Tyler Arnason

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Tyler Arnason
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Arnason with Espoo Blues in 2011
Born (1979-03-16) March 16, 1979 (age 44)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Brynäs IF
Ottawa Senators
Colorado Avalanche
Dinamo Riga
EHC Biel
Espoo Blues
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 1998
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 20012012

Tyler Lawrence Arnason (born March 16, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and the Colorado Avalanche.

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Early life

He is the son of former NHL winger Chuck Arnason. [1] Arnason was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, when his father was a member of the Oklahoma City Stars of the Central Hockey League (CHL). As a result, Arnason holds dual citizenship to both the United States and Canada. Arnason and his family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba following the end of his father's career. He attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School, graduating in 1997. [2]

Arnason is the brother of Canadian actress and screenwriter Aubrey Arnason. [3]

Playing career

Arnason attended St. Cloud State University and played 118 games for the men's hockey team, registering 136 points in his three years with the team. In 2001, he led St. Cloud to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association title. [1]

Tyler Arnason at AHL All-Star Classic 2002 Tyler Arnason (40499934632).jpg
Tyler Arnason at AHL All-Star Classic 2002

Arnason was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round, 183rd overall. [4] In his first professional season, Arnason started out with the Blackhawks but due to poor conditioning spent most of the year with the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. [1] He was impressive in the AHL however, selected in the AHL All-Star game for PlanetUSA. [5] Arnason was also awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's top rookie, [6] and was named to the league's All-Rookie team. [4]

In the 2002–03 season, his first full season in the NHL, Arnason was named NHL Rookie of the Month in October [7] played in the NHL Youngstars Game [8] and was named in the All-Rookie team. [4] During the season, Arnason recorded his first career NHL hat trick, scoring all three Chicago goals in a 3–3 tie versus the San Jose Sharks on December 28. [7] His best season was in 2003–04 when he amassed 55 points. [4] While playing with Chicago he was part of the "ABC" line with two other young forwards, Mark Bell and Kyle Calder. [9] In the very early morning of January 21, 2003, Arnason was involved in an off-ice incident. Arnason, Phil Housley and Theoren Fleury were leaving the Pure Platinum strip club in Columbus, Ohio when Fleury punched the club's manager in the face. Housley and Arnason had to step in to prevent Fleury from being beaten by the bouncers. [10] On August 11, 2005, Arnason re-signed with the Blackhawks for one year. [4]

By the 2005–06 NHL season, Arnason was no longer a prospect and was considered as having not played to his potential. [11] With the Blackhawks that season, Arnason had tallied 13 goals and 41 points in 60 games [12] when, on March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Brandon Bochenski and a second-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. [13] Ottawa's intent was for Arnason to center the second line. [11] In the nineteen games he played for Ottawa in the regular season, he registered four assists and failed to score a goal. He was a healthy scratch in the playoffs. [12] As a restricted free agent the Senators chose not to give him a qualifying offer, so he became an unrestricted free agent. [14]

Arnason during his time in Colorado. TylerArnason.jpg
Arnason during his time in Colorado.

On July 1, 2006, Arnason signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche. [15] His dad also played in Colorado as a member of the Colorado Rockies hockey team. Arnason enjoyed a return to form by posting 49 points for the Avalanche in the 2006–07 season. He was consequently awarded a two-year extension by the Avalanche on June 22, 2007. [16] [17] His second season with the Avalanche saw Arnason tally 10 goals and 31 points in 70 games. In his third and final season in Colorado, he registered 5 goals and 21 points in 70 games. [18]

On July 3, 2009, Arnason signed a one-year two-way contract with the New York Rangers for the 2009–10 season. [18] On September 17, 2009, Arnason failed to make the Rangers out of training camp and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, for the beginning of the season. [19] On November 10, 2009, without the ambition to play in the AHL he was suspended by the Rangers and released from his contract to sign with the European team Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League. [20] Following a difficult transition and recording only 11 points in 26 games, Arnason's contract was not renewed by Riga at season's end. [21]

Returning to North America, as a free agent, he accepted a tryout invitation to attend the Florida Panthers training camp for the 2010–11 season. [22] Subsequently, released from the Panthers during the preseason, Arnason then initially accepted another invite to his local AHL club, the Manitoba Moose, affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, before electing to not report to camp on September 27, 2010. [23] [24] Arnason then accepted a temporary contract to return to Europe, signing with Swiss team EHC Biel of the National League A (NLA) on October 14, 2010. [25] He scored 10 points in 9 games with Biel before he moved on to EHC Visp of the National League B (NLB), signing a contract for the remainder of the season on November 11, 2010. [26] However, a week later, Arnason was released playing in just a single game with Visp, after both parties mutually opted to exercise an exit clause in the contract on November 18, 2010. [27] On January 31, 2011, Arnason joined Finnish team, Espoo Blues, for the remainder of the season. [28] However, his tenure with his new club was again short lived, as after 8 games, Arnason sought a release from the Blues to return to the United States on February 28, 2011. [29]

On October 7, 2011, Arnason was named on the Texas Stars opening night roster for the 2011–12 AHL season. [30] After seven games with the Stars, Arnason opted to be released from his try-out on October 29 and ended his professional career. [31]

International play

Arnason played for Team USA at the 2007 IIHF World Championship. He scored in Team USA's final game against Finland, which Finland won 5–4. Team USA finished fifth in the tournament. [32]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Winnipeg Warriors AAA Midget 3919254420
1996–97 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 5035508515633618
1997–98 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks USHL 523745821641122
1998–99 St. Cloud State University WCHA 3814173116
1999–2000 St. Cloud State UniversityWCHA3919304918
2000–01 St. Cloud State UniversityWCHA4128285614
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 6026305642
2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21314430000
2002–03 Chicago BlackhawksNHL8219203920
2003–04 Chicago BlackhawksNHL8222335516
2004–05 Brynäs IF SEL 40000
2005–06 Chicago BlackhawksNHL6013284140
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL190444
2006–07 Colorado Avalanche NHL8216334926
2007–08 Colorado AvalancheNHL7010213116102352
2008–09 Colorado AvalancheNHL715172214
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL110332
2009–10 Dinamo Riga KHL 264711630110
2010–11 EHC Biel NLA 955100
2010–11 EHC Visp NLB 11010
2010–11 Blues SM-l 80440
2011–12 Texas Stars AHL71010
NHL totals48788157245140132352

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007 United States WC 5th71340
Senior totals71340

Awards and honors

AwardYear
Junior
MJHL Rookie of the Year1996–97
USHL First All-Star Team1997–98
College
WCHA Rookie Team 1998–99
WCHA Second Team 1999–00
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2001 [33]
AHL
All-Star Game 2002 [34]
All-Rookie Team 2001–02
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 2001–02 [6]
NHL
YoungStars Game 2002–03 [8]
All-Rookie Team 2002–03

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
2001
Succeeded by