Tyrone Garner
# Tyrone Garner

Tyrone Garner (born July 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames during the 1998–99 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2007, was mainly spent in the minor leagues He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the fourth round, 83rd overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

### Juniors

Garner played three National Hockey League games in his career, for the Calgary Flames in 1998–99 as an emergency callup from his junior team, the Oshawa Generals. He posted a 0–2–0 record with a 5.18 GAA before being returned to the Generals where he was named to the Ontario Hockey League's second All-Star Team in 1999.

### Professional

Garner spent most of his North American career in the ECHL before moving to play in Europe in 2003. He was named the co-winner of the ECHL's playoff Most Valuable player award in 2002 while a member of the Greenville Grrrowl.

While playing in Norway during the 2005–06 season, Garner suffered a horrible groin injury which ripped the muscles from the bone. Doctors told him that under no circumstances could Garner play as a goaltender for at least one year. So he skated as a forward with the Southern Professional Hockey League's Jacksonville Barracudas, where he scored 12 goals and 22 points in 47 games. He remained with the Barracudas during the 2007-08 SPHL season, where he scored 12 goals and 27 points in 41 games.

Garner also played as a forward with the Brantford Blast of Major League Hockey during the 2008–09 season, where he scored 11 points in 13 games.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1994–95 | Stoney Creek Spirit | GHL | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 589 | 62 | 0 | 6.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Hamilton Kilty B's | OPJHL | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 32 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1697 | 112 | 0 | 3.96 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 20 | 0 | 2.76 | .909 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 4.09 | — |
| 1997–98 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 54 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2946 | 162 | 1 | 3.30 | .899 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 450 | 25 | 0 | 3.33 | .918 |
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 0 | 5.18 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 44 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2496 | 124 | 4 | 2.98 | .907 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 901 | 57 | 0 | 3.80 | .900 |
| 1999–00 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 19 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 940 | 70 | 0 | 4.47 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 11 | 0 | 5.86 | .771 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 971 | 48 | 0 | 2.97 | .898 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | .920 |
| 2000–01 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 15 | 0 | 2.94 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2114 | 99 | 3 | 2.81 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Greenville Grrowl | ECHL | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1763 | 74 | 0 | 2.52 | .925 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 803 | 33 | 0 | 2.47 | .927 |
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Jackson Bandits | ECHL | 39 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2351 | 106 | 4 | 2.71 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 2.35 | .889 |
| 2003–04 | Stuttgart Wizards | GER-3 | 54 | — | — | — | 3239 | 137 | 7 | 2.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Stuttgart Wizards | GER-3 | 39 | — | — | — | 2347 | 119 | 1 | 3.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Vålerenga | NOR | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Jacksonville Barracudas | SPHL | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Brisbane Blue Tongues | AIHL | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.31 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Jacksonville Barracudas | SPHL | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 128 | 58 | 53 | 16 | 7618 | 353 | 7 | 2.78 | .914 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 938 | 38 | 0 | 2.43 | .924 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 0 | 5.18 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
