Tyson Strachan

Tyson Strachan
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Born	(1984-10-30) October 30, 1984 Melfort, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues Florida Panthers Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft	137th overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2007–present

Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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. 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. 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.

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.

On July 8, 2013, Strachan agreed to one-year, two-way deal as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. 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.

On July 2, 2015, having left the Sabres as a free agent, Strachan signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.

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	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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				186	1	19	20	199		2	0	1	1	0

External links

• Tyson Strachan's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Tyson Strachan's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Tyson Strachan's player profile at NHL.com