Tyler Morley (born December 19, 1991) is a
Canadian professional
ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Grizzlys Wolfsburg are a professional ice hockey club of the German professional ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eisarena in Wolfsburg.
History
Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. Howe ...
in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL). He made his professional debut with the
San Diego Gulls in the
American Hockey League (AHL) after concluding a collegiate career in the
NCAA Division I with the
Alaska Nanooks
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.
Playing career
Morley attended
University of Alaska Fairbanks where he played with the
NCAA Division I hockey
Alaska Nanooks
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. In his
freshman
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Ara ...
year Morley's outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the
2012–13
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CCHA All-Rookie Team, and in his
junior year he was named to the
2014–15 WCHA First All-Star Team.
After spending his first full professional season with the
San Diego Gulls in the
American Hockey League in
2016–17, Morley opted to continue his career abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with
Croatian outfit, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the EBEL on July 24, 2017.
Morley in his debut season in the Finnish Liiga with
SaiPa, made an instant impact in the
2018–19 season, among the club's offensive leaders, he compiled 17 goals and 41 points in 57 games.
On May 20, 2019, Morley opted to continue in Finland, agreeing to a one-year contract with fellow Liiga club,
Tappara.
In preparation for his sixth season abroad in Europe, Morley was signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL, on June 3, 2022.
Career statistics
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
Ice hockey people from British Columbia
KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
Linköping HC players
San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Surrey Eagles players
SaiPa players
Skellefteå AIK players
Sportspeople from Burnaby
Tappara players