Tyson Nash

Tyson Nash
Born	(1975-03-11) March 11, 1975 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, San Antonio Rampage, Toronto Marlies, Nippon Paper Cranes
NHL draft	247th overall, 1994 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1995–2008

Tyson Scott Nash (born March 11, 1975) is a former ice hockey left winger. He announced his retirement on September 11, 2008. He last played for the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan during the 2007–08 season.

Nash spent his first five seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, primarily in the role of a pest, specializing in drawing penalties from members of opposing teams. He spent the next two seasons with the Phoenix Coyotes. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Coyotes for Mikael Tellqvist and a 4th round draft pick on November 28, 2006.

On November 22, 2007, he signed with the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan. The Cranes finished the season in second place, behind the Oji Eagles.

He played his junior career with the Kamloops Blazers where he was part of the team which won three Memorial Cups. He is one of only three players to have won three Memorial Cups with the same team (Ryan Huska and Darcy Tucker are the others).

After his playing career, Nash was hired as the Phoenix Coyotes' radio color analyst, where he joined Bob Heethuis, the Coyotes' radio play-by-play announcer, in the broadcast booth of Radio XTRA 910.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		33	1	6	7	62		4	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		61	10	16	26	78		13	3	2	5	32
1993–94	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		65	20	38	58	135		16	3	4	7	12
1994–95	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		63	34	41	75	70		21	10	7	17	30
1995–96	Raleigh Icecaps	ECHL		6	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		50	4	7	11	58		4	0	0	0	11
1996–97	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		77	17	17	34	105		3	0	2	2	0
1997–98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		74	20	20	40	184		5	0	2	2	28
1998–99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		2	0	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Worcester IceCats	AHL		55	14	22	36	143		4	4	1	5	27
1999–00	St Louis Blues	NHL		66	4	9	13	150		6	1	0	1	24
2000–01	St Louis Blues	NHL		57	8	7	15	110		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	St Louis Blues	NHL		64	6	7	13	100		9	0	1	1	2
2002–03	St Louis Blues	NHL		66	6	3	9	114		7	2	1	3	6
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		69	3	5	8	110		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		50	0	6	6	84		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		19	6	6	12	48		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Toronto Marlies	AHL		54	10	13	23	134		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				374	27	37	64	673		23	3	2	5	52

External links

• Tyson Nash career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• TorontoMarlies.com profile
• TheAHL.com stats
• Tyson's web site