Shot Right Weight 91 kg Height 1.85 m | Name Paul Dyck Playing career Positions Defenseman | |
Born April 15, 1971 (age 52)
Steinbach, MB, CAN ( 1971-04-15 ) NHL Draft 236th overall, 1991
Pittsburgh Penguins Played for Cleveland Lumberjacks, Kansas City Blades | ||
Steinbach pistons head coach gm paul dyck
Paul Dyck (born April 15, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as the head coach and general manager of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Steinbach Pistons.
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Playing career
Dyck played major junior hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League and was drafted 236th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He spent 10 seasons in the International Hockey League, mostly with the Cleveland Lumberjacks and Houston Aeros, before going to Germany in 2001. Dyck played four seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Iserlohn Roosters and Krefeld Penguins, and was a member of Krefeld's championship team in 2002-03. Dyck played one season with the Schwenninger ERC of the 2nd Bundesliga and then retired from professional hockey in 2006.
Coaching career
Dyck resides in his hometown of Steinbach, Manitoba and has worked for the Steinbach Pistons of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League since 2010. Starting out as an assistant coach, he took on the role of acting head coach in December 2011 after the resignation of then-head coach Rich Gosselin. Dyck was promoted to head coach and general manager the following summer and led the Pistons to their first league championship in 2013. In 2015, he was selected to coach Team West at the Canadian Junior Hockey League's annual Prospects Game and as an assistant for Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge.