Brent Bobyck

Brent Bobyck (born in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He was selected 78th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Although he never played in the National Hockey League, he has played fourteen professional seasons for various teams in North America and the United Kingdom. He has also played for both the Canadian and the Great Britain national ice hockey teams.
Bobyck currently runs his own power skating school in the Regina area and in the United Kingdom. Brent is commonly known as one of the best power skating instructors in the world.
==Playing career==
Whilst playing for the University of North Dakota, with whom he won the NCAA Division 1 championship, Bobyck was selected 78th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played for their American Hockey League (AHL) farm team in 1990–91 as well as playing for the Albany Choppers in the International Hockey League (IHL) and the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The following season, 1991–92, he played for the Detroit Falcons in the Colonial Hockey League. In 1992–93, he signed with the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL as well as playing for the Canada national men's ice hockey team.
In 1994 Bobyck signed for the Peterborough Pirates in the United Kingdom for whom he played for the next two seasons, finishing the 1995–96 season back in North America with the Daytona Beach Breakers in the Souther Hockey League.
Bobyck returned to the United Kingdom in 1996 to join the Nottingham Panthers for the inaugural season of the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL). Playing for Nottingham for the next four seasons, he helped them to win the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1996 and 1998. After Nottingham failed to re-sign him for the 2000–01 season, Bobyck joined the Bracknell Bees, also in the ISL, as injury cover. After a few weeks Bobyck moved to the Sheffield Steelers, also as injury cover, before he finished the season with the Manchester Storm.
In 2001–02, Bobyck re-signed for Sheffield and remained with them for four seasons until he retired from ice hockey at the end of the 2004–05 season. During this time he helped Sheffield to win the playoffs in 2001–02, the league championship and the Challenge Cup in 2002–03, and the league championship and the playoffs in the Elite Ice Hockey League's inaugural season, 2003–04.
==Honours and awards==
*Granted a testimonial match by Sheffield Steelers in 2004–05.
==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
1986–87	University of North Dakota	NCAA 	 	46 	8 	11 	19 	16 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987–88	University of North Dakota	NCAA 	 	41 	10 	20 	30 	43 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988–89	University of North Dakota	NCAA 	 	28 	11 	8 	19 	16 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90	University of North Dakota	NCAA 	 	44 	16 	21 	37 	47 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990–91	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	ECHL 	 	18 	3 	17 	20 	9 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91	Albany Choppers 	IHL 	 	18 	0 	3 	3 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92	Detroit Falcons 	CoHL 	 	55 	15 	39 	54 	21 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	0
1993–94	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 	 	44 	2 	11 	13 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95	Peterborough Pirates 	BHL Prem	 	25 	16 	33 	49 	36 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995–96	Peterborough Pirates 	BHL 1 	 	48 	71 	69 	140 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995–96	Daytona Beach Breakers 	SHL 	 	11 	5 	9 	14 	7 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1996–97	Nottingham Panthers 	ISL 	 	37 	6 	4 	10 	18 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	0
1997–98	Nottingham Panthers 	ISL 	 	25 	4 	13 	17 	14 	 	6 	3 	1 	4 	0
1998–99	Nottingham Panthers 	ISL 	 	31 	3 	9 	12 	12 	 	8 	1 	2 	3 	6
1999–00	Nottingham Panthers 	ISL 	 	37 	6 	23 	29 	32 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0
2000–01	Bracknell Bees 	ISL 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000–01	Sheffield Steelers 	ISL 	 	15 	0 	3 	3 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000–01	Manchester Storm 	ISL 	 	26 	3 	4 	7 	4 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	6
2001–02	Sheffield Steelers 	ISL 	 	47 	6 	14 	20 	16 	 	8 	1 	4 	5 	2
2002–03	Sheffield Steelers 	ISL 	 	27 	1 	6 	7 	20 	 	17 	3 	1 	4 	4
2003–04	Sheffield Steelers 	EIHL 	 	53 	16 	35 	51 	60 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	0
2004–05	Sheffield Steelers 	EIHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Played for Canada in:
*1989–90 touring team
*1993–94 touring team
Played for Great Britain in:
*1999 World Championships Pool A Qualifying Tournament
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Canada 	Int'l	3 	0	0	0 	0
1993–94	Canada 	Int'l	6 	2	1	3 	2
1999 	Great Britain	WCQ 	3 	0	0	0 	0
==Footnotes==
==References==
*Brents playing career
*European Hockey.Net
*The Internet Hockey Database
==External links==
*Brent Bobyck Power Skating
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Category:Retired in 2005
Category:Albany Choppers players
Category:Bracknell Bees players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Charlotte Checkers players
Category:Detroit Falcons (CoHL) players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Manchester Storm players
Category:North Dakota Fighting Sioux players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:Sheffield Steelers players
Category:Winston-Salem Thunderbirds players