Dana Tyrell

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.

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. 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. Additionally, he made his international debut for the Canadian junior team at the 2007 Super Series, scoring one goal in eight games, but failed to make the team for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Professional career

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. The Lightning returned him to junior to complete his 19-year-old season in 2008–09, and with 40 points in 30 games, The injury required surgery to repair torn ligaments, and ended his season.

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. and made his NHL debut in Tampa's opening game against the Atlanta Thrashers.

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.

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. He was later signed to a contract with ECHL affiliate, the Wichita Thunder, on October 11, 2017. 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.

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Prince George Cougars WHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Prince George Cougars WHL 69 7 11 18 44 5 0 0 0 2 2006–07 Prince George Cougars WHL 72 30 26 56 51 15 1 6 7 4 2007–08 Prince George Cougars WHL 68 25 40 65 47 — — — — — 2007–08 Norfolk Admirals AHL 11 1 5 6 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Prince George Cougars WHL 30 19 21 40 27 — — — — — 2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 74 9 27 36 22 — — — — — 2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 78 6 9 15 12 7 0 0 0 2 2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26 0 5 5 6 — — — — — 2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 18 4 5 9 8 — — — — — 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 21 1 3 4 4 — — — — — 2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 15 5 3 8 11 — — — — — 2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 44 9 12 21 20 — — — — — 2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Springfield Falcons AHL 19 6 6 12 0 5 1 2 3 4 2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 51 13 13 26 34 — — — — — 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Wichita Thunder ECHL 4 0 1 1 11 — — — — — NHL totals 135 7 17 24 26 7 0 0 0 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Canada Pacific U17 4th 6 3 5 8 0 2007 Canada SS 8 1 0 1 2 Junior totals 14 4 5 9 2