Thomas Joseph Tynan (born February 25, 1992) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(AHL) while under contract to the

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of the

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(NHL). Tynan was selected by the

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in the third round (66th overall) of the

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Playing career

Tynan played collegiate hockey for the

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team which competed in

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's Division I in the

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conference and Hockey East for his final year. On April 1, 2014, the

of the

(NHL) signed Tynan to a two-year

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. Tynan was assigned to the Springfield Falcons upon completion of Notre Dame's season. Tynan made his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils on March 8, 2017. On July 1, 2017, having left the Blue Jackets as a free agent, Tynan agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with expansion club, the

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. After attending the Golden Knights inaugural training camp, Tynan was assigned for the duration of the 2017–18 season to the AHL to play with affiliate, the

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. Selected as an Alternate captain, he was used in a top-line role. Tynan placed second to

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in scoring with Chicago, posting 15 goals and 60 points in 70 games. In the following 2018–19 season, Tynan continued as a staple of the Wolves attack, producing at a point-per-game through 71 regular season appearances and collecting a league leading 59 assists. He added 2 goals and 13 points in 22 post-season games, helping the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup Finals, before losing to the

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. As a free agent from the Golden Knights, Tynan agreed to one-year, two-way $700,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2019. After attending his first training camp with the Avalanche, Tynan was among the last cuts re-assigned to begin the 2019–20 season with AHL affiliate, the

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. Signed to add offensive depth to the organization, Tynan led the Eagles to start the campaign posting 12 points in 10 games before he was recalled to the NHL by Avalanche on November 6, 2019. Returning to the NHL for the first time since March 2017, Tynan re-united with head coach

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from their Calder Cup winning tenure with the Cleveland Monsters. He made his Avalanche debut in a 9–4 victory over the

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on November 7, 2019. At the conclusion of his contract with the Avalanche, Tynan left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way deal with the Los Angeles Kings on July 28, 2021.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tynan, T. J. 1992 births American men's ice hockey forwards Chicago Wolves players Cleveland Monsters players Colorado Avalanche players Colorado Eagles players Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks Columbus Blue Jackets players Des Moines Buccaneers players Ice hockey players from Illinois Lake Erie Monsters players Living people Los Angeles Kings players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Springfield Falcons players