- Tyler Arnason
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team=Colorado Avalanche
former_teams =Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks
league = NHL
position = Center
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 204
nationality = USA
nationality_2 = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|3|16
birth_place =Oklahoma City , OK, USA
draft = 183rd overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =Chicago Blackhawks
career_start = 2001
image_size = 250pxTyler Arnason (born
March 16 1979 , in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma ) is a professionalice hockey center for theColorado Avalanche in theNational Hockey League who has also played for theChicago Blackhawks andOttawa Senators .Playing career
Arnason is the son of former NHL winger
Chuck Arnason . He was born in Oklahoma City, but was raised inWinnipeg, Manitoba and attendedSt. John's-Ravenscourt School . As a member of theMinnesota North Stars , his father Chuck was playing for their Oklahoma City affiliate at the time of Tyler's birth. Tyler was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the1998 NHL Entry Draft , and has played three seasons for the Blackhawks. His best season was in 2003–04 when he amassed 55 points.On March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for
Brandon Bochenski and a second-round pick. 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.Tyler has recently signed a one-year deal with the
Colorado Avalanche . His dad also played in Colorado as a member of the Colorado Rockies hockey team.Awards and achievements
*1997 - MJHL Rookie of the Year
*1998 - USHL First All-Star Team
*1999 - WCHA All-Rookie Team
*2000 - WCHA Second All-Star Team
*2002 - AHL All-Rookie Team
*2002 -Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (AHL Top Rookie)
*2003 -NHL All-Rookie Team Career statistics
ee also
*
List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players
*List of AHL seasons External links
*hockeydb|42531
*legendsofhockey|17678
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