Tyler Myers

Tyler Myers
Myers during his time with the Sabres on December 27, 2009
Born (1990-02-01) February 1, 1990 (age 36)
Houston, Texas
Height 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Buffalo Sabres
EC KAC
Winnipeg Jets
Vancouver Canucks
National team  Canada
NHL draft 12th overall, 2008
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2009–present

Tyler Paul Myers (born February 1, 1990) is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, and Vancouver Canucks. Outside of the NHL, Myers has played for EC KAC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).

Myers was the Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 2010. Internationally, Myers plays for Canada.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Myers played parts of four seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He helped the Rockets during the playoffs. They defeated the Kamloops Blazers, Tri-City Americans and Vancouver Giants before defeating the Calgary Hitmen four games to two to win the President's Cup. This earned them a spot in the Memorial Cup tournament. The Rockets were eventually defeated by the Windsor Spitfires 4-1 in the final game. Myers was named the WHL Playoff MVP and was named to both the WHL West Second All-Star and Memorial Cup All-Star Teams.

He was drafted 12th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008 NHL entry draft. On May 11, 2009, Myers signed a three-year entry-level contract to join the Sabres. On October 3, Myers made his NHL debut in a 2–1 overtime loss against the Montreal Canadiens. On October 8, he recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Clarke MacArthur goal in a 2–1 win against the Phoenix Coyotes. On October 16, Myers scored his first NHL goal against Dwayne Roloson in a 6–3 win against the New York Islanders. On September 15, 2011, Myers signed a seven-year, $38.5 million contract to stay with the Sabres. After the NHL entered into a lockout, Myers decided to head overseas and signed a contract to play for EC KAC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). He played 17 regular season games with KAC before returning to the Sabres after the lockout ended.

On February 11, 2015, the Sabres traded Myers along with Drew Stafford, Brendan Lemieux, Joel Armia, and a 2015 first-round draft pick to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Evander Kane, Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf. He played parts of five seasons with the Jets.

On July 1, 2019, Myers signed a five-year, $30 million contract to join the Vancouver Canucks. On June 27, 2024, Myers signed a three-year, $9 million contract to stay with the Canucks. On October 19, Myers played in his 1,000 NHL game in a 3–0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. he recorded an assist off a Brock Boeser goal during the game.

On March 4, 2026, the Canucks traded Myers to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 2027 second-round draft pick and a 2029 fourth-round draft pick. The Canucks retained 50% of Myers' salary.

Personal life

Myers holds both Canadian and American citizenship. He was born in Houston, Texas and was raised in Calgary, Alberta after his father moved back there when he was 10 years old. Myers' younger maternal half-brother Quentin Grimes is also an athlete. He plays professional basketball with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Neither Tyler nor Quentin lived with each other since Tyler moved back to Canada shortly after Grimes was born. Tyler and Quentin are the first pair of brothers to play in both the NHL and NBA.

References

  1. ↑ "Memorial Cup All-Star Teams". Memorial Cup. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Myers drafted by Sabres". OurSports Central. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sabres Sign Tyler Myers". Buffalo Sabres. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Canucks: The Kelowna roots of Tyler Myers's 1,000 game NHL journey". The Province. Retrieved April 30, 2026. Myers' first game came on Oct. 3, 2009, a 19-year-old lining up with the Buffalo Sabres against the Montreal Canadiens.
  5. ↑ "Sabres remain unbeaten in regulation". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sabres secure Tyler Myers". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sabres' Myers joins Austria's Klagenfurt AC". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jets Acquire Myers, Stafford, Armia, Lemieux & First Round Draft Choice From Sabres". Winnipeg Jets. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Canucks sign defenceman Tyler Myers". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Canucks Agree to Terms with Defenceman Tyler Myers on a Three-Year Contract". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Tyler Myers Skates in His 1000th Career Game, Will be Honoured on October 26". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Dallas Stars acquire defenseman Tyler Myers from Vancouver Canucks". Dallas Stars. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Big defenceman would love to play in Toronto". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Myers, Grimes set to become first siblings to play in NHL, NBA". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 30, 2026.

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