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Tyler Sloan

Tyler Sloan
Sloan with the Texas Stars in 2013
Born (1981-03-15) March 15, 1981 (age 43)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2013

Tyler Sloan (born March 15, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. An undrafted player, Sloan spent seven years in the minor leagues before making his National Hockey League debut for the Washington Capitals in his hometown of Calgary against the Flames.

Playing career

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Sloan played junior hockey for the Calgary Royals of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. Though undrafted, he was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets and assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League at the end of the 2001–02 season.[1] Sloan spent the next seven seasons bouncing around the minors, playing for the Dayton Bombers and Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL, as well as the AHL's Manitoba Moose and Hershey Bears. In 2006, Sloan and the Bears won the Calder Cup championship.[2]

Sloan was recalled by the Washington Capitals early in the 2008–09 season, where he made his National Hockey League debut for the Capitals in his hometown of Calgary against the Flames on October 21, 2008. Sloan made an immediate impact for the Capitals, levelling Calgary's Daymond Langkow with a large bodycheck, and earning the Capitals a nine-minute powerplay in the aftermath.[3] He scored his first NHL goal on October 25 against Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars.

Sloan was sent down to Hershey on January 11, 2009, as several injured Capitals returned to action. He was recalled on May 3, 2009, during the Capitals' playoff series with Pittsburgh along with Karl Alzner and recorded an assist in Game 2 of the series the following night.

On June 27, 2011, the Capitals placed him on waivers, with the possible intention of buying out his contract.[4] A month later on July 28, Sloan was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators on a one-year deal.[5]

On July 6, 2012, Sloan signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars.[6] The deal is worth $600,000 when Sloan plays for the Stars, and $105,000 when he plays for the Stars’ AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.[7]

Personal life

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Sloan's sister, Tara, was a five-time Canadian national swimming champion and Canadian record holder who was set to compete at the swimming trials for the 2000 Summer Olympics when she was killed in a roll-over accident near Medicine Hat, Alberta in March 2000. Tyler used the dedication his sister showed in attempting to win a spot on the Canadian Olympic team as inspiration in his own hockey career.[1] His sister's journal of her attempts to qualify for the Olympics motivated Tyler: "Swimmers are tremendous athletes. Their work ethic is unparalleled. I saw what it took for her to get there. That was important because I didn't realize what it took to get to this level," he told The Globe and Mail newspaper.[2]

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Kamloops Blazers WHL 70 5 28 33 146 4 0 0 0 4
2001–02 Kamloops Blazers WHL 70 3 29 32 89 4 0 0 0 15
2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
2002–03 Dayton Bombers ECHL 14 1 2 3 22 — — — — —
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 29 2 1 3 22 — — — — —
2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 69 2 4 6 50 7 0 0 0 8
2004–05 Dayton Bombers ECHL 43 6 11 17 84 — — — — —
2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 14 0 2 2 18 — — — — —
2005–06 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 48 4 16 20 71 13 0 4 4 27
2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL — — — — — 2 0 1 1 2
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 68 2 9 11 104 17 0 7 7 30
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 56 1 7 8 90 5 0 0 0 8
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 46 2 10 12 61 16 0 5 5 14
2008–09 Washington Capitals NHL 26 1 4 5 14 2 0 1 1 0
2009–10 Washington Capitals NHL 40 2 4 6 22 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Washington Capitals NHL 33 1 5 6 14 — — — — —
2010–11 Hershey Bears AHL 6 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2011–12 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 62 1 9 10 58 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 42 3 6 9 55 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 99 4 13 17 50 4 0 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Francis, Eric (October 21, 2008). "Dream Debut for Sloan". Calgary Sun.
  2. ^ a b Maki, Allan (October 22, 2008). "Calgary's Cinderella Man". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Francis, Eric (October 22, 2008). "Sloan big hit at 'Dome". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Carrera, Katie (June 27, 2011). "Report: Semyon Varlamov likely won't re-sign with Washington Capitals". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Predators sign free agent D Sloan to contract". The Sports Network. July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Heika, Mike (July 6, 2012). "Tom Wandell signs qualifying offer, under contract for next season". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "Tyler Sloan - Cap Geek". CapGeek. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
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