Tyson Scott Nash (born March 11, 1975) is a Canadian former

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. He announced his retirement on September 11, 2008. He last played for the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan during the 2007–08 season.

Hockey

Nash spent his first five seasons in the NHL with the

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, in his early years, in the role of a pest, specializing in drawing penalties from members of opposing teams. He spent the next two seasons with the

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. He was traded to the

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from the Coyotes for

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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

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where he was part of the team which won three

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s. He is one of only three players to have won three Memorial Cups with the same team ( Ryan Huska and

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are the others). Nash was hired as the

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' TV analyst alongside Matt McConnell following his retirement. Nash came under fire when he applauded the one sided assault of an Anaheim Ducks player with his gloves still on during a 5-0 Coyotes loss on April 1, 2022.

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