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Canada USA Darryl Sydor
#44 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 09/10
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Second All-Star Team 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
3-time WHL (West) First All-Star Team 3
1-time WHL Champion 1
1-time WHL Top Defenseman (Bill Hunter Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
May 13, 1972
Position
D
Age
52
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 1 #7 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Sydor was a defenseman mainly known for his offensive ability, but evolved into a two-way presence as he got older. He was good push rusher and skater, and also had a good breakout pass from the backend.
- Erik K. Piri (EP)

Sons: Dylan Sydor, Cooper Sydor Cousin: Raelene Sydor

Team Staff profile of Darryl Sydor also available

Use/Embed statistics

Darryl Sydor Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 CAC Canadians U18 AAA AMHL 38* 10* 11* 21* 54* -* |
1988-89 Kamloops Blazers WHL 65* 12* 14* 26* 86* -* | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 19 -
1989-90 Kamloops Blazers WHL 67* 29* 66* 95* 129* -* | Playoffs 17 2 9 11 28 -
1990-91 Kamloops Blazers WHL 66* 27* 78* 105* 88* -* | Playoffs 12 3 22 25 10 -
1991-92 Kamloops Blazers WHL 29* 9* 39* 48* 33* -* | Playoffs 17 3 15 18 18 -
Los Angeles Kings NHL 18* 1* 5* 6* 22* -3* |
Canada U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 3* 1* 4* 4* -* |
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 6* 23* 29* 63* -2* | Playoffs 24 3 8 11 16 4
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 84* 8* 27* 35* 94* -9* |
Canada WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* 9* |
1994-95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 48* 4* 19* 23* 36* -2* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58* 1* 11* 12* 34* -11* |
Dallas Stars NHL 26* 2* 6* 8* 41* -1* |
Canada WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
1996-97 Dallas Stars NHL 82* 8* 40* 48* 51* 37* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 -2
1997-98 Dallas Stars NHL 79* 11* 35* 46* 51* 17* | Playoffs 17 0 5 5 14 5
1998-99 Dallas Stars NHL 74* 14* 34* 48* 50* -1* | Playoffs 23 3 9 12 16 8
1999-00 Dallas Stars NHL 74* 8* 26* 34* 32* 6* | Playoffs 23 1 6 7 6 1
2000-01 Dallas Stars NHL 81* 10* 37* 47* 34* 5* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 0 -2
2001-02 Dallas Stars NHL 78* 4* 29* 33* 50* 3* |
Canada WC 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2002-03 Dallas Stars NHL 81* 5* 31* 36* 40* 22* | Playoffs 12 0 6 6 6 -3
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 49* 2* 13* 15* 26* -19* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 31* 1* 6* 7* 6* 3* | Playoffs 23 0 6 6 9 -4
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80* 4* 19* 23* 30* -18* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -3
2006-07 Dallas Stars NHL 74* 5* 16* 21* 36* -4* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 2
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74* 1* 12* 13* 26* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 1
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8* 1* 1* 2* 2* 5* |
Dallas Stars NHL 65* 2* 11* 13* 16* -2* |
2009-10 St. Louis Blues NHL 47* 0* 8* 8* 15* -6* |

Darryl Sydor Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup 3* 4* 0* 4* 2* -* |
1991-92 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |

Darryl Sydor Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 38* 10* 11* 21* 0.55* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 8* 4* 2* 6* 0.75* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 291* 98* 409* 507* 0.39* 755* 21* | 11 155 9 * 47 * 56 * 0.36 * 73 * 7 *
WC 3 17* 0* 2* 2* 0.12* 4* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 227* 77* 197* 274* 1.21* 336* -* | 4 61 9 * 50 * 59 * 0.97 * 75 * - *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Darryl Sydor Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2010
07/14/2010 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Retired
09/26/2009
09/26/2009 Confirmed Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars

Cult/Star player for Kamloops Blazers

Career transactions
- 2010-07-13 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-09-25 • Signed by the St. Louis Blues
- 2008-11-16 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for Philippe Boucher
- 2007-07-02 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2006-07-02 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for a 2004 4th round pick (later traded to Ottawa: Derek Grant)
- 2004-01-27 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2004 4th round pick (Mike Lundin) for Alexander Svitov & a 2004 3rd round pick (later traded to Calgary: Dustin Boyd)
- 2003-07-22 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Mike Sillinger & a 2004 2nd round pick (Johan Fransson)
- 1996-02-17 • Traded to the Dallas Stars with a 1996 5th round pick (Ryan Christie) for Shane Churla & Doug Zmolek - 1990-06-16 • Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings