Dustin Byfuglien (/ˈbʌflɪn/ BUFF-lin;[1] born March 27, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Cheryl moved to Roseau, Minnesota, with Dustin to be closer to her family while Rick stayed in Minneapolis to continue college; the two never wed.

In Roseau, Byfuglien was exposed to hockey and found an instant love for the sport, which soon turned into a calling.

Originally a defenseman at the start of the 2007–08 season, he was moved to a right wing position to give the team a larger body near the net.

[9] Byfuglien had seven points in eight games with Rockford before earning a recall on November 3, 2007, to the Chicago Blackhawks and never returned to the IceHogs.

[11] On June 24, 2010, Byfuglien was traded by Chicago, along with Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu, to the Atlanta Thrashers for the New Jersey Devils' first (Kevin Hayes) and second round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin.

[16] Prior to the 2013–14 season, Byfuglien admitted he changed his fitness regime to work more on stickhandling and puck movement.

After being moved back to his natural position, Byfuglien recorded 12 goals and 35 points in 48 games to start the 2014–15 season.

[20] On February 8, 2016, Byfuglien signed a five-year, $38 million contract extension with the Jets to remain with the team through the 2020–21 season.

[23] Byfuglien eventually returned on February 7, 2019, after missing all of the month of January only to be re-injured again a week later with a lower body injury.

Byfuglien is an avid fisherman, and competed in the 2011 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Rainy Lake.