Black History Month Hockey Spotlight: Dustin Byfuglien

 As I mentioned in my previous post I only had one player I could get a full post out of, and that is Dustin Byfuglien. In case anyone is unfamiliar with him, his last name is pronounced "Bufflin"

He had a moment in my first full season watching that sticks in my mind. His Jets were playing the Golden Knights and there was a scuffle on the ice. "Big Buff" as he was known grabbed one Golden Knight by the back of their jersey by the name banner in each hand, and lifted them up and away from the fight. It was awesome, LOL. His career ended shortly after I began watching due to a recurring ankle injury, and last I knew he was competing on the professional fishing circuit, which doesn't get cards as far as I know. 

I currently have 27 cards of him in my collection, of which 20 have been scanned. This is all of them. 

2006-07 Upper Deck Rookie Class #37

2008-09 Black Diamond #16

2010-11 Zenith #63

2012-13 Upper Deck #196

2014-15 Artifacts #18

2014-15 MVP #276

2014-15 Ultra #200

2016-17 Upper Deck #195

2016-17 Upper Deck UD Game Jersey

2017-18 Ice #29

2017-18 MVP #110. This set had pronunciation guides on the card back which is how I learned how to say his name.

2017-18 O-Pee Chee Platinum #72

2017-18 Panini Stickers #436

2017-18 Upper Deck #444

2018-19 MVP #152

2018-19 MVP Factory Set #152

2018-19 Upper Deck #192

2018-19 Upper Deck UD Canvas #C89

2019-20 MVP #55

2019-20 MVP Green Script #55

I actually have a card of him I just got in January that may get scanned before the end of February but it requires to be scanned with other cards of the same material. I may not get to it until next month. 

I don't think I have any other players with more than 3 cards that I can build posts for, unfortunately. I like doing these posts and updates, so I'll have to see what I can come up with for next year.