Tyler Lewington

Tyler Lewington (born December 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was drafted 204th overall, in the seventh round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Capitals.

Tyler Lewington
Born (1994-12-05) December 5, 1994
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 204th overall, 2013
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

Lewington played four seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) prior to joining the Capitals' organization. Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Lewington was ranked 66th overall for North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[2] While playing with the Tigers, he was drafted 204th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[3] Lewington was named captain of the Tigers for the 2014–15 season[4] and was awarded the team's leadership award.[5]

On March 4, 2015, Lewington signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Washington.[6] Although Lewington had the opportunity to join the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears after the Tigers were eliminated from the WHL playoffs, Lewington needed surgery to repair a shoulder injury.[7] Although Lewington was healed by the time the Capitals 2015 training camp came around, he was assigned to the Hershey Bears to begin the season.[8] Lewington made the Bears opening night roster but before he had a chance to play a game, he was reassigned to their ECHL team on October 15.[9] Lewington spent the season splitting his time playing with the Hershey Bears and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. The following two seasons Lewington was a steady presence in the AHL, playing in 201 games before making his NHL debut.

Lewington played in 71 games for the Bears during the 2017–18 season. While he played in 71 games, Lewington was suspended twice in March,[10][11] and once in April.[12] Lewington was re-signed by the Capitals on May 18, 2018 to a two-year, two-way contract.[13]

Lewington attended the Capitals training camp prior to the 2018–19 season. On September 26 he was placed on waivers with the intention of reassigned him to Hershey.[14] After playing in 26 games, Lewington was recalled to the NHL on December 15.[15] On December 22, 2018, he made his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators.[16] A week later in another game against the Senators, Lewington completed a Gordie Howe hat trick, recording his first NHL goal, assist, and fight in the process.[17] In the same game, fellow rookie defenseman Madison Bowey also scored his first NHL goal, making the two players the first defensemen in Capitals history to score their first NHL goals in the same game.[17] The following day Lewington was returned to Hershey.[18]

Personal life

Lewington was born to Linda and Marshall and grew up in Edmonton with his sister Amanda.[16]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12Medicine Hat TigersWHL 4403346 80112
2012–13Medicine Hat TigersWHL 6922426131 810114
2013–14Medicine Hat TigersWHL 6873138121 1803326
2014–15Medicine Hat TigersWHL 6993645113 911210
2015–16Hershey BearsAHL 3233689 2141519
2015–16South Carolina StingraysECHL 1415620 —————
2016–17Hershey BearsAHL 7241317142 1213417
2017–18Hershey BearsAHL 712911149 —————
2018–19Hershey BearsAHL 6531215121 800020
2018–19Washington CapitalsNHL 21127 —————
2019–20Washington CapitalsNHL 600017
2019–20Hershey BearsAHL 43491376 —————
NHL totals 811224 —————

References
  1. "Tyler Lewington at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. "CSS Final 2013 North American Skater Rankings". NHL.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. "TYLER LEWINGTON SELECTED IN NHL ENTRY DRAFT". tigershockey.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. "TYLER LEWINGTON INKS ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT". tigershockey.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  5. "TIGERS OFFICIALLY WRAP SEASON UP WITH AWARDS BANQUET". tigershockey.com. April 22, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  6. "Capitals Sign Tyler Lewington". www.nhl.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. Leone, Tim (July 8, 2015). "With surgically repaired shoulder mending, Tyler Lewington is a spectator at Washington Capitals development camp". pennlive.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  8. Prewitt, Alex (September 28, 2015). "Capitals cut five rookies from training camp, send them to Hershey". Washington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  9. "LEWINGTON CALLED UP TO AHL". tigershockey.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  10. "AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION". theahl.com. March 18, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  11. "AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION". theahl.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  12. "AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION". theahl.com. April 10, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  13. "Capitals Re-sign Tyler Lewington". www.nhl.com. May 18, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  14. Regan, J.J. (September 26, 2018). "Interesting roster battles for the Caps revealed in latest round of cuts". nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  15. "Capitals Recall Lewington". NHL.com. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  16. Taryn Bray (December 22, 2018). "Lewington's Family Makes the Trip for NHL Debut". NHL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  17. "Washington Capitals hold on to beat slumping Ottawa Senators". sportsnet.ca. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  18. "Capitals Re-assign Lewington". NHL.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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