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| Tyler Inamoto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 6, 1999 Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Calgary Wranglers Ontario Reign Greenville Swamp Rabbits Bakersfield Condors Fort Wayne Komets | ||
| NHL draft | 133rd overall, 2017 NHL Draft | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Tyler Inamoto (born May 6, 1999) is a professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League.[1] He was selected 133rd overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
Born in Flemington, New Jersey, of Japanese ancestry, Inamoto moved with his family to Barrington, Illinois, in his early teens and played prep hockey at Shattuck-Saint Mary's School and then Pioneer High School.[3]
Playing career
[edit]The Florida Panthers selected Inamoto in the fifth round, 133rd overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
After completing his collegiate career, Inamoto signed with the Charlotte Checkers, then the American Hockey League affiliate of the Florida Panthers, and also appeared with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Inamoto was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Max Domi and a 6th round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on March 21, 2022. That same day he was traded again to the Carolina Hurricanes for Aidan Hreschuk.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Wisconsin Badgers | NCAA | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Wisconsin Badgers | NCAA | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Wisconsin Badgers | NCAA | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Wisconsin Badgers | NCAA | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Wisconsin Badgers | NCAA | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023-24 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024-25 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Fort Wayne Komets | AHL | 41 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "AHL.com". AHL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ "EliteProspects". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ Hine, Chris. "Barrington’s Tyler Inamoto trying to be trailblazer for Japanese hockey players", Chicago Tribune, June 19, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2026. "Inamoto was born in New Jersey, and his family moved to Barrington about four years ago. He began playing hockey when he was 4 after his father, Barry, who played when he was younger, encouraged him to give it a try. Inamoto went to high school at Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, the hockey factory in Minnesota that produced Jonathan Toews, among several other NHL players, and Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich."
- ↑ "NHL.com". NHL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players from Illinois
- Ice hockey players from New Jersey
- People from Barrington, Illinois
- People from Flemington, New Jersey
- Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) alumni
- Sportspeople from Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Florida Panthers draft picks
- American ice hockey players
- Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players
- Bakersfield Condors players