Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984) is a Canadian former professional

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. He most recently played for the Cardiff Devils in the EIHL. He was drafted by the

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in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the

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Playing career

He played at

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for four seasons (2003–07), and with the Albany River Rats in the

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in 2006-07 for one game, before joining the Peoria Rivermen ( AHL) and Las Vegas Wranglers (

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) in 2007-08. He was signed as a

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by the

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on October 9, 2008. During the 2008–09 season he was recalled from the Peoria Rivermen under emergency conditions on December 16, 2008, after playing in two pre-season games with the Blues and 28 games for the Rivermen. He made his NHL debut on December 18, against the

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at Washington and three nights later scored his first NHL Point (

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) on December 21 against the

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, at St. Louis. On July 12, 2011, Strachan agreed to one-year, two-way deal with Florida Panthers. On January 23, 2012, he was called up to replace injured defenceman Dmitri Kulikov. On February 1, 2012, he recorded his 1st point as a Panther with an assist on a

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goal. He recorded his 1st career goal on February 12, 2012 against

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of the New York Islanders. On July 8, 2013, Strachan agreed to one-year, two-way deal as a free agent with the

. He was originally assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, before he was recalled and featured in 18 games over the course of the 2013–14 season with the Capitals. On July 3, 2014, Strachan signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres on a one-year, two-way contract. On July 2, 2015, having left the Sabres as a free agent, Strachan signed a one-year, two-way contract with the

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. He was primarily assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, appearing in 67 games and providing 13 points in the 2015–16 season. He was recalled by the Wild on numerous occasions however featured in 2 scoreless games. As a free agent in the following summer, Strachan was unable to attain a NHL deal. On September 14, 2016, he agreed to a one-year AHL deal with the Rochester Americans, affiliate to his former club the Buffalo Sabres. He featured in 61 games with the Americans, contributing 1 goal and 12 points. On September 7, 2017, with ambition to return to the NHL, Strachan agreed to attend the

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training camp on a professional try-out contract. On October 18, 2017 Strachan signed for the Cardiff Devils in the EIHL. In the 2017–18 season, Strachan was a regular on the blueline for the Devils, appearing in 47 games for 15 points and helping claim the EIHL championship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strachan, Tyson 1984 births Albany River Rats players Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Cardiff Devils players Florida Panthers players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Iowa Wild players Las Vegas Wranglers players Living people Minnesota Wild players Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players People from Melfort, Saskatchewan Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Rochester Americans players St. Louis Blues players San Antonio Rampage players Vernon Vipers players Washington Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales