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Biography
Tyson Scott Nash (born March 11, 1975) is a former ice hockey left winger. He announced his retirement on September 11, 2008. He last played for the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan during the 2007–08 season.
Playing career
Nash spent his first five seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, primarily in the role of a pest, specializing in drawing penalties from members of opposing teams. He spent the next two seasons with the Phoenix Coyotes. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Coyotes for Mikael Tellqvist and a 4th round draft pick on November 28, 2006.
On November 22, 2007, he signed with the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan. The Cranes finished the season in second place, behind the Oji Eagles.
He played his junior career with the Kamloops Blazers where he was part of the team which won three Memorial Cups. He is one of only three players to have won three Memorial Cups with the same team (Ryan Huska and Darcy Tucker are the others).
Nash was hired as the Phoenix Coyotes' TV analyst alongside Matt McConnell following his retirement.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 61 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 78 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 65 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 135 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 63 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 70 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 1995–96 | Raleigh Icecaps | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1996–97 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 77 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 74 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 184 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 55 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 143 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 1999–00 | St Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 2000–01 | St Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | St Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | St Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 114 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 54 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Nippon Paper Cranes | ALIH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | ||
| NHL totals | 374 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 673 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 52 | ||||