Shawn Szydlowski

Shawn Szydlowski (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey Winger who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.
==Playing career==
Prior to turning professional, Szydlowski played four seasons (2007–11) in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters On April 8, 2011, the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Szydlowski as an undrafted free agent to a three-year entry-level contract.
In the final year of his entry-level deal with the Sabres, Szydlowski was assigned to ECHL club, the Fort Wayne Komets for the duration of the 2013–14 season. In 63 games with the Komets, he matched a career high with 26 points before stepping up his offensive game in the Kelly Cup playoffs to produce 11 points in as many games.
On July 29, 2014, with the Sabres not extending a new contract offer, Szydlowski signed a one-year ECHL contract to remain in Fort Wayne.
In his sixth year with the Komets in the 2017–18 season, Szydlowski increased his offensive output to lead the ECHL in scoring with 79 points in 64 games, earning selection to the First All-Star Team and earning honors as the ECHL's MVP.
After helping the Komets reach the Conference Finals, Szydlowski opted to continue his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Norwegian outfit, Frisk Asker of the GET-ligaen on June 20, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Szydlowski featured in 11 games with Asker in scoring 7 points before opting to terminate his contract with the club and return to the United States for personal reasons on November 2, 2018.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2007–08 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		66 	9 	16 	25 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		61 	23 	23 	46 	80 		5 	3 	0 	3 	14
2009–10 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		65 	21 	27 	48 	90 		4 	1 	4 	5 	2
2010–11 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		66 	41 	37 	78 	79 		7 	2 	5 	7 	14
2010–11 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		53 	0 	8 	8 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL 		6 	1 	2 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Fort Worth Brahmas 	CHL 		45 	10 	16 	26 	41 		7 	2 	4 	6 	12
2013–14 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		63 	11 	15 	26 	46 		11 	6 	5 	11 	4
2014–15 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		57 	38 	36 	74 	50 		8 	2 	4 	6 	4
2014–15 	Binghamton Senators	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		62 	25 	50 	75 	82 		16 	10 	9 	19 	15
2016–17 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		50 	25 	41 	66 	94 		10 	2 	7 	9 	4
2016–17 	Cleveland Monsters 	AHL 		7 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		64 	31 	48 	79 	76 		17 	4 	13 	17 	16
2018–19 	Frisk Asker 	GET 		11 	4 	3 	7 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		59 	19 	36 	55 	80 		6 	1 	2 	3 	6
2019–20 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		55 	15 	41 	56 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		35 	4 	25 	29 	55 		9 	2 	9 	11 	4
2021–22 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		31 	11 	16 	27 	40 		6 	0 	2 	2 	14
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		80 	1 	9 	10 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
ECHL 	ECHL 	ECHL
First All-Star Team 	2015, 2018	
Second All-Star Team 	2016 	
MVP 	2018 	
Kelly Cup (Fort Wayne Komets)	2021 	
==References==
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