Tyler Arnason

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Born March 16, 1979 (1979-03-16) (age 30),
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
KHL team
F. teams		 Dinamo Riga
Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 1998
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2001 – present

Tyler Arnason (born March 16, 1979, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a professional ice hockey center for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League who has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

He is the son of former NHL winger Chuck Arnason. Arnason was born in Oklahoma City, but was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School. As a member of the Minnesota North Stars, his father Chuck was playing for their Oklahoma City affiliate at the time of Tyler's birth.

[edit] Draft

Arnason was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Playing career

In his first professional season, Arnason started out with the Blackhawks but due to poor conditioning spent most of the year with affiliate the Norfolk Admirals.[1] He was impressive in the AHL however, selected in the All-Star game for PlanetUSA.[2] Arnason was also awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's top rookie.

In the 2002–03 season, his first full season in the NHL, Arnason played in the NHL Youngstars Game[3] and was named in the All-Rookie team. During the 02-03 season, Arnason recorded his first career NHL hat trick, scoring all three Chicago goals in a 3-3 tie at San Jose on December 28. His best season was in 2003–04 when he amassed 55 points. While playing with Chicago he was part of the "ABC" line with two other young forwards, Mark Bell and Kyle Calder.

On March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Brandon Bochenski and a second-round pick.[4] In the nineteen games he played for Ottawa in the regular season, he registered four assists and failed to score a goal. He was a healthy scratch in the playoffs. The Senators chose not to give him a qualifying offer, so he became an unrestricted free agent.

On July 1, 2006, Arnason signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche.[5] His dad also played in Colorado as a member of the Colorado Rockies hockey team. Arnason enjoyed a return to form by posting 49 points for the Avalanche in the 2006–07 season. He was consequently awarded a two-year extension by the Avalanche on June 22, 2007.[6][7]

On July 3, 2009, Arnason signed a one-year two-way contract with the New York Rangers for the 2009-10 season.[8] On September 17, 2009, Arnason was assigned to affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, for the beginning of the 2009-10 season.[9] On 10 November 2009 he was suspended by NY Rangers and has signed with the European team Dinamo Riga[10].

[edit] Awards and achievements

[edit] Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 50 35 50 85 15 6 3 3 6 18
1997–98 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks USHL 52 37 45 82 16 4 1 1 2 2
1998–99 St. Cloud State WCHA 38 14 17 31 16 — — — — —
1999–00 St. Cloud State WCHA 39 19 30 49 18 — — — — —
2000–01 St. Cloud State WCHA 41 28 28 56 14 — — — — —
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 60 26 30 56 42 — — — — —
2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 3 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 19 20 39 20 — — — — —
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 22 33 55 16 — — — — —
2004–05 Brynäs IF SEL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 60 13 28 41 40 — — — — —
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 19 0 4 4 4 — — — — —
2006–07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 16 33 49 26 — — — — —
2007–08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 70 10 21 31 16 10 2 3 5 2
2008–09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71 5 17 22 14 — — — — —
NHL totals 487 88 157 245 140 13 2 3 5 2
WCHA totals 118 61 75 136 48 — — — — —

[edit] International play

Played for United States in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2007 United States WC 7 1 3 4 0
Senior int'l totals 7 1 3 4 0

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Rookie Report: Tyler Arnason". ESPN.com. 2002-11-27. http://assets.espn.go.com/nhl/s/rookie2002/november.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  2. ^ "AHL All-Stars: PlanetUSA roster". ESPN.com. 2002-01-05. http://assets.espn.go.com/nhl/s/2002/0105/1306259.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  3. ^ "YoungStar rosters announced". ESPN. 2003-01-19. http://assets.espn.go.com/nhl/allstar2003/news/2003/0119/1495290.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  4. ^ "Sens acquire Hawks' Arnason for Bochenski, pick". ESPN.com. 2006-03-09. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2361684. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  5. ^ "Avalanche signs Tyler Arnason". avalanche.nhl.com. 2006-07-01. http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=318777&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  6. ^ "Avalanche re-signs Arnason". avalanche.nhl.com. 2007-06-22. http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=323132&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  7. ^ "Arnason re-signs with Avalanche through 2008". ESPN.com. 2007-06-22. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2913278. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  8. ^ "Arnason agrees to deal with Rangers". rangers.nhl.com. 2009-07-03. http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433404. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  9. ^ "Rangers trim training camp roster by 20". rangers.nhl.com. 2009-09-17. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498895. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
  10. ^ DINAMO pievienosies uzbrucējs Arnasons - dinamoriga.lv

[edit] External links

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