Tyler Myers
Tyler Myers ( born February 1, 1990 in Katy, Texas, United States) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player standing since 2009 with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Tyler Myers began his career as a hockey player with the Notre Dame Midget Hounds in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League before joining during the same season of the Kelowna Rockets, where he was active from 2006 to 2009 in the Canadian junior Western Hockey League and in the 2008 / 09 season, the Ed Chynoweth Cup won. With five goals and 15 assists in 22 games the defender was voted playoff MVP. In his time with the Kelowna Rockets, he was also selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 in the first round as a whole twelfth player of the Buffalo Sabres, for whom he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 2009/10 season. His first NHL goal came Canadians on 16 October 2009 in the game against the New York Islanders. After completion of the 2009/10 season he was voted rookie of the year and thus won the Calder Memorial Trophy.
On October 13, 2012, the Austrian EBEL club EC KAC announced the signing of Tyler Myers for the period of the taking place at that time NHL lockout.
Internationally
For Canada, Myers took part in the U18 World Youth Championship 2008, U20 and Junior World Championship 2009, where he became world champion with his team in each case. In the Ice Hockey World Championship 2010, he was first in the senior selection of Team Canada in action.
Awards and achievements
- 2008 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2009 WHL West Second All-Star Team
- 2009 Ed Chynoweth Cup - profit with the Kelowna Rockets
- 2009 WHL Playoff MVP
- 2010 NHL Rookie of the Month January
- 2010 Calder Memorial Trophy
- 2010 NHL All- Rookie Team
Internationally
- 2008 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2009 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 World Youth Championship 2008
- U20 World Junior Championships 2009
- World Cup 2010
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )