Tyler Cuma

Tyler Cuma (born January 19, 1990) is a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC TWK Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the first round, 23rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft when he was playing for the Ottawa 67's.

Tyler Cuma
Born (1990-01-19) January 19, 1990
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams		 HC TWK Innsbruck
Minnesota Wild
Graz 99ers
Vienna Capitals
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 2008
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Junior

Cuma began his major junior career in the OHL with the Ottawa 67's in 2006–07. He was drafted sixth overall in the 2006 OHL Priority Draft.

He recorded 19 (3 goals, 16 assists) points in his rookie season before improving to 32 (4 goals, 28 assists) points in 59 games in 2007-08. That year, he was named the 67's Top Scholastic Player and played in the OHL All-Star Game.

Cuma's 2008–09 season, his third with the 67's, was cut short after sustaining a knee injury during Team Canada's 2009 World Junior selection camp in December 2008.[1] He appeared in just 21 games, scoring nine points. It was thought that he might have made the Minnesota Wild's roster that year.[2]

Cuma's last year in the OHL was the 2009-10 season, where he got 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 52 games.

Professional

Cuma's first AHL season was in 2010–11, when he played for the Houston Aeros. That year, he played 31 games, getting 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) before suffering a knee injury in February.

In the 2011–12 season, Cuma played 73 games, getting 9 assists for the Houston Aeros. Cuma made his NHL debut in April, playing for the Minnesota Wild in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, getting 2 PIM in 11 minutes on ice.

In 2012–13, Cuma spent the entire season with the Houston Aeros, playing in 42 games, getting 12 points (1 goal, 11 assists). He suffered a foot injury which caused him to miss a month.

As a free agent from the Wild, Cuma belatedly signed a trial contract into the 2014–15 season with Austrian club, the Graz 99ers of the EBEL on September 30, 2014.[3] Cuma opted to remain in the EBEL the following season, although leaving Graz as a free agent to sign with rivals, the Vienna Capitals on October 5, 2015.[4]

After sitting out the 2018–19 season, Cuma returned to the professional ranks, using his Austrian citizenship in obtaining a one-year non import contract with HC TWK Innsbruck of the EBEL on May 13, 2019.[5]

International play

Cuma has represented Canada the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Style of play

Cuma is a two-way defenseman, who has a slightly offensive bent.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07Ottawa 67'sOHL63316195550226
2007–08Ottawa 67'sOHL59428326941122
2008–09Ottawa 67'sOHL2118927—————
2009–10Ottawa 67'sOHL5251722731205520
2010–11Houston AerosAHL3113415—————
2011–12Houston AerosAHL730994820000
2011–12Minnesota WildNHL10002—————
2012–13Houston AerosAHL42111121410000
2013–14Iowa WildAHL5508847—————
2014–15Graz 99ersEBEL3117835—————
2015–16Vienna CapitalsEBEL350221041012
2016–17Vienna CapitalsEBEL41381128120446
2017–18Vienna CapitalsEBEL4811314361101118
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Canada WJC18 7 2 3 5 6
Junior totals 7 2 3 5 6
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References
  1. "Cuma suffers World Junior heartbreak for second straight year". The Sports Network. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  2. "Cowen, Myers not alone in struggles". Ottawa Citizen. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. "99ers pick Canadian for try-out" (in German). Austrian Hockey League. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. "Tyler Cuma is a Cap". Vienna Capitals (in German). October 5, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. "Tyler Cuma a Shark!". HC TWK Innsbruck (in German). 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  6. "Tyler Cuma player profile". hockeysfuture.com. March 4, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Colton Gillies		 Minnesota Wild first round draft pick
2008		 Succeeded by
Nick Leddy
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