Dylan Yeo

Dylan Yeo (born July 16, 1986 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the AHL.

Playing career
Yeo started his junior career with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League, where he played from 2003 to 2005, scoring a combined 20 points in goals and assists during regular season play.

From 2005 to 2007, Yeo skated with the Calgary Hitmen, also of the WHL. While with the Hitmen, he scored 53 points in combined goals and assists during regular season play, and netted 14 points during the post-season.

Yeo turned pro in 2007, moving to the East Coast Hockey League's Victoria Salmon Kings, where he played from 2007 to 2009. While with the Salmon Kings, he scored 71 points during regular season play, with 7 points in the post-season. Yeo was also called up to the Manitoba Moose, Victoria's AHL affiliate, for 23 games, where he racked up 7 points in the regular season.

In 2009, Yeo moved to the South Carolina Stingrays. Early in the season, he was called up to the Hershey Bears, the Stingrays' AHL affiliate, for 2 games, after which he returned to the Stingrays. He was the Stingrays' top-scoring defenceman prior to being recalled to the Bears at the end of the season.

Career notes
While with the Calgary Hitmen during the 2006-07 season, Yeo led the team's regular season plus-minus statistic with a +27.

During his time with the Hitmen, Yeo once sang the Canadian National Anthem before a game.

During the 2009-2010 season with the Stingrays, Yeo played with a pink hockey stick. The stick was raffled off with proceeds going to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation.

Awards

 * Named to the ECHL National Conference All-Star Team in 2009
 * ECHL's Defenseman of the Year for 2008-09
 * Named to the All-ECHL First Team for 2008–2009

Records

 * Victoria Salmon Kings' franchise record for goals by a defenceman during a playoff season (4)
 * Victoria Salmon Kings' franchise record for points by a defenceman during a playoff season (7)