Dwayne Gylywoychuk ( ; born June 27, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Junior career

Gylywoychuk played five seasons (

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) of major junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. He holds the franchise record for games played for the Wheat Kings, scoring 9 goals and 40 assists for 49 points, while earning 614 penalty minutes, in 323 games played.

Professional career

Gylywoychuk went on to play with eight different teams in four different professional leagues over the course of his seven-year playing career. He retired as a player following the 2000-01 season, after winning the

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Playoff Championship as a member of the

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Coaching career

Gylywoychuk joined the Brandon Weat Kings as an assistant coach commencing with the

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, and was named the team's head coach for the

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. The Wheat King finished the 2012–13 season as the Eastern Conference's last place team, and Gylywoychuk was replaced as head coach by General Manager

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prior to the start of the 2013–14 season.McCrimmon lets Gylywoychuk go, returns as Wheaties head coach , Local Sports , Westman Journal, Brandon, MB
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* * 1973 births Living people Brandon Wheat Kings coaches Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Central Texas Stampede players Dayton Bombers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Greensboro Monarchs players Jacksonville Lizard Kings players Romford Raiders players Shreveport Mudbugs players Ice hockey people from Brandon, Manitoba Waco Wizards players Wichita Thunder players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian ice hockey coaches {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub