Tyrone Garner
Born (1978-07-27) 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 Calgary Flames
Vålerenga
Brisbane Blue Tongues
NHL Draft 83rd overall, 1996
New York Islanders
Playing career 19992008

Tyrone Garner (born July 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames during the 1998–99 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2007, was mainly spent in the minor leagues He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the fourth round, 83rd overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Juniors

Garner played three National Hockey League games in his career, for the Calgary Flames in 1998–99 as an emergency callup 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 which 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 Southern Professional Hockey League's Jacksonville Barracudas, where he scored 12 goals and 22 points in 47 games. He remained with the Barracudas during the 2007-08 SPHL season, where he scored 12 goals and 27 points in 41 games.

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 Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1994–95 Stoney Creek Spirit GHL 102715896206.32
1994–95 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 442.85
1995–96 Oshawa Generals OHL 3211154169711203.96.882
1996–97 Oshawa Generals OHL 96104342002.76.909 31088604.09
1997–98 Oshawa Generals OHL 5423178294616213.30.899 7344502503.33.918
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 30201401205.18.838
1998–99 Oshawa Generals OHL 4424153249612442.98.907 15969015703.80.900
1999–00 Saint John Flames AHL 194849407004.47.874
1999–00 Dayton Bombers ECHL 30201131105.86.771
1999–00 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 178639714802.97.898 10159202.03.920
2000–01 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 53113061502.94.913
2000–01 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 351715321149932.81.917
2001–02 Greenville Grrowl ECHL 291212517637402.52.925 141228033302.47.927
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 101060505.00.861
2002–03 Jackson Bandits ECHL 3918174235110642.71.914 10176302.35.889
2003–04 Stuttgart Wizards GER-3 54323913772.53
2004–05 Stuttgart Wizards GER-3 39234711913.04
2005–06 Vålerenga NOR 272.60.914
2006–07 Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 47 8
2007 Brisbane Blue Tongues AIHL 173.31.877
2007–08 Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 41 8
ECHL totals 128585316761835372.78.914 161249383802.43.924
NHL totals 30201401205.18.838

References

  1. 1 2 "Tyrone Garner profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  2. "Tyrone Garner Profile". Pointstreak.com. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
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