Dana Tyrell

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Tyrell with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014
Born (1989-04-23) April 23, 1989 (age 35)
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Tampa Bay Lightning
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL draft 47th overall, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2008–2015
2017

Dana Tyrell (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), primarily for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was selected in the second round (47th overall) by the Lightning in the 2007 NHL entry draft. He also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Playing career

Early career

Tyrell was a fifth-round selection of the Prince George Cougars in the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft in 2004. [1] He appeared in one game that season before establishing himself as a regular with the Cougars in 2005–06. He scored 30 goals in his second full season, and was selected in the second round of the 2007 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. [2] Additionally, he made his international debut for the Canadian junior team at the 2007 Super Series, scoring one goal in eight games, [3] but failed to make the team for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [4]

Professional career

Tyrell with the Syracuse Crunch in 2013 DanaTyrell.png
Tyrell with the Syracuse Crunch in 2013

After completing a 65-point season for the Cougars in 2007–08, Tyrell was assigned to Tampa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. He appeared in 11 games for Norfolk, scoring one goal and five assists to complete his season. [5] The Lightning returned him to junior to complete his 19-year-old season in 2008–09, and with 40 points in 30 games, [5] was named to the Canadian team for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He never appeared in a tournament game, however, suffering a knee injury in an exhibition game against Sweden prior to the tournament. [6] The injury required surgery to repair torn ligaments, and ended his season. [7]

Assigned to Norfolk for the 2009–10 AHL season, Tyrell struggled early, failing to score a goal in his first 38 games, but improved in the last half of the season, scoring nine goals and 27 points in the final 36 games of his season. [7] He earned a spot with the Lightning to begin the 2010–11 season, [8] and made his NHL debut in Tampa's opening game against the Atlanta Thrashers. [7] Tyrell scored his first NHL goal on October 27, 2010, against Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins. [9]

At the 2013–14 trade deadline, on March 5, 2014, Tyrell was traded by the Lightning, along with Matt Taormina, to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jonathan Marchessault and Dalton Smith. [10]

Tyrell took a two-year hiatus from playing professionally before accepting an invitation to try out for the AHL's Bakersfield Condors training camp for the 2017–18 season, on September 25, 2017. [11] He was later signed to a contract with ECHL affiliate, the Wichita Thunder, on October 11, 2017. [12] He appeared in 4 games with the Thunder in the 2017–18 season, before opting to retire abruptly from professional hockey on December 21, 2017. [13]

Personal life

He is the son of Ray and Dawn Tyrell. [7] He has two sisters, Kaitlyn and Sarah, who is his twin, and a brother, Corey. [3] His childhood friend Zach Boychuk plays for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL); both grew up in Airdrie, Alberta. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Prince George Cougars WHL 10002—————
2005–06 Prince George CougarsWHL69711184450002
2006–07 Prince George CougarsWHL7230265651151674
2007–08 Prince George CougarsWHL6825406547—————
2007–08 Norfolk Admirals AHL 111566—————
2008–09 Prince George CougarsWHL3019214027—————
2009–10 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL749273622—————
2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7869151270002
2011–12 Tampa Bay LightningNHL260556—————
2011–12 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL184598—————
2012–13 Tampa Bay LightningNHL211344—————
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL1553811—————
2013–14 Syracuse CrunchAHL449122120—————
2013–14 Tampa Bay LightningNHL70004—————
2013–14 Springfield Falcons AHL196612051234
2014–15 Springfield FalconsAHL5113132634—————
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL30000—————
2017–18 Wichita Thunder ECHL 401111—————
NHL totals135717242670002

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2006 Canada Pacific U17 4th63580
2007 Canada SS Gold medal icon.svg81012
Junior totals144592

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  2. 1 2 Fisher, Scott (2007-12-13). "Something in the Air(drie)". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
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  4. ↑ "Surprises among cuts for Team Canada". Canada.com. 2007-12-13. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  5. 1 2 "Dana Tyrell statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Airdrie's Tyrell injures knee in Swedish tilt". Calgary Herald. 2008-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Cristodero, Damian (2010-10-11). "Tampa Bay Lightning wing Dana Tyrell's good memories of season opener hard-earned". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
  8. ↑ Erlendsson, Erik (2010-10-08). "Bolts' speedy Tyrell not planning to let up". Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  9. ↑ "St. Louis scores go-ahead goal in the third, Lightning beat Penguins 5-3". American Press. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-28.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Lightning shake up Crunch with trades of Tyrell, Taormina". Syracuse.com. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Training camp roster set". Bakersfield Condors. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  12. ↑ "Tyrell signs SPC, Hamonic dealt to Railers". Wichita Thunder. 2017-10-11. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
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