Tyrell, Dana

By Jeremy Houghtaling

At the end of training camp, Dana Tyrell was given the unfortunate news.

Despite more than 100 National Hockey League games to his credit, there was no room for Tyrell on the Tampa Bay Lightning roster. The speedy winger cleared waivers and was sent to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch for the third time in two years.

"It definitely doesn't feel good to be put on waivers, but that's a part of the business and a part of the game," Tyrell said. "I've been through it before, so I knew what to expect this year. It's nothing I'd want to go through again."

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forwards Dana Tyrell and Brett Connolly from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Additionally the team has reassigned forwards Mike Angelidis and Ondrej Palat, along with defenseman Andrej Sustr and goaltender Cedrick Desjardins to the Crunch.

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forward Mike Angelidis from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Additionally, the Lightning have reassigned forward Dana Tyrell to the Crunch.

Angelidis, 27, has skated in 64 games with the Crunch this season, recording 10 goals and 21 points to go along with 142 penalty minutes. He ranks second on the team behind Radko Gudas in penalty minutes. The current Crunch captain also ranks tied for first on the Crunch with two shorthanded goals.

Last season, Angelidis scored his first career NHL goal in his NHL debut on January 24 against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The 6-foot-1, 212-pound forward skated in six games with the Lightning last season and collected a goal and five penalty minutes.

Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 2 @ Zvolen 4

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season totals: 4 GP, 0-3-3, +4, 2 PIM

After falling behind 2-0 in the second period after a miscue by locked-out Minnesota Wild defenseman Clayton Stoner, Banska Bystrica battled back to get within a goal in the third but ultimately came up short against the league's best team, which scored an empty-netter with three seconds remaining, on Sunday. Tyrell played, and was again held scoreless, in his second-consecutive game since returning from injury. Banska Bystrica (14-16-4-2, 52 PTS) now return home for a match against Poprad (13-16-3-3, 48 PTS) on Friday.

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Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 3 vs. Kosice 4 (OT)

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-3-3, +4, 2 PIM

Banska Bystrica fell behind twice Friday night but battled back to secure a point through a regulation tie before falling to Kosice in a shootout Friday night. After sitting three games due to a sore groin, Tyrell was back in the lineup. Banska Bystrica (14-15-4-2, 52 PTS) continues its road trip on Sunday against Zvolen (24-5-3-2, 80 PTS), which presently has the league-best record.

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Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 1 vs. Skalica 5

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 0 PIM

Skalica moved within a win of Dana Tyrell's Slovak club, Banska Bystrica, after thumping the visiting squad on Friday night. Tyrell, still nursing a sore groin, missed his third-straight game. Banska Bystrica (14-15-4-1, 51 PTS) now has a week off before continuing its road trip next Friday against Kosice (18-11-2-2, 60 PTS) on Friday.

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Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 3 vs. Martin 1

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 0 PIM

Dana Tyrell was held out of the lineup for the second-straight game as he's nursing a sore groin, which is understandable since his first two games with his European club were his first since undergoing knee surgery in January. Banska Bystrica 14-14-4-1, 51 PTS) will next hit the road to face Skalica (13-14-2-2, 45 PTS) on Friday.

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Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 3 @ Nitra 5

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 0 PIM

Nitra built up a 4-0 lead through the first two periods which held up in the final frame despite a furious three-goal rally by visiting Banska Bystrica. Dana Tyrell, who provided an offensive spark in his first two games with his new Slovakian club, was inactive Sunday. There is no word yet whether he was a healthy scratch or out due to injury. Banska Bystrica (13-14-4-1, 48 PTS) will have a couple days to rest up before hosting Martin (9-16-4-2, 37 PTS) on Wednesday.

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Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 2 vs. Nitra 1

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, 0-2-2, +2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 0 PIM

Banska Bystrica won its second match of the weekend, fending off league powerhouse Nitra on Sunday by a narrow margin. Dana Tyrell had helpers on both goals for the home team, the first coming on the power play after a failed pass attempt that Clayton Stoner gathered and fired on net, generating a rebound that banked in after being in front from the left side of the net. The other Tyrell gained by chipping the puck to a teammate steaming through center ice, springing a successful 2-on-1. Banska Bystrica (13-13-4-1, 48 PTS) and Nitra (15-9-5-2, 57 PTS) will spend this week at rest before squaring off again on Sunday.

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Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Banska Bystrica 3 vs. Zilina 1

Dana Tyrell, Banska Bystrica, 0-1-1, +3, 0 PIM
Season totals: 1 GP, 0-1-1, +3, 0 PIM

Dana Tyrell had an assist in his debut appearance with Banska Bystrica, which gradually worked its way to a 3-0 lead in the third period that held up against Zilina, which only broke the shutout in the final minute of regulation. Tyrell was on the ice for all of his team's goals and, though he wasn't credited on the statsheet, was even a factor in the home squad's second goal as he parked out front of the opposing net and provided a timely screen as teammate Clayton Stoner unleashed a blast from above the circles. Banska Bystrica (12-13-4-1, 45 PTS), which boasts NHLers Tanner Glass, Michal Handzus and Stoner in addition to Tyrell, next faces Nitra (15-8-5-2, 57 PTS), currently the second-place team in the league standings, at home on Sunday.

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