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Dana Tyrell
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. Team
Tampa Bay Lightning
Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Born (1989-04-23)April 23, 1989,
Airdrie, AB, CAN
NHL Draft 47th overall, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pro Career 2008 – present

Dana Tyrell (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League. He was a second round selection of the Lightning, taken 47th overall at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2010. He played his major junior career with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League.

Playing career[]

Tyrell was a fifth round selection of the Prince George Cougars in the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft in 2004.[1] 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.[2] Additionally, he made his international debut for the Canadian junior team at the 2007 Super Series, scoring one goal in eight games,[3] but failed to make the team for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]

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.[5] The Lightning returned him to junior to complete his 19-year-old season in 2008–09, and with 40 points in 30 games,[5] was named to the Canadian team for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He never appeared in a tournament game, however, suffering a knee injury in an exhibition game against Sweden prior to the tournament.[6] The injury required surgery to repair torn ligaments, and ended his season.[7]

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.[7] He earned a spot with the Lightning to begin the 2010–11 season,[8] and made his NHL debut in Tampa's opening game against the Atlanta Thrashers.[7] Tyrell scored his first NHL goal on October 27, 2010, against Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins.[9]

Personal life[]

He is the son of Ray and Dawn Tyrell.[7] He has two sisters, Kaitlyn and Sarah, who is his twin, and a brother, Corey.[3] His childhood friend Zach Boychuk plays for the Carolina Hurricanes; both grew up in Airdrie, Alberta.[2]

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
NHL totals 78 6 9 15 12 7 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 85 10 32 42 28 0 0 0 0 0

International[]

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Canada SS 8 1 0 1 2
JuniorTotals 8 1 0 1 2

References[]

  1. in Flett, Cory and Watts, Jessie: 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League, 101. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fisher, Scott (2007-12-13). Something in the Air(drie). Calgary Sun. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dana Tyrell profile. Hockey Canada. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  4. Surprises among cuts for Team Canada. Canada.com (2007-12-13). Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Dana Tyrell statistics. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  6. Airdrie's Tyrell injures knee in Swedish tilt. Calgary Herald (2008-12-21). Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Cristodero, Damian (2010-10-11). Tampa Bay Lightning wing Dana Tyrell's good memories of season opener hard-earned. St. Petersburg Times.
  8. Erlendsson, Erik (2010-10-08). Bolts' speedy Tyrell not planning to let up. Tampa Tribune. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  9. St. Louis scores go-ahead goal in the third, Lightning beat Penguins 5-3. American Press (2010-10-27). Retrieved on 2010-10-28.

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