Tyson Nash Explained

Birth Date:March 11, 1975
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:191
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:St. Louis Blues
Phoenix Coyotes
Toronto Marlies
Nippon Paper Cranes
Draft:247th overall
Draft Year:1994
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Career Start:1995
Career End:2008

Tyson Scott Nash (born March 11, 1975) is a Canadian 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.

Hockey

Nash spent his first five seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, in his early years, 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).

Nash was hired as the Arizona Coyotes' TV analyst alongside Matt McConnell following his retirement. Nash came under fire when he applauded the one sided assault of an Anaheim Ducks player with his gloves still on during a 5-0 Coyotes loss on April 1, 2022.[1]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1990–91Kamloops BlazersWHL3 0 0 0 0
1991–92Kamloops BlazersWHL33 1 6 7 624 0 0 0 0
1992–93Kamloops BlazersWHL61 10 16 26 7813 3 2 5 32
1993–94Kamloops BlazersWHL65 20 38 58 13516 3 4 7 12
1994–95Kamloops BlazersWHL63 34 41 75 7021 10 7 17 30
1995–96Raleigh IcecapsECHL6 1 1 2 8
1995–96Syracuse CrunchAHL50 4 7 11 584 0 0 0 11
1996–97Syracuse CrunchAHL77 17 17 34 1053 0 2 2 0
1997–98Syracuse CrunchAHL74 20 20 40 1845 0 2 2 28
1998–99St. Louis BluesNHL2 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 2
1998–99Worcester IceCatsAHL55 14 22 36 1434 4 1 5 27
1999–00St Louis BluesNHL66 4 9 13 1506 1 0 1 24
2000–01St Louis BluesNHL57 8 7 15 110
2001–02St Louis BluesNHL64 6 7 13 1009 0 1 1 2
2002–03St Louis BluesNHL66 6 3 9 1147 2 1 3 6
2003–04Phoenix CoyotesNHL69 3 5 8 110
2005–06Phoenix CoyotesNHL50 0 6 6 84
2006–07San Antonio RampageAHL19 6 6 12 48
2006–07Toronto MarliesAHL54 10 13 23 134
2007–08Nippon Paper CranesALIH5 1 0 1 169 1 3 4 43
NHL totals374 27 37 64 67323 3 2 5 52

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tyson Nash defends controversial comments during Ducks-Coyotes scuffle: 'I really wouldn't change a thing' . 12 April 2022 .