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Tyler Donati
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
ECHL Team
F. Teams
Chicago Express
Binghamton Senators
Philadelphia Phantoms
Hartford Wolf Pack
Connecticut Whale
Elmira Jackals
Born (1986-10-17)October 17, 1986,
Oakville, ON, CAN
NHL Draft Undrafted
Pro Career 2006 – present

Tyler Donati (born October 17, 1986 in Oakville, Ontario) is an ice hockey right wing, currently of the Chicago Express of the ECHL. Tyler played with his identical twin brother Justin Donati on the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the OHL, but this was ended when Tyler was traded to the Belleville Bulls. Tyler is the older of the Donati twins by 7 minutes. Neither brother was drafted to the NHL in 2006, but both attended Detroit Red Wings rookie camp.

Playing career[]

On January 8, 2005 Tyler, along with his brother Justin, was acquired from the Oshawa Generals to the Toronto St. Michael's Majors for Cal Clutterbuck. Tyler and his brother both attended the Detroit Red Wings rookie camp as non-draft invitees in August/Sept of 2006 and played well, both producing points regularly throughout the tournament games.

Awards[]

  • 2009–10 CCM U+ ECHL Most Valuable Player
  • 2009–10 Leading Scorer

Personal information[]

Tyler and his brother Justin are actively involved in the "points for Cancer" fund, with money for each point either Donati scores being matched by their respective hockey clubs going to research to finding a cure for ovarian cancer, which their mother Corinne was diagnosed with in 2003. She died in July 2006. The "points for Cancer" fundraising continues in her name.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Burlington Cougars OPJHL 46 19 15 34 4
2003–04 Oshawa Generals OHL 65 20 36 56 25 7 1 2 3 2
2004–05 Oshawa Generals OHL 25 12 14 26 18
2004–05 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 28 9 8 17 12 10 2 5 7 0
2005–06 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 68 36 36 72 50 4 1 2 3 2
2005–06 Motor City Mechanics UHL 4 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Belleville Bulls OHL 66 54 75 129 52 15 6 20 26 4
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 53 6 12 18 26
2007–08 Elmira Jackals ECHL 5 0 3 3 0
2008–09 Elmira Jackals ECHL 15 6 14 20 2
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 4 0 1 1 0
2009–10 HC Thurgau NLB 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Elmira Jackals ECHL 67 38 76 114 52 5 2 5 7 0
ECHL totals 87 44 93 137 54 5 2 5 7 0
AHL totals 57 6 13 19 26

External links[]


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