Mark Pysyk
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With the Sabres in 2013.
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| Born | January 11, 1992 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2010 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Mark Alexander Terrance Pysyk[1] (born January 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pysyk was originally selected in the first round, 23rd overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Sabres.
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Playing career
Pysyk was the first-ever draft pick of the current incarnation of the Edmonton Oil Kings when he was selected third overall in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] In 2009–10 Pysyk played 48 games before being sidelined with a broken foot. Despite the injury, the Oil Kings named him their team MVP of the season. At the end of the season, he was ranked seventh among North American skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[3] He was selected 23rd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft. Pysyk models his game after Shea Weber because of Weber's two-way playing style.[4] Following his draft, he appeared in his first NHL training camp. After being returned to his junior team by the Sabres, Pysyk was named the captain of the Oil Kings on September 28, 2010.
On May 13, 2012, Mark, along with the rest of the Edmonton Oil Kings, won game 7 of the WHL Finals, against the Portland Winter Hawks with a score of 4-1, to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup. They went on to the Memorial Cup in Shawinigan Quebec, and came in 4th.
In his debut professional season in 2012–13, he marked his first professional game by scoring a goal with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, on October 12, 2012. After 57 games with the Americans, Pysyk received his first NHL recall by Buffalo midway into the shortened season. He played his first NHL game on March 17, 2013 against the Washington Capitals.[5]
International play
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Representing  Canada |
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2012 Canada | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2009 Slovakia | |
After being invited to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp, but did not make the final roster.[6] The following year, he was named to the team for the 2012 World Junior Championships, held in Alberta.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 61 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 63 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 57 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 83 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 31 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 54 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2009 | Canada Pacific | U17 |  |
6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Canada | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
References
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- Mark Pysyk's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mark Pysyk's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mark Pysyk player profile on the Western Hockey League site
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| Preceded by | Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2010 |
Succeeded by Joel Armia |
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- Edmonton Oil Kings players
- Sportspeople from Sherwood Park
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Rochester Americans players
- Sherwood Park Crusaders players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
