Player's Profile
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- Name: Mark Pysyk
- Position: D
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 175 lbs
- Birthdate: 1992-01-11
- Eligible for Draft: 2010
- Drafted: 2010
- Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
- Acquired: 1st round (23rd overall), 2010
- Playing In: CHL
Mark Pysyk
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2006-07: The first ever draft pick of the Edmonton Oil Kings, Pysyk was chosen in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft.
2007-08: Pysyk saw his first WHL action, playing in 14 games for the Oil Kings. He scored 1 goal and added 2 assists for 3 points.
2008-09: In his first full season with the Oil Kings, Pysyk scored 5 goals and added 15 assists for 20 points in 61 games. Pysyk played in 4 playoff games for the Oil Kings, registering no points in those contests.
2009-10: In 48 games for the Oil Kings, Pysyk scored 7 goals and added 17 assists for 24 points. He added 47 penalty minutes to his offensive totals. Played for Team Orr at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game, and was also a part of the WHL squad that faced Russia in the Subway Series.
2010-11: Pysyk led all Edmonton (WHL) defensemen with 6 goals and 34 assists in his third full season with the Oil Kings. His +29 plus/minus was second only to partner Keegan Lowe (CAR) who was +33 as the Oil Kings topped 30 wins for the first time in the club's four-year history. In four playoff games he was scoreless and -1 with 6 PMs. Pysyk signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Sabres in June 2011.
Watch this HF video of Mark Pysyk from the 2011 Traverse City Tournament
Talent Analysis
Pysyk is a mobile, puck-moving defenseman with some offensive polish. He is known mostly for his smooth skating and quick release, but since being drafted he has also worked on improving his physicality by adding an edge to his game.
Future
Pysyk will spend one more season in the WHL and then make the jump to Rochester in 2012-13. Pysyk will likely represent team Canada at the World Juniors in 2012 in his home city of Edmonton. His skating ability, leadership qualities, and overall hockey sense make him a likely future first or second pairing defenseman at the NHL level.
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Profile Last Updated: October, 11th 2011
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