Born	February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) (age 22), Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team F. teams	Montreal Canadiens Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	107th overall, 2005 New York Rangers
Pro career	2006 – present

Thomas Cullum Pyatt (born on February 14, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the son of former NHL player Nelson Pyatt and brother of Phoenix Coyote forward Taylor Pyatt.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 International play 3 Awards 4 Career statistics 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Playing career

Pyatt grew up playing for the Thunder Bay Kings AAA program in his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario, with fellow New York Rangers defense Marc Staal. He began his major junior career in 2003–04, having been drafted in the second round, 21st overall in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection by the Saginaw Spirit. After a 48-point season with the Spirit in his second OHL season, he was drafted 107th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.

Upon being drafted, he returned to the OHL for two more seasons. Towards the end of a 87-point campaign for Pyatt in his fourth and final major junior season in 2006–07, the Rangers signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract on March 12, 2007. At the end of the season, he was awarded the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player after accumulating just 18 penalty minutes.^[1]

Pyatt split his rookie professional season in 2007–08 with the Rangers' minor league affiliates, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), tallying 14 points in 41 games, and Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL, tallying 15 points in 16 games.

On June 30, 2009, Tom was traded from the New York Rangers, along with Scott Gomez and Michael Busto, to the Montreal Canadiens for Chris Higgins, Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik.^[2]

[edit] International play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	2007 Sweden
Gold	2006 Vancouver

During his third OHL season with the Saginaw Spirit, Pyatt was chosen to represent Team Canada at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, helping them to a gold medal as the tournament host country. The next year, he returned to Team Canada for the 2007 World Junior Championships in Sweden. Pyatt helped Canada defeat Russia 4–2 in the final to capture his second straight gold medal (as well as Canada's third consecutive gold medal of a current five-year run).

[edit] Awards

• Won a World Junior gold medal with Team Canada in 2006 and 2007.
• Won the William Hanley Trophy (OHL most sportsmanlike player) in 2007.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		67	9	9	18	21		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		57	18	30	48	14		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		58	24	29	53	29		4	1	2	3	4
2006–07	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		58	43	38	81	18		6	3	5	8	0
2006–07	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		41	4	7	11	6		3	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		16	6	9	15	8		3	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		73	15	22	37	22		4	0	0	0	2
AHL Totals				115	19	29	48	28		7	0	0	0	2
ECHL Totals				16	6	9	15	8		3	0	0	0	0

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tom Pyatt's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database