Steven Dykstra (born December 1, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Hartford Whalers.

Steve Dykstra
Born (1962-12-01) December 1, 1962 (age 61)
Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Hartford Whalers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1981–1998

In his NHL career, Dykstra appeared in 217 games. He scored 8 goals and added 32 assists.

In 1988, he played 27 games for Buffalo Sabres before being traded to Edmonton for Scott Metcalfe. He played 15 of the season's last 21 games for Edmonton. Dykstra did receive a 1988 Stanley Cup ring, as he played the required 42 regular-season games, but his name was left off the Cup, because not all 42 games were played with Edmonton.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Seattle Breakers WHL 57 8 26 34 139 10 3 1 4 42
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 70 2 16 18 100 15 0 5 5 27
1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 64 3 19 22 141 6 0 0 0 46
1984–85 Rochester Americans AHL 51 9 23 32 113 2 0 1 1 10
1984–85 Flint Generals IHL 15 1 7 8 36
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64 4 21 25 108
1986–87 Rochester Americans AHL 18 0 0 0 77
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 37 0 1 1 179
1987–88 Rochester Americans AHL 7 0 1 1 33
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 27 1 1 2 91
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 15 2 3 5 39
1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65 1 6 7 126 1 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 53 5 17 22 55
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 9 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 16 0 4 4 20
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 72 6 18 24 141
1993–94 Toledo Storm ECHL 11 3 5 8 37 12 0 2 2 23
1994–95 Toledo Storm ECHL 10 1 5 6 19
1994–95 Fort Worth Fire CHL 10 0 2 2 12
1995–96 Fort Worth Fire CHL 57 4 12 16 84
1997–98 Fort Worth Fire CHL 23 2 12 14 32
NHL totals 217 8 32 40 545 1 0 0 0 2
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