# Tyler Myers
**Tyler Myers** is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman for the [Dallas Stars](https://www.edgepedia.org/dallas-stars) of the [National Hockey League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-hockey-league) (NHL), a 6-foot-8, 229-pound right-shot blueliner who won the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie with the [Buffalo Sabres](https://www.edgepedia.org/buffalo-sabres) in 2009-10 and has played more than 1,100 regular-season games for Buffalo, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Dallas.[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) • [2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Calgary, he became the first player born in Texas to appear in a regular-season game in Stars franchise history when he debuted for Dallas after a March 2026 trade from Vancouver.[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) • [3](https://canespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/clips022626.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Houston, Texas; grew up in Calgary; age 36 as of the 2026-27 season[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) • [3](https://canespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/clips022626.pdf) |
| Draft | Buffalo Sabres, first round, 12th overall, 2008 NHL Draft[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) |
| Rookie honor | Calder Trophy as NHL top rookie, 2009-10, with Buffalo[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) |
| Career totals | 403 points (100 goals, 303 assists) in 1,123 regular-season games through the March 2026 trade; 16 points in 61 playoff games[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) |
| Vancouver tenure | 138 points (26 goals, 112 assists) in 488 games over seven seasons, 2019-20 through 2025-26[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) |
| Trade to Dallas | March 4, 2026, for a 2027 second-round pick and 2029 fourth-round pick, with Vancouver retaining 50 percent of his $3 million cap hit[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) |
| Contract | Three-year, $9 million deal ($3 million AAV) signed with Vancouver on June 27, 2024; carried a no-move clause[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) |
## Early life and junior career
Myers was born in Houston, Texas, and moved to Canada as a child, growing up in Calgary and later making Kelowna, British Columbia, his home.[3](https://canespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/clips022626.pdf) When he was 10 years old, with his mother Tonja Stelly caring for his newborn half-brother Quentin, he asked to move to Canada with his father and stepmother to play hockey at a more elite level; the arrangement was meant to last one year, but he stayed.[4](https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/the-real-mvps-inside-the-canucks-moms-trip-with-tonja-stelly) He played junior hockey alongside [Jamie Benn](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamie-benn), who later became captain of the Stars.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks)
The Buffalo Sabres selected him in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2008 NHL Draft.[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426)
## NHL career
**Buffalo and Winnipeg.** Myers jumped directly from junior hockey to the NHL in 2009-10 and won the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie with the Sabres.[5](https://hockeycomparables.com/2024/06/06/projecting-tyler-myers-next-contract/) • [2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) He was later traded by Buffalo to the [Winnipeg Jets](https://www.edgepedia.org/winnipeg-jets) in 2015, in a deal that sent [Evander Kane](https://www.edgepedia.org/evander-kane) to Buffalo, and was a regular on the blue line in Winnipeg before signing with Vancouver as an unrestricted free agent in 2019.[6](https://www.si.com/nhl/2015/02/12/whos-better-tyler-myers-zach-bogosian-advanced-stats-comparison) • [10](https://theahl.com/news/jets-sabres-make-trade)
**Vancouver.** Myers signed with the Canucks before the 2019-20 season on a five-year contract worth an average annual value of $6 million, and spent seven seasons with the club, recording 138 points (26 goals, 112 assists) in 488 games.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) On June 27, 2024, he signed a three-year, $9 million contract ($3 million AAV) that included a no-move clause.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) In 2025-26, on a last-place Vancouver team, he recorded eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 57 games while averaging 20:13 of ice time, ranking fourth on the team in time on ice per game and third in shorthanded ice time (2:45 per game).[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426)
**Dallas.** On March 4, 2026, Stars general manager Jim Nill acquired Myers from Vancouver for Dallas' own second-round pick in 2027 and fourth-round pick in 2029, with the Canucks retaining 50 percent of his salary for the duration of the contract, cutting his cap hit in Dallas to $1.5 million.[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) Because his no-move clause limited where Vancouver could trade him, Myers waived it to approve the move.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks) • [3](https://canespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/clips022626.pdf) He became the first player in Stars franchise history born in Texas to appear in a regular-season game.[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) In 16 games with Dallas to close the 2025-26 season he recorded three assists and was plus-2 while averaging 17:02 of ice time, and he led the team in blocked shots per 60 minutes.[7](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/2026-27-player-profile-tyler-myers-081726) In the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs he played five games with no points and a minus-5 rating in 19:41 per game, and was a healthy scratch for Game 6 against Minnesota after the Wild's forecheck targeted him.[7](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/2026-27-player-profile-tyler-myers-081726)
Through the end of that season his career totals stood at 406 points and a 21:39 average time on ice in 1,139 regular-season games.[7](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/2026-27-player-profile-tyler-myers-081726) At the time of the trade he ranked seventh among active defensemen in games played (1,123) and tied for 27th in points (403).[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426)
## Playing style and evaluation
Myers' defining physical trait is his size: at 6 feet 8 inches and 229 pounds he is an unusually large defenseman with long reach, and he is right-handed, which gives a blue line added flexibility.[1](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426) • [7](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/2026-27-player-profile-tyler-myers-081726) His game has been described as offense-oriented at his peak, producing points at even strength through dangerous shots and passes, while his defensive play has drawn sustained criticism from analysts; statistical models during his Winnipeg years rated him as a second-pairing or third-pairing defender whose value lay in scoring and puck movement rather than defense.[8](https://jetsnation.ca/news/pilots-logbook-tyler-myers-2016-2017)
In Dallas the Stars valued him as an experienced depth defenseman at a reduced $1.5 million cap hit, with the club's own profile noting that salary-cap restrictions were a reason he occupied a roster spot and that his experience, penalty-kill potential, and simple right-shot game were his main assets at age 36.[7](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/2026-27-player-profile-tyler-myers-081726) Canucks coach [Adam Foote](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-foote), at the time of the trade, called him "a great leader, great human" and "a true professional every day."[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks)
## Personal life
Myers is the half-brother of [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.edgepedia.org/philadelphia-76ers) guard [Quentin Grimes](https://www.edgepedia.org/quentin-grimes); their mother, Tonja Stelly, has described them as the only NHL-NBA brother tandem.[4](https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/the-real-mvps-inside-the-canucks-moms-trip-with-tonja-stelly) He has cited family ties in Texas as one reason Dallas was a preferred destination when he waived his no-move clause in 2026.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks)
## References
1. [Dallas Stars acquire defenseman Tyler Myers from Vancouver Canucks, DallasStars.com (March 4, 2026)](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-tyler-myers-from-vancouver-canucks-030426)
2. [Myers traded to Stars by Canucks for draft picks, NHL.com (March 5, 2026)](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-myers-traded-to-dallas-stars-by-vancouver-canucks)
3. [Canes PR news clippings, February 26, 2026](https://canespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/clips022626.pdf)
4. [The Real MVPs: Inside the Canucks' Moms Trip with Tonja Stelly, Vancouver Canucks (February 3, 2026)](https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/the-real-mvps-inside-the-canucks-moms-trip-with-tonja-stelly)
5. [projecting tyler myers’ next contract – hockey comparables](https://hockeycomparables.com/2024/06/06/projecting-tyler-myers-next-contract/)
6. [Eye Test: Who's better, Tyler Myers or Zach Bogosian?, Sports Illustrated (February 12, 2015)](https://www.si.com/nhl/2015/02/12/whos-better-tyler-myers-zach-bogosian-advanced-stats-comparison)
7. [2026-27 Player Profile: Tyler Myers, DallasStars.com (August 17, 2026)](https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/2026-27-player-profile-tyler-myers-081726)
8. [Pilot's Logbook: Tyler Myers, JetsNation (May 19, 2017)](https://jetsnation.ca/news/pilots-logbook-tyler-myers-2016-2017)
9. [Top 10 Overpaid Defensemen in the NHL in 2022-23, The Hockey Writers](https://thehockeywriters.com/top-10-overpaid-nhl-defensemen-2022-23/)
10. [Jets Sabres Make Trade, theahl.com](https://theahl.com/news/jets-sabres-make-trade)
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