL seasons, scoring 4 goals and 18 assists for 22 points and clocked up 667 penalty minutes. He was also the head coach of the WHL's

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. He served as the general manager and head coach for another WHL franchise, the Swift Current Broncos, from 2004 to 2011. Chynoweth was formerly an assistant coach with the New York Islanders. Chynoweth is also the son of Ed Chynoweth, a respected former hockey executive who was on the selection committee of the Hockey Hall of Fame and was the longtime president of the WHL. Ed Chynoweth died on April 22, 2008, of cancer aged 66. Chynoweth is an ancient Cornish name. On June 26, 2012, Chynoweth was named head coach of the

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. On July 17, 2018, Chynoweth was hired as an assistant coach for the

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On July 12, 2021, Chynoweth was hired as an assistant coach for the

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* 1968 births Living people Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Cornish descent Capital District Islanders players Carolina Hurricanes coaches Medicine Hat Tigers players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Islanders coaches New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Providence Bruins players Quebec Rafales players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players Seattle Thunderbirds coaches Ice hockey people from Calgary Springfield Indians players Swift Current Broncos coaches Toronto Maple Leafs coaches Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub