| Tyson Strachan | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1984 Melfort, SK, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues |
| NHL Draft | 137th overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Panthers. He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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He played at Ohio State University for four seasons (2003–07), and with the Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League in 2006-07 for one game, before joining the Peoria Rivermen (AHL) and Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) in 2007-08.[1]
He was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on October 9, 2008.[2] During the 2008–09 season he was recalled from the Peoria Rivermen under emergency conditions on December 16, 2008, after playing in two pre-season games with the Blues and 28 games for the Rivermen.[3] He made his NHL debut on December 18, against the Washington Capitals at Washington and three night later scored his first NHL Point (assist) on December 21 against the Boston Bruins, at St. Louis.[4]
On July 12, 2011, Strachan agreed to 1-year, 2-way deal with Florida Panthers. $750,000 (NHL) - $105,000 (AHL).
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 56 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 65 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 67 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||