Student-Athletes
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T.J. Tynan
Center • Junior 5-8 • 165 • Shoots: Right Orland Park, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) Major: Marketing Third-Round Draft Choice Columbus Blue Jackets (2011) Two-time letter winner for the Irish … continues to be one of the most talented offensive players in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the nation … dynamic, playmaking center who is the ultimate competitor … makes great decisions with the puck … talented player who makes up for his size with skill and determination … has tremendous on-ice vision … finds the open man and makes plays … makes his teammates better … strong passer who can also finish … has a good, accurate wrist shot … has to keep his composure on the ice as teams work to shut him down … led the Irish in scoring for the second consecutive year, scoring 13 goals with 28 assists for 41 points in 39 games ... tied for the CCHA scoring title with Michigan State’s Torey Krug (29 points) with nine goals and 20 assists in 28 league games … first Notre Dame player to win or share the CCHA scoring title in 22 seasons in the conference … first Irish player since Eddie Bumbacco ‘74 to win a conference
CAREER vs. CCHA Team Alaska Bowling Green Ferris State Lake Superior Miami Michigan Michigan State Northern Michigan Ohio State Western Michigan Totals
GP G A Pts 6 3 5 8 8 4 9 13 6 1 2 3 7 4 2 6 7 3 6 9 7 2 4 6 4 3 1 4 6 3 4 7 6 2 6 8 8 1 5 6 65 26 44 70
scoring title as Bumbacco won the WCHA scoring championship in 1972-73 … selected first team all-CCHA, won Notre Dame Monogram Club most valuable player and offensive player of the year honors … just the fourth Irish player to receive first team all-CCHA honors and first since Ian Cole in 2009 … first Irish player to be named all-CCHA twice as he was a second team selection in 2011 … played for the United States in the 2012 World Junior Championships where he had a goal and three assists … for his career has played in 83 games with 36 goals and 59 assists for 95 points … selected as the Hockey Commissioner’s Association (HCA) Division I rookie of the year in 2010-11 … was the CCHA rookie of the year and shared Notre Dame’s rookie of the year award with Anders Lee … was selected to the CCHA all-rookie team and was a second team all-CCHA selection … named the Notre Dame Monogram Club’s team most valuable player and the team’s offensive player of the year .... following his freshman year was selected in the third round, 66th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft … joined the Irish lineup after one season with the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers … planned on returning to Des Moines in ‘10-’11 but was asked to join the Irish after Kyle Palmieri signed with Anaheim … joined the Irish on August 18, 2010 along with defenseman Kevin
Lind … one of 17 Notre Dame players with ties to the USHL … one of six Illinois natives on the Irish roster along with senior Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge) fellow junior Kevin Lind (Homer Glen), sophomore Robbie Russo (Westmont) and freshmen Thomas DiPauli (Woodridge) and Sam Herr (Hinsdale) … signed in the early-signing period (Nov. of ‘09) along with forwards Jeff Costello, David Gerths, Anders Lee, Garrett Peterson and Bryan Rust plus defensemen Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi. AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 39 of teams’ 40 games, missing just one while playing in World Junior Championships … led the Irish in scoring for second consecutive year, scoring 13 goals with 28 assists for 51 points … scored five power-play
2011-12 vs. CCHA Team Alaska Bowling Green Ferris State Lake Superior Miami Michigan Michigan State Northern Michigan Ohio State Western Michigan Totals
GP G A Pts 4 3 5 8 4 1 4 5 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 5 6 4 1 2 3 32 9 21 30
Tynan’s Career Statistics Year GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/23 31 54 104 .221 18/36 5 2 2 +20 2010-11 44 2011-12 39 13 28 41 67 .194 19/38 5 2 1 -6 Totals 83 36 59 95 171 .211 37/74 10 4 3 +14
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