Tyler Lovering

Tyler Lovering
Born (1971-07-13) 13 July 1971
Wilcox, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Moose Jaw Warriors
Notre Dame Hounds
Spokane Chiefs
Sydney Bears
UMass Lowell
National team  Australia
Playing career 19872008

Tyler Lovering (born 13 July 1971) is a Canadian Australian retired ice hockey player and current chairman and a commissioner of the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Lovering first played for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League in the 1987-88 season. He played five games for the Warriors, scoring one goal.[1] In 1989 he joined the University of Massachusetts Lowell's ice hockey team to compete in the NCAA Division I Hockey East association.[2] Lovering played two seasons for the University of Massachusetts Lowell before re-signing with the Moose Jaw Warriors for the start of the 1991-92 season.[2] Lovering has also previously played for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.[3] Lovering moved to Australia in 1995 and in 2000 joined the Sydney Bears of the newly formed Australian Ice Hockey League.[3] He competed in every season for the Bears until 2008 after which he retired from ice hockey.[1]

Lovering was first called up to represent Australia in 1998 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 1998 IIHF World Championship Pool D tournament.[1] He continued to compete for Australia at the World Championships, earning consecutive callups from 1998 to 2004.[1] In 2006 Lovering returned to the Australian team to compete in the 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Auckland, New Zealand. Australia finished third while Lovering recorded four assists in his five games.[4] Lovering made his final appearance for Australia in 2008 to compete in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament where he went on to score one goal and record six penalties in minutes in his five games.[5]

Post-playing career

In 2010 Lovering was appointed a commissioner and the chairman of the Australian Ice Hockey League. He is currently serving a term of four years from 2010 to 2013 and is responsible for the leagues strategy, development and media.[3]

Personal life

Lovering was born on 13 July 1971 in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada and moved to Australia in 1995.[1][3] He is the director of Australian Financial Publications, a financial media company.[3]

Career statistics

Tyler Lovering
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
1998 South Africa Pool D
1999 Krugersdorp Pool D
2000 Reykjavik Pool D
2001 Majadahonda Division II A
2004 Jaca Division II A
2006 Auckland Division II B
2008 Newcastle Division II B
Regular season and postseason
Regular season Postseason
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987-88 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 5 1 0 1 0
1989-90 UMass Lowell NCAA Hockey East 6 0 0 0 4
1990-91 UMass Lowell NCAA Hockey East 6 0 2 2 2
1991-92 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 7 0 0 0 0
2004 Sydney Bears AIHL 19 5 6 11 22
2005 Sydney Bears AIHL 13 1 2 3 8
2006 Sydney Bears AIHL 25 6 13 19 56
2007 Sydney Bears AIHL 10 2 4 6 18
2008 Sydney Bears AIHL 0 0 0 0 0
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Australia 1998 IIHF World Championship Pool D 5 3 0 3 2
1999 Australia 1999 IIHF World Championship Pool D 4 2 4 6 4
2000 Australia 2000 IIHF World Championship Pool D 4 1 3 4 6
2001 Australia 2001 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 4 3 7 4
2002 Australia 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 1 2 3 2
2003 Australia 2003 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 2 6 8 6
2004 Australia 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 6 2 6 8 2
2006 Australia 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 0 4 4 2
2008 Australia 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 1 0 1 6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tyler Lovering". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  2. 1 2 "Tyler Lovering". HockeyDB. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Board of Commissioners". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  4. "2006 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  5. "2008 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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