Tyrone Garner
| Tyrone Garner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1978 Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Brisbane Blue Tongues | ||
| NHL draft |
83rd overall, 1996 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2008 | ||
Tyrone Garner (born July 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional
Playing career
Juniors
Garner played three National Hockey League games in his career, for the Calgary Flames in 1998–99 as an emergency call-up from his junior team, the Oshawa Generals. He posted a 0–2–0 record with a 5.18 GAA before being returned to the Generals where he was named to the Ontario Hockey League's second All-Star Team in 1999.[1]
Professional
Garner spent most of his North American career in the ECHL before moving to play in Europe in 2003. He was named the co-winner of the ECHL's playoff Most Valuable Player award in 2002 while a member of the Greenville Grrrowl.[1]
While playing in Norway during the 2005–06 season, Garner suffered a horrible groin injury that ripped the muscles from the bone. Doctors told him that under no circumstances could Garner play as a goaltender for at least one year. So he skated as a forward with the
Garner also played as a forward with the Brantford Blast of Major League Hockey during the 2008–09 season, where he scored 11 points in 13 games.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1994–95 | Stoney Creek Spirit
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GHL | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 589 | 62 | 0 | 6.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hamilton Kilty B's | OPJHL | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 32 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1697 | 112 | 0 | 3.96 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 20 | 0 | 2.76 | .909 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 4.09 | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 54 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2946 | 162 | 1 | 3.30 | .899 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 450 | 25 | 0 | 3.33 | .918 | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 0 | 5.18 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 44 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2496 | 124 | 4 | 2.98 | .907 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 901 | 57 | 0 | 3.80 | .900 | ||
1999–00
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Saint John Flames | AHL | 19 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 940 | 70 | 0 | 4.47 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 11 | 0 | 5.86 | .771 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 971 | 48 | 0 | 2.97 | .898 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | .920 | ||
| 2000–01 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 15 | 0 | 2.94 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2114 | 99 | 3 | 2.81 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Greenville Grrowl | ECHL | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1763 | 74 | 0 | 2.52 | .925 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 803 | 33 | 0 | 2.47 | .927 | ||
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Jackson Bandits | ECHL | 39 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2351 | 106 | 4 | 2.71 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 2.35 | .889 | ||
| 2003–04 | Stuttgart Wizards
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GER-3 | 54 | — | — | — | 3239 | 137 | 7 | 2.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Stuttgart Wizards | GER-3 | 39 | — | — | — | 2347 | 119 | 1 | 3.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vålerenga | NOR
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Jacksonville Barracudas | SPHL
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47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Brisbane Blue Tongues
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AIHL | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.31 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Jacksonville Barracudas | SPHL | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 128 | 58 | 53 | 16 | 7618 | 353 | 7 | 2.78 | .914 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 938 | 38 | 0 | 2.43 | .924 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 0 | 5.18 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Tyrone Garner profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ "Tyrone Garner Profile". Pointstreak.com. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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