| Played for | New Jersey Devils |
|---|---|
| Position | Defence |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 200 |
| Shoots | Left |
| Birth date | September 8, 1985 (age 41) |
| Birth place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Draft (2004) | 217th overall |
| Draft team | New Jersey Devils |
| Career start | 2003 |
| Career end | 2014 |
Tyler Eckford (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Eckford played for the New Jersey Devils organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As a youth, Eckford played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Langley, British Columbia.[1]
Eckford was drafted by the Devils in the seventh round of the 2004 NHL entry draft. Eckford joined the University of Alaska, graduating in 2008. During his junior year at the University of Alaska, Eckford was named to the CCHA All-Conference First Team.[2]
Following university, Eckford joined the Lowell Devils, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of New Jersey. Eckford played three seasons with Lowell, and earned two call-ups to New Jersey.[3] He made his NHL debut on November 20, 2009, in a shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.[4] He recorded his first NHL point the following day against the Dallas Stars in a 5-3 loss.[5] He was reassigned back to the AHL a few games later. On January 15, 2010, Eckford was named to the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic.[6]
After the 2010–11 season, Eckford signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Phoenix Coyotes as a free agent.[7] Eckford played the 2011–12 season with the Portland Pirates, the Coyotes' AHL affiliate.[citation needed]
On July 10, 2012, Eckford signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators as a free agent.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Queen's Park Pirates | PIJHL | 38 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | South Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 58 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | ||
| 2004–05 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 60 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 93 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 46 | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 38 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 39 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 35 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 72 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 61 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 37 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 75 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 336 | 29 | 83 | 112 | 198 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2005-06 |
| All-CCHA First Team | 2007–08 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2007–08 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA". Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Eeckford becomes First Nanook Voted to CCHA All-Conference First Team". alaskananooks.com. March 12, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Eckford recalled; Murphy assigned to Lowell". NHL.com. November 18, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ Chere, Rich (November 20, 2009). "An 'awesome' NHL debut for NJ Devils rookie Tyler Eckford". nj.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Surrey Grad Eckford Nets First NHL Point in 2nd game with Devils". bchl.ca. November 22, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Michael (January 15, 2010). "Team-First Devils Sending Tyler Eckford to AHL All-Star Classic". nesn.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Defenseman Tyler Eckford to One-Year Contract". Phoenix Coyotes. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "News Release: Senators sign defenceman Tyler Eckford to a two-year, two-way contract". Ottawa Senators. July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.