| Tyson Strachan | |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | October 30, 1984, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| NHL Draft | 137th overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Pro Career | 2006 – present |
Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the St. Louis Blues. He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
He played at Ohio State University for four seasons (2003-07), and with the Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League in 2006-07 for one game, before joining the Peoria Rivermen (AHL) and Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) in 2007-08.
He was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on October 9, 2008.
He was recalled from the Peoria Rivermen under emergency conditions on December 16, 2008, after playing in two pre-season games with the Blues and 28 games for the Rivermen.
He made his NHL debut on December 18, against the Washington Capitals at Washington.
He scored his first NHL Point (assist) on December 21 against the Boston Bruins, at St. Louis.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 56 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links[]
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