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Canada Tyler Kirkup

#9 Coventry Blaze / EIHL - 23/24
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3. Adam Tambellini 49 23 23 46
4. Jonathan Pudas 50 11 34 45
5. Oscar Möller 48 23 21 44
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 03, 1998
Position
C/LW
Age
25
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Virden, MB, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada
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Youth Team
Portage MHA
Contract
24/25
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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Southwest Cougars U15 AAA WAAA U15 29 9 7 16 12 - |
2013-14 Southwest Cougars U18 AAA MMHL 43 15 12 27 18 - | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2 -
2014-15 Virden Oil Capitals MJHL 1 1 0 1 0 - |
Southwest Cougars U18 AAA MMHL 43 5 20 25 50 - |
2015-16 Virden Oil Capitals MJHL 60 10 23 33 34 - | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 6 -
2016-17 Virden Oil Capitals MJHL 57 17 31 48 12 - | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 2 -
2017-18 Virden Oil Capitals MJHL 60 40 35 75 105 - | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 25 -
2018-19 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 27 2 5 7 2 -3 |
2019-20 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 36 4 9 13 16 6 |
2020-21 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 29 3 7 10 14 7 |
2021-22 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 39 12 6 18 39 -4 |
Reading Royals ECHL 6 0 0 0 2 0 |
2022-23 Reading Royals ECHL 43 7 8 15 28 12 |
Coventry Blaze EIHL 11 6 4 10 2 8 | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -3
2023-24 Coventry Blaze EIHL - - - - - - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
EIHL
2023-04-09T18:00:00+0100 Coventry Blaze @ Cardiff Devils
2023-04-08T19:00:00+0100 Coventry Blaze vs Cardiff Devils
2023-04-01T19:00:00+0100 Coventry Blaze vs Cardiff Devils
2023-03-26T17:30:00+0100 Coventry Blaze vs Nottingham Panthers
2023-03-24T18:30:00-0100 Coventry Blaze @ Manchester Storm
2023-03-22T18:30:00-0100 Coventry Blaze vs Guildford Flames
2023-03-19T16:00:00-0100 Coventry Blaze @ Dundee Stars
2023-03-18T18:00:00-0100 Coventry Blaze vs Dundee Stars
2023-03-14T18:30:00-0100 Coventry Blaze @ Nottingham Panthers
2023-03-12T16:30:00-0100 Coventry Blaze vs Fife Flyers
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECHL 2 49 7 8 15 0.31 30 12 | 0
EIHL 2 11 6 4 10 0.91 2 8 | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 -3
MJHL 4 178 68 89 157 0.88 151 - | 3 26 4 7 11 0.42 33 -
MMHL (MU18HL) 2 86 20 32 52 0.60 68 - | 1 3 2 0 2 0.67 2 -
NCAA 4 131 21 27 48 0.37 71 6 | 0
WAAA U15 1 29 9 7 16 0.55 12 - | 0
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Strength
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Player Period Teams
Morgan Magwood (D) 2013-2018 5 Southwest Cougars U18 AAA, Virden Oil Capitals
Tristin Cross (D) 2013-2018 5 Southwest Cougars U18 AAA, Virden Oil Capitals
Dylan Thiessen (D) 2014-2018 4 Virden Oil Capitals
Ethan Somoza (F) 2018-2022 4 Bemidji State Univ.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/21/2023
04/21/2023 Extension Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze
02/21/2023
02/21/2023 Confirmed Reading Royals Coventry Blaze
06/27/2022
06/27/2022 Extension Reading Royals Reading Royals
03/24/2022
03/24/2022 Confirmed Bemidji State Univ. Reading Royals
03/15/2018
03/15/2018 Confirmed Virden Oil Capitals Bemidji State Univ.
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Drafted 2017, 6 #136 overall by Minot Minotauros in the NAHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2013, 9 #190 overall by Red Deer Rebels in the WHL Bantam Draft

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