(1985-03-27) March 27, 1985 (age 39) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height
6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight
260 lb (118 kg; 18 st 8 lb)
Position
Defense / Right wing
Shot
Right
Played for
Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft
245th overall, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career
2005–2020
Dustin Byfuglien (/ˈbʌflɪn/BUFF-lin;[1] born March 27, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, and Winnipeg Jets. Drafted as a defenseman, he played both forward and defense in his career, though he generally played defense in his later seasons. Byfuglien helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 2010. Byfuglien was the first Black American-born player to win the Stanley Cup. [2] Byfuglien became a professional fisherman after his hockey career.
^"Dustin Byfuglien and his dog, Walter" on YouTube
^Kreiser, John (February 6, 2019). "Black History Month spotlight: Byfuglien wins Cup with Blackhawks". NHL. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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as the Blackhawks evened the series with a 4–2 win. Chicago forward DustinByfuglien scored a hat trick in game three as the Blackhawks won 5–2. In game...
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other nations. Notable players of African American descent include DustinByfuglien, who is of Norwegian, African, and Swedish descent; Kyle Okposo, who...
All-Star Game break. On a March 30 game against the Winnipeg Jets, DustinByfuglien delivered a devastating bodycheck to Stone that forced Stone to immediately...
where he played on their third line alongside Mathieu Perreault and DustinByfuglien. Upon joining the team, Lowry scored his first career NHL goal on October...
scoring at 2:52 into overtime to give the Blackhawks a 2–1 victory. DustinByfuglien then scored two goals en route to a 4–2 Chicago win in game five. Finally...
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as forwards, since defencemen generally have more time on the ice.) DustinByfuglien is an example of a current player who has made the switch from forward...
third-highest paid Jets player behind defensemen Tobias Enström and DustinByfuglien, and he was signed through to the 2018–19 season. On August 31, 2016...
played an integral role to their 2009–10 Stanley Cup victory, including DustinByfuglien, Andrew Ladd, Kris Versteeg, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Colin Fraser...
through 31 games. He remained on the second line before both Ehlers and DustinByfuglien suffered injuries in January. As such, Connor was promoted back to...
the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (used to select Adam Clendening), joining DustinByfuglien, Ben Eager and Brent Sopel, who had been traded from the Blackhawks...
remaining on his team's second power play which was the result of a DustinByfuglien roughing minor that was called during one of the many post-whistle...
remain with the Winnipeg Jets. One of his reasons for staying was that DustinByfuglien also remained on the team. Following the signing of his contract, Scheifele...
Letang made the NHL 2012 All-Star roster as an injury replacement for DustinByfuglien, joining teammates Evgeni Malkin and James Neal. In their first round...
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