Tyler Mosienko (born March 21, 1984) is a

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professional

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player who is currently an

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. He most recently played for the Iowa Heartlanders in the

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. He is the grandson of Hockey Hall of Famer

Bill Mosienko William Mosienko (November 2, 1921 – July 9, 1994) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1942 to 1955. He is best noted for recording the fa ...

Playing career

On July 25, 2014, he joined the

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of the

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on a one-year contract after helping the Alaska Aces claim their third

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championship. He remained until November 2016 when he left to join the

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of the

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. After spending time with the Saale Bulls Halle of the Oberliga in Germany, Mosienko decided to return for his 16th professional season after a years hiatus and signed with inaugural ECHL club, Iowa Heartlanders, on October 23, 2021.

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* 1984 births Living people Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey centres Dauphins d'Épinal players EfB Ishockey players Esbjerg Energy players Frederikshavn White Hawks players Greenville Grrrowl players Iowa Heartlanders players Kelowna Rockets players Las Vegas Wranglers players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Nippon Paper Cranes players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Saale Bulls Halle players San Antonio Rampage players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Sheffield Steelers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{canada-icehockey-centre-1980s-stub