Tyson Strachan

Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for the Cardiff Devils in the EIHL. He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Tyson Strachan
Born (1984-10-30) October 30, 1984
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals
Buffalo Sabres
Minnesota Wild
Cardiff Devils
NHL Draft 137th overall, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2007–2018

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.[1]

He was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on October 9, 2008.[2] During the 2008–09 season 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.[3] He made his NHL debut on December 18, against the Washington Capitals at Washington and three nights later scored his first NHL Point (assist) on December 21 against the Boston Bruins, at St. Louis.[4]

On July 12, 2011, Strachan agreed to one-year, two-way deal with Florida Panthers. On January 23, 2012, he was called up to replace injured defenceman Dmitri Kulikov. On February 1, 2012, he recorded his 1st point as a Panther with an assist on a Mikael Samuelsson goal. He recorded his 1st career goal on February 12, 2012 against Evgeni Nabokov of the New York Islanders.[5]

On July 8, 2013, Strachan agreed to one-year, two-way deal as a free agent with the Washington Capitals.[6] He was originally assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, before he was recalled and featured in 18 games over the course of the 2013–14 season with the Capitals.

On July 3, 2014, Strachan signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres on a one-year, two-way contract.[7]

On July 2, 2015, having left the Sabres as a free agent, Strachan signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.[8] He was primarily assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, appearing in 67 games and providing 13 points in the 2015–16 season. He was recalled by the Wild on numerous occasions however featured in 2 scoreless games.

As a free agent in the following summer, Strachan was unable to attain an NHL deal. On September 14, 2016, he agreed to a one-year AHL deal with the Rochester Americans, affiliate to his former club the Buffalo Sabres.[9] He featured in 61 games with the Americans, contributing 1 goal and 12 points.

On September 7, 2017, with ambition to return to the NHL, Strachan agreed to attend the Arizona Coyotes training camp on a professional try-out contract.[10]

On October 18, 2017 Strachan signed for the Cardiff Devils in the EIHL.[11] In the 2017–18 season, Strachan was a regular on the blueline for the Devils, appearing in 47 games for 15 points and helping claim the EIHL championship.[12]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Tisdale U18 AA CFHL 21 22 30 52 90 — — — — —
2001–02 Tisdale Trojans AAA SMHL 42 5 18 23 70 — — — — —
2001–02 Melfort Mustangs SJHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2002–03 Vernon Vipers BCHL 56 6 22 28 99 — — — — —
2003–04 Ohio State University CCHA 30 2 5 7 8 — — — — —
2004–05 Ohio State University CCHA 31 1 4 5 32 — — — — —
2005–06 Ohio State University CCHA 23 3 2 5 37 — — — — —
2006–07 Ohio State University CCHA 35 7 11 18 55 — — — — —
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 25 2 7 9 68 16 0 4 4 12
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 34 1 2 3 61 — — — — —
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 — — — — —
2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 65 5 21 26 75 — — — — —
2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 29 0 1 1 39 — — — — —
2010–11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 13 0 8 8 4 1 0 0 0 2
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 50 3 14 17 41 7 1 3 4 0
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 15 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 0
2012–13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 24 1 8 9 22 — — — — —
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 38 0 4 4 40 — — — — —
2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL 60 4 15 19 56 — — — — —
2013–14 Washington Capitals NHL 18 0 2 2 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 46 0 5 5 44 — — — — —
2015–16 Iowa Wild AHL 67 1 12 13 68 — — — — —
2015–16 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 61 1 11 12 36 — — — — —
2017–18 Cardiff Devils EIHL 47 4 11 15 73 4 1 3 4 0
AHL totals 404 18 94 112 430 11 1 3 4 13
NHL totals 186 1 19 20 199 2 0 1 1 0

References
  1. "Tyler Strachan Official Player Page". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  2. "Blues Sign Free Agent Tyson Strachan". NHL.com. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  3. "Blues Recall Strachan From Peoria". NHL.com. 2008-12-16. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  4. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Boston @ St. Louis - 12/21/08". NHL.com. 2008-12-21. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  5. "Panthers at Islanders boxscore". National Hockey League. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  6. "Caps sign Strachan, Leggio and Watkins to one-year deal". The Sports Network. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  7. "Sabres sign defenseman Tyson Strachan". Buffalo Sabres. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  8. "Wild agree to terms with Strachan and Knight". Minnesota Wild. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  9. "Amerks sign defenseman Tyson Strachan to AHL deal". Rochester Americans. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  10. "Tyson Strachan to attend Coyotes camp". Twitter. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  11. "Former NHLer Tyson Strachan Inks Deal with the Devils | Cardiff Devils". Cardiff Devils. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  12. "Thankyou and Goodluck Tyson!". Cardiff Devils. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
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