In his year of eligibility, right wing graduate student Tyler Welsh(44) chose to attend Long Island University Lakers after completing four years at Yale University Bulldogs with a drop season due to COVID.
He made a good choice, because he came away tying his career high 23 points, while managing a career best 16 assists in only 25 NCAA games.
The 5’10” 174 lbs. forward was a point-per-game guy in his 2nd year of BCHL for Victoria Grizzlies, where he first committed to school.
It will be interesting to watch what the 25-year old, Whistler, BC native will do next.
Newfoundland Growlers sign him for the remainder of 2021/2022 and he’s already appeared in one absolute 9-4 ECHL drubbing, so hopefully has that kind of game worked out of his system for a bit.
He would end up with 1 goal and 2 assists in 9 games with a +4 rating, so obviously fortunes changed.
For his official rookie season, he decides to leave for Ligue Magnus, signing for 2022/2023 with Scorpions Mulhouse.
He takes essentially point-per-game numbers (36 points, 12-24 in 36 games) in France to a new adventure, agreeing to 1-year with Nottingham Panthers, which will likely see him to just as good in the EIHL.
After just one season in England, he’s heading back to France, but signs with rivals, Les Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise for 2024/2025.
He scores close to point-per-game totals, but once again next inks with rivals Spartiates de Marseilles for 2025/2026.
