The Buffalo Sabres drafted Cyr ninth overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He made his debut for the Sabres that year, and played the next six seasons for the team, before being traded midway through the 1987–88 season to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Donnelly and a fifth round draft pick. After two injury-plagued seasons with the Rangers, Cyr signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers before the 1990–91 season. He had one successful year with the Whalers, appearing in 70 games and scoring 25 points.[5] He was demoted to the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League the subsequent year, where remained until his retirement in 1993.[2]
Cyr played in a total of 470 games in the NHL over nine seasons, scoring 101 goals and 140 assists.[5]
Personal life and death
In 1987, Cyr was shot in the stomach while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. He recovered. His house burned down during his retirement, which he rebuilt himself.[2] Cyr died of heart failure in May 2012.[6]