Tyler Arnason
| Tyler Arnason | |
|---|---|
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| Born | March 16, 1979 Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators Colorado Avalanche |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 183rd overall, 1998 Chicago Blackhawks |
| Playing career | 2001–2012 |
Tyler 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.
Early life
He is the son of former NHL winger Chuck Arnason. Arnason was born in Oklahoma City, but was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School. As a member of the Minnesota North Stars, his father Chuck was playing for their Oklahoma City affiliate at the time of Tyler's birth.
Playing career
Arnason was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In his first professional season, Arnason started out with the Blackhawks but due to poor conditioning spent most of the year with affiliate the Norfolk Admirals.[1] He was impressive in the AHL however, selected in the All-Star game for PlanetUSA.[2] Arnason was also awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's top rookie.[3]
In the 2002–03 season, his first full season in the NHL, Arnason played in the NHL Youngstars Game[4] and was named in the All-Rookie team. During the 02-03 season, Arnason recorded his first career NHL hat trick, scoring all three Chicago goals in a 3-3 tie at San Jose on December 28. His best season was in 2003–04 when he amassed 55 points. While playing with Chicago he was part of the "ABC" line with two other young forwards, Mark Bell and Kyle Calder.
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.[5]
On March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Brandon Bochenski and a second-round pick.[6] 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. The Senators chose not to give him a qualifying offer, so he became an unrestricted free agent.
On July 1, 2006, Arnason signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche.[7] 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.[8][9]
On July 3, 2009, Arnason signed a one-year two-way contract with the New York Rangers for the 2009–10 season.[10] On September 17, 2009, Arnason failed to the make the Rangers out of training camp and was assigned to affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, for the beginning of the season.[11] 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.[12] Following a difficult transition and recording only 11 points in 26 games, Tyler's contract was not renewed by Riga at seasons end.[13]
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.[14] Subsequently released from the Panthers during the preseason, Arnason then initially accepted another invite to his local American Hockey League club the Manitoba Moose, affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, before electing to not report to camp on September 27, 2010.[15][16] Arnason then accepted a temporary contract to return to Europe, signing with Swiss team EHC Biel of the NLA on October 14, 2010.[17] He scored 10 points in 9 games with Biel before he moved on to EHC Visp of the NLB, signing a contract for the remainder of the season on November 11, 2010.[18] However a week later, Tyler 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.[19] On January 31, 2011, it was announced that Arnason had joined Finnish team, Espoo Blues, for the remainder of the season.[20] 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.[21]
On October 7, 2011, Arnason was named on the Texas Stars opening night roster for the 2011–12 AHL season.[22] After seven games with the Stars, Arnason opted to be released from his try-out and end his professional career.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 50 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 | Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks | USHL | 52 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 38 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 39 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 41 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 60 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 70 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 71 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Biel | NLA | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Visp | NLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Blues | SM-l | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 487 | 88 | 157 | 245 | 140 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | United States | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Senior int'l totals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | ||
| MJHL Rookie of the Year | 1996–97 | |
| USHL First All-Star Team | 1997–98 | |
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Rookie Team | 1998–99 | |
| WCHA Second All-Star Team | 1999–00 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2001–02 | |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | 2001–02 | [3] |
| NHL | ||
| YoungStars Game | 2002–03 | [4] |
| All-Rookie Team | 2002–03 | |
See also
- List of family relations in the NHL
References
- ↑ "Rookie Report: Tyler Arnason". ESPN. 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "AHL All-Stars: PlanetUSA roster". ESPN. 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award". American Hockey League. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "YoungStar rosters announced". ESPN. 2003-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ Fleury, Theo; Kirstie McLellan Day (2009). Playing With Fire. HarperCollins. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-1-55468-239-3.
- ↑ "Sens acquire Hawks' Arnason for Bochenski, pick". ESPN. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "Avalanche signs Tyler Arnason". Colorado Avalanche. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "Avalanche re-signs Arnason". Colorado Avalanche. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "Arnason re-signs with Avalanche through 2008". ESPN. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "Arnason agrees to deal with Rangers". New York Rangers. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ↑ "Rangers trim training camp roster by 20". New York Rangers. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ "Striker Arnason will join Dinamo" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "Dinamo Riga parts with all Foreigners" (in Russian). allhockey.ru. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "Florida Panthers training camp roster". Florida Panthers. 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "Training camp - Manitoba Moose". Manitoba Moose. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "Arnason elects not to report to Moose camp". Winnipeg Free Press. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "New foreigner Tyler Arnason with EHC Biel" (in German). EHC Biel. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ↑ "Tyler Arnason committed to Visp" (in German). EHC Visp. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ "Contract resolution with Tyler Arnason" (in German). EHC Visp. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ "Tyler Arnason to strengthen the Blues attack" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ↑ "Karalahti, Virk and other agreements" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ↑ "Texas Stars announce opening night roster". Texas Stars. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
External links
- Tyler Arnason's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tyler Arnason's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lee Goren |
WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament 2001 |
Succeeded by Wade Dubielewicz |