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USA Canada Tyler Arnason
#28 Texas Stars / AHL - 11/12
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL Rookie of the Year (Red Garrett Memorial Award) 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 16, 1979
Position
C
Age
45
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 7 #183 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

Arnason was a shifty pivot and solid playmaker but he struggled with consistency, especially as the season dragged on. He was a tricky stickhandler who protected the puck well but he lacked explosiveness in his skating to really surprise defenses. He did have a penetrating shot but too often he shot from too far out. Defensively he struggled with consistency but shook off early-career criticisms to be an average player without the puck. His poor face-off proficiency was a concern, however.
Overall, Arnason was a skilled center with good vision and offensive ability, but would consistently fail to show discipline and motivation in order to really make it as a professional hockey player.
Represented USA on the World championship in 2007.

Father: Chuck Arnason

Use/Embed statistics

Tyler Arnason Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Winnipeg Warriors U18 AAA MMHL 39* 19* 25* 44* 20* -* |
1996-97 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 50* 35* 50* 85* 15* -* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 18 -
1997-98 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks USHL 52* 37* 45* 82* 16* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -
1998-99 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 38* 14* 17* 31* 16* -* |
1999-00 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 39* 19* 30* 49* 18* -* |
2000-01 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 41* 28* 28* 56* 14* -* |
2001-02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21* 3* 1* 4* 4* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
Norfolk Admirals AHL 60* 26* 30* 56* 42* -2* |
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82* 19* 20* 39* 20* 7* |
2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82* 22* 33* 55* 16* -13* |
2004-05 Brynäs IF Elitserien 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks “A” NHL 60* 13* 28* 41* 40* 5* |
Ottawa Senators NHL 19* 0* 4* 4* 4* -4* |
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82* 16* 33* 49* 26* -8* |
USA WC 7* 1* 3* 4* 0* 1* |
2007-08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 69* 10* 21* 31* 16* -1* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 2 -2
2008-09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71* 5* 17* 22* 14* -16* |
2009-10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 11* 0* 3* 3* 2* -8* |
Dinamo Riga KHL 26* 4* 7* 11* 6* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 2
2010-11 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 9* 5* 5* 10* 0* 1* |
EHC Visp NLB 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Blues SM-liiga 8* 0* 4* 4* 0* -2* |
2011-12 Texas Stars AHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |

Tyler Arnason Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 78* 27* 33* 60* 0.77* 44* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 26* 4* 7* 11* 0.42* 6* 3* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * 2 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 8* 0* 4* 4* 0.50* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 1 50* 35* 50* 85* 1.70* 15* -* | 1 6 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.00 * 18 * - *
MMHL (MU18HL) 1 39* 19* 25* 44* 1.13* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 118* 61* 75* 136* 1.15* 48* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 486* 88* 157* 245* 0.50* 140* -33* | 2 13 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.38 * 2 * -3 *
NLA (NL) 1 9* 5* 5* 10* 1.11* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 52* 37* 45* 82* 1.58* 16* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
WC 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Tyler Arnason Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/30/2011
10/30/2011 Confirmed Texas Stars Unknown
10/07/2011
10/07/2011 Confirmed Blues Texas Stars
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Confirmed Blues Unknown
01/31/2011
01/31/2011 Confirmed No team Blues
11/18/2010
11/18/2010 Confirmed EHC Visp Unknown
11/11/2010
11/11/2010 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Visp
10/14/2010
10/14/2010 Confirmed Dinamo Riga EHC Biel-Bienne
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for St. Cloud State Univ.

Career transactions
- 2010-01-14 • Signed to a one-year contract by Biel
- 2009-11-10 • Signed to a one-year contract by Dinamo Riga
- 2009-07-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2007-06-22 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2006-07-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2006-03-09 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Brandon Bochenski & a 2006 2nd round pick (Simon Danis-Pepin)
- 2005-08-11 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-11-27 • Released by Brynäs
- 2004-10-29 • Signed to a lockout contract by Brynäs
- 2003-08-27 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks