Ty Wishart (born May 19, 1988) is a

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professional

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. He is currently playing with the

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in the

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. Wishart grew up in Comox,

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, playing minor hockey there until his midget years.

Playing career

In the

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season, Wishart was with Lightning affiliate the

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when on January 1, 2011, he was traded by the

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to the

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for goaltender

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. He was directly assigned to Islanders' AHL affiliate the Sound Tigers, before he was later recalled to make his debut with the Islanders. Wishart scored his first NHL goal on February 13, 2011 against

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of the

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in a 7-6 overtime victory. Prior to the 2013–14 season, Wishart left North America and signed a contract with

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of the German DEL on August 29, 2013. While Wishart was expected play for the team during 2014-15 season, in August 2014 the Wild Wings terminated his contract at Wishart's request so he could return to North America for personal reasons. After a stint with ECHL's

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in 2014–15, he moved to Sweden during the season to join

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of the second-tier

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league. On October 1, 2015, he inked a deal with German DEL2 club,

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for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. Entering his seventh season abroad, following tenures in

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and

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, Wishart returned to former German club, Eispiraten Crimmitschau for the 2019–20 season. Wishart is now a member of the Melbourne Mustangs in the AIHL, for season 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wishart, Ty 1988 births HC '05 Banská Bystrica players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany ETC Crimmitschau players HC Dynamo Pardubice players Evansville IceMen players Fehérvár AV19 players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Living people Moose Jaw Warriors players Mora IK players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Islanders players Norfolk Admirals players People from Comox, British Columbia Prince George Cougars players San Jose Sharks draft picks Schwenninger Wild Wings players Tampa Bay Lightning players Worcester Sharks players