Born	October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30) (age 25), Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team	St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft	137th overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes
Pro career	2006 – present

Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the St. Louis Blues. He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.^[1]

He was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on October 9, 2008.^[2]

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.^[3]

He made his NHL debut on December 18, against the Washington Capitals at Washington.
He scored his first NHL Point (assist) on December 21 against the Boston Bruins, at St. Louis.^[4]

[edit] 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	NCAA		30	2	5	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ohio State University	NCAA		31	1	4	5	32		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ohio State University	NCAA		23	3	2	5	37		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ohio State University	NCAA		35	7	11	18	55		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Albany River Rats	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		34	1	2	3	61		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		25	2	7	9	68		16	0	4	4	12
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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				30	0	3	3	39		—	—	—	—	—

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tyson Strachan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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