Tyler Bunz

Tyler Bunz (born February 11, 1992) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played as a prospect within the Edmonton Oilers organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bunz was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round (121st overall) of the 2010 NHL entry draft.

On March 19, 2012, the Oilers signed Bunz to a three-year entry-level contract.

On March 22, 2014, Bunz was hit in the throat by a puck, leading to a life-threatening injury. He recovered from his injury without needing surgery and resumed his playing career.

In the 2014–15 season, on April 2, 2015, Bunz made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings. He substituted in for Ben Scrivens, who had given up 5 goals, to start the third period. Bunz surrendered 3 goals on 12 shots and the Kings routed the Oilers 8–2.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2007–08 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 1 1 0 0 60 3 1 3.00 .885 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 22 9 6 1 1007 58 0 3.46 .886 2 0 1 82 6 0 4.93 .887 2009–10 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 57 31 19 5 3214 156 2 2.91 .898 12 6 5 720 35 0 2.92 .899 2010–11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 56 35 13 8 3350 138 3 2.47 .919 10 4 6 566 28 1 2.97 .912 2011–12 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 61 39 17 5 3616 155 3 2.57 .921 8 4 4 496 23 1 2.78 .925 2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 37 16 16 4 2130 119 1 3.35 .886 4 1 1 178 9 0 3.03 .899 2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 1 0 0 0 25 5 0 10.56 .667 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 13 5 2 3 660 28 0 2.55 .903 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 5 2 1 1 232 14 0 3.63 .901 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Wichita Thunder ECHL 17 6 10 1 1009 50 2 2.97 .890 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 2 0 0 0 60 5 0 5.00 .839 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 9.00 .750 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 9.00 .750 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year WHL East Second All-Star Team 2010–11 WHL East First All-Star Team 2011–12 Del Wilson Trophy – WHL Goaltender of the Year 2011–12