2026-27 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 16
Kyle Chyzowski
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Surrey, British Columbia
- Last Team:
- Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Honors and Awards: 2026 NCAA National Champion … 2026 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team … NCHC Rookie of the Week (Dec. 9, 2025) … NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2025-26) … NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2025-26)
2026-27: Participated in the Dallas Stars' summer development camp in July 2026.
2025-26: Ranked fourth on the Pioneers and led all team freshmen with 13 goals while adding 14 assists for 27 points during his freshman season … Played in all 43 games to help DU claim the 2026 national championship … Finished the campaign with 98 shots on goal, nine penalty minutes and a +2 plus/minus rating … Was fourth on the team with three power-play markers … Scored the game-winning goal in the third period vs. Wisconsin in the National Championship Game on April 11 in Las Vegas to secure Denver its 11th title … Closed the campaign by scoring in three straight games (March 29-April 11) for the first time in his career and totaled three goals and two assists during the NCAA Tournament … Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 10 at Air Force and won a season-high 14 faceoffs and had a .667 winning percentage at the dot in the season opener (14/21) … Had a season-high five penalty minutes in the home opener on Oct. 11 vs. Bentley … Registered his first career point with an assist on Oct. 17 at Lindenwood … Recorded assists in back-to-back games on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 vs. Alaska Anchorage and fired a career-high eight shots on goal in the series opener on Halloween … Scored his first career goal and had an assist for his first multi-point outing on Nov. 21 at Arizona State … His first goal came via a penalty shot, the second of the season for the Pioneers and what was likely the first time in program history that a player’s first NCAA goal came on a penalty shot … Went on a career-best, six-game point streak from Dec. 5-Jan. 3 that featured four goals and four assists … Overall produced 10 points (5g/5a) in a nine-contest span from Nov. 21-Jan. 3 … Registered a point in all four games in December and led all NCHC rookies in the month in points (4) and goals (3), with each of his tallies coming on five shots … Earned his first career NCHC Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 9 after scoring in back-to-back games for the first time in his career on Dec. 5-6 vs. Miami … Registered helpers in consecutive contests vs. Maine on Jan. 1-2, including earning his first two-assist outing on Jan. 2 vs. the Black Bears … Scored his first career game-winning goal on Feb. 13 at Omaha … Had two points (1g/1a) in Game 2 of the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Miami on March 7 … Led all scorers in the NCAA West Regional Final on March 29 against Western Michigan with a career-high three points (1g/2a) … Tallied the game-opening goal in the NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals vs. Michigan on April 9 … Tied a season best by blocking two shots in addition to his game-winning marker in the National Championship Game vs. Wisconsin on April 11 and was named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.
Before Denver: Played in five seasons with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League from 2020-2025, totaling 231 points (90g/141a) in 273 career regular-season games and 58 points (23g/35a) in 56 postseason outings ... Recorded 41 goals and 64 assists for 105 points in 66 games during the 2024-25 regular season as team captain of Portland and earning WHL All-Star First Team (West) honors ... Contributed 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points in 18 WHL playoff games in 2022 … Served as an alternate captain on Portland for two seasons (2022-2024) … Posted 17 goals, 33 assists and 50 points in 65 games in 2023-24 and registered 11 points (9g/2a) in 18 postseason contests for the Winterhawks ... Played in 54 contests in 2022-23 and put up 35 points (14g/21a) before recording nine points (2g/7a) in nine playoff games … Skated in 68 contests in his first full WHL season in 2021-22, earning 35 points (13g/22a) and contributed five assists in 11 postseason games ... Previously spent four years at Delta Hockey Academy Prep ... Split the 2020-21 season between Delta and Portland where he played in four games for the Academy and 20 contests in WHL (5g/1a) ... Recorded a total of 56 points (21g/35a) in 65 career games with Delta Hockey Academy from 2017-2021 … Picked by Portland at No. 58 overall in the third round of the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft.
Personal: Has an older brother … Father played college hockey for Minnesota Duluth and for the then-Denver Rangers of the International Hockey League in 1988-89 … Graduated from South Delta Secondary School in 2022 and was recognized in the Honors Club and Principal’s List … Enjoys golfing, tennis and hiking in the summer … Used to play baseball, soccer and lacrosse … Wants to win a national championship at Denver.
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because it has a very high-end hockey program with a huge history of winning. Denver is also a beautiful city with a ton of things to do outdoors, so that made it very enticing to want to spend my college years here.”
2026-27: Participated in the Dallas Stars' summer development camp in July 2026.
2025-26: Ranked fourth on the Pioneers and led all team freshmen with 13 goals while adding 14 assists for 27 points during his freshman season … Played in all 43 games to help DU claim the 2026 national championship … Finished the campaign with 98 shots on goal, nine penalty minutes and a +2 plus/minus rating … Was fourth on the team with three power-play markers … Scored the game-winning goal in the third period vs. Wisconsin in the National Championship Game on April 11 in Las Vegas to secure Denver its 11th title … Closed the campaign by scoring in three straight games (March 29-April 11) for the first time in his career and totaled three goals and two assists during the NCAA Tournament … Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 10 at Air Force and won a season-high 14 faceoffs and had a .667 winning percentage at the dot in the season opener (14/21) … Had a season-high five penalty minutes in the home opener on Oct. 11 vs. Bentley … Registered his first career point with an assist on Oct. 17 at Lindenwood … Recorded assists in back-to-back games on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 vs. Alaska Anchorage and fired a career-high eight shots on goal in the series opener on Halloween … Scored his first career goal and had an assist for his first multi-point outing on Nov. 21 at Arizona State … His first goal came via a penalty shot, the second of the season for the Pioneers and what was likely the first time in program history that a player’s first NCAA goal came on a penalty shot … Went on a career-best, six-game point streak from Dec. 5-Jan. 3 that featured four goals and four assists … Overall produced 10 points (5g/5a) in a nine-contest span from Nov. 21-Jan. 3 … Registered a point in all four games in December and led all NCHC rookies in the month in points (4) and goals (3), with each of his tallies coming on five shots … Earned his first career NCHC Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 9 after scoring in back-to-back games for the first time in his career on Dec. 5-6 vs. Miami … Registered helpers in consecutive contests vs. Maine on Jan. 1-2, including earning his first two-assist outing on Jan. 2 vs. the Black Bears … Scored his first career game-winning goal on Feb. 13 at Omaha … Had two points (1g/1a) in Game 2 of the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Miami on March 7 … Led all scorers in the NCAA West Regional Final on March 29 against Western Michigan with a career-high three points (1g/2a) … Tallied the game-opening goal in the NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals vs. Michigan on April 9 … Tied a season best by blocking two shots in addition to his game-winning marker in the National Championship Game vs. Wisconsin on April 11 and was named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.
Before Denver: Played in five seasons with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League from 2020-2025, totaling 231 points (90g/141a) in 273 career regular-season games and 58 points (23g/35a) in 56 postseason outings ... Recorded 41 goals and 64 assists for 105 points in 66 games during the 2024-25 regular season as team captain of Portland and earning WHL All-Star First Team (West) honors ... Contributed 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points in 18 WHL playoff games in 2022 … Served as an alternate captain on Portland for two seasons (2022-2024) … Posted 17 goals, 33 assists and 50 points in 65 games in 2023-24 and registered 11 points (9g/2a) in 18 postseason contests for the Winterhawks ... Played in 54 contests in 2022-23 and put up 35 points (14g/21a) before recording nine points (2g/7a) in nine playoff games … Skated in 68 contests in his first full WHL season in 2021-22, earning 35 points (13g/22a) and contributed five assists in 11 postseason games ... Previously spent four years at Delta Hockey Academy Prep ... Split the 2020-21 season between Delta and Portland where he played in four games for the Academy and 20 contests in WHL (5g/1a) ... Recorded a total of 56 points (21g/35a) in 65 career games with Delta Hockey Academy from 2017-2021 … Picked by Portland at No. 58 overall in the third round of the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft.
Personal: Has an older brother … Father played college hockey for Minnesota Duluth and for the then-Denver Rangers of the International Hockey League in 1988-89 … Graduated from South Delta Secondary School in 2022 and was recognized in the Honors Club and Principal’s List … Enjoys golfing, tennis and hiking in the summer … Used to play baseball, soccer and lacrosse … Wants to win a national championship at Denver.
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because it has a very high-end hockey program with a huge history of winning. Denver is also a beautiful city with a ton of things to do outdoors, so that made it very enticing to want to spend my college years here.”
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