David Joseph Marcinyshyn (born February 4, 1967 in Edmonton

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, Alberta

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) is a retired ice hockey

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 defenceman

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.

Undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft

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, Marcinyshyn signed with the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

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 in 1987 and made his NHL debut for the Devils during the 1990–91 NHL season playing nine games in total and spent four seasons with the American Hockey League

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's Utica Devils

Utica Devils

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. In 1991, he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

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 for Brent Severyn

Brent Severyn

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 and played five games for the team. He moved to the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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 in 1992 and managed just two games for them. In total, Marcinyshyn played 16 regular season games, scoring one assist and collected 49 penalty minutes. He then spent four seasons in the International Hockey League before moving to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany

Germany

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 in two seasons before retiring in 1999.

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