Wednesday, March 2, 2011

New goalie: Tyler Sims


And the changes to the Grizzlies line up continue. This time it didn't involve trading (giving) away players on the roster. Today the Grizzlies signed goaltender Tyler Sims. Here is the press release (short) taken straight from the Grizzlies site:

Utah Grizzlies Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Colley announced today that the team has signed goaltender Tyler Sims.

Sims has appeared in the ECHL with Las Vegas, Bakersfield, Reading and Elmira and totaled a 2.84 goal-against-average and a .901 save percentage. This year he has backed up with Lake Erie of the AHL and played with Tulsa of the CHL. He played four years of college hockey at Providence College.


Here's a little dish on Tyler from his college days: he was born in West Berlin, Germany, and in college he became the first Friar goalie to record consecutive shutouts in back-to-back games. Does his last name sound familiar? His father, Al, spent 10 years in the NHL and was a former head coach for the San Jose Sharks. You've probably heard of them.

Guess what? Tyler fights, or did, at least once, and grabbed some serious penalty minutes in the process. How many? 27. From what dirt I can find, Tyler took offense to a hit on the team captain and started whomping on a player from the other team. That team's goaltender, Andrew Penner (no relation to Dustin, I looked) came down the ice to fight Tyler. Ah, you have to love goaltender fights. Both were ejected from the game. Want some video? Here you go. The best part? You'll know when you see it.

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