T. J. Tynan

Thomas Joseph Tynan (born February 25, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). Tynan was drafted in the third round, 66th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Tynan played collegiate hockey for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team which competed in NCAA's Division I in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association conference and Hockey East for his final year. Tynan was assigned to the Springfield Falcons upon completion of Notre Dame's season. Tynan made his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils on March 8, 2017.

On July 1, 2017, having left the Blue Jackets as a free agent, Tynan agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with expansion club, the Vegas Golden Knights. After attending the Golden Knights inaugural training camp, Tynan was assigned for the duration of the 2017–18 season to the AHL to play with affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. Selected as an alternate captain, he was used in a top-line role. Tynan placed second to Teemu Pulkkinen in scoring with Chicago, posting 15 goals and 60 points in 70 games.

In the following 2018–19 season, Tynan continued as a staple of the Wolves attack, producing at a point-per-game through 71 regular season appearances and collecting a league leading 59 assists. He added 2 goals and 13 points in 22 post-season games, helping the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup Finals, before losing to the Charlotte Checkers.

As a free agent from the Golden Knights, Tynan agreed to one-year, two-way $700,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2019. After attending his first training camp with the Avalanche, Tynan was among the last cuts re-assigned to begin the 2019–20 season with AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Signed to add offensive depth to the organization, Tynan led the Eagles to start the campaign posting 12 points in 10 games before he was recalled to the NHL by Avalanche on November 6, 2019. Returning to the NHL for the first time since March 2017, Tynan re-united with head coach Jared Bednar from their Calder Cup winning tenure with the Cleveland Monsters. He made his Avalanche debut in a 9–4 victory over the Nashville Predators on November 7, 2019.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Avalanche, Tynan left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 28, 2021.

Tynan remained with the Kings for three seasons, primarily playing with the Kings’ AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, where he led the club in scoring every year. He recorded a team-best 57 assists and 66 points in 71 games during the 2023–24 campaign and paced the AHL in assists for the third straight season.

Following two years as the Reign captain, Tynan left the Kings as a free agent and returned to the Colorado Avalanche organization after in signing a one-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2024.

Returning with the Avalanche organization for the season, Tynan appeared in 67 games posting 50 points for the Colorado Eagles. He added another 14 points (2g, 12a) in 17 Calder Cup Playoff games as the Eagles advanced to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.

As a free agent from the Avalanche, concluding his second tenure with the club, Tynan opted to continue his career in the AHL by agreeing to return to Springfield in signing a one-year contract with the Thunderbirds on July 2, 2026.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 60 17 55 72 55 — — — — — 2010–11 U. of Notre Dame CCHA 44 23 31 54 36 — — — — — 2011–12 U. of Notre Dame CCHA 39 13 28 41 38 — — — — — 2012–13 U. of Notre Dame CCHA 41 10 18 28 28 — — — — — 2013–14 U. of Notre Dame HE 40 8 30 38 30 — — — — — 2013–14 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 75 13 35 48 48 — — — — — 2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 76 6 40 46 38 17 1 5 6 8 2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 72 12 29 41 34 — — — — — 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL 70 15 45 60 30 3 0 2 2 2 2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 71 12 59 71 28 22 2 11 13 10 2019–20 Colorado Eagles AHL 42 5 42 47 20 — — — — — 2019–20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 16 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Colorado Eagles AHL 27 8 27 35 12 2 1 2 3 0 2021–22 Ontario Reign AHL 62 14 84 98 18 5 1 2 3 16 2021–22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 72 8 73 81 44 2 0 1 1 2 2023–24 Ontario Reign AHL 71 9 57 66 68 8 2 5 7 4 2024–25 Colorado Eagles AHL 52 8 41 49 74 9 0 2 2 2 2024–25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Colorado Eagles AHL 67 3 47 50 42 17 2 12 14 14 2025–26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 31 0 2 2 6 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 United States WJC 7th 6 1 3 4 2 2022 United States WC 4th 6 0 5 5 2 2023 United States WC 4th 10 1 10 11 0 Junior totals 6 1 3 4 2 Senior totals 16 1 15 16 2

Awards and honors Awards Year RefCollege All-CCHA Rookie Team 2010–11 CCHA Rookie of the Year 2011 Tim Taylor Award 2011 All-CCHA First Team 2011–12 CCHA All-Tournament Team 2013 AHL Calder Cup champion 2016 All-Star Game 2020 Pacific Division All-Star Team 2021 Les Cunningham Award 2021, 2022 First All-Star Team 2022 Second All-Star Team 2023