Dave Marcinyshyn


David Joseph Marcinyshyn is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman.

Early life

Marcinyshyn was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He played junior hockey with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and Kamloops Blazers.

Career

Undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft, Marcinyshyn signed with the New Jersey Devils in 1987 and made his NHL debut for the Devils during the 1990–91 NHL season playing nine games in total and spent four seasons with the American Hockey League's Utica Devils. In 1991, he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Brent Severyn and played five games for the team. He moved to the New York Rangers in 1992 and managed just two games for them. In total, Marcinyshyn played 16 regular season games, scoring one assist and collected 49 penalty minutes. He spent four seasons in the International Hockey League before moving to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany in two seasons before retiring in 1999.