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2008-09: Appeared in 21 contests, playing the role of checking line center … dished out six assists … set career high with two assists and was plus-1 in a 7-4 win over Connecticut … fired three shots and added an assist in a 5-3 win over American International … recorded assists against Clarkson, Connecticut, and Holy Cross … Tigers were 4-1-0 in games he recorded a point … won 52.3 percent of faceoffs taken (78-for-149) … named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic team.

2007-08: Appeared in 31 games … scored three goals and added eight
assists … had an assist in his first collegiate contest against Colgate … scored his first collegiate goal, an empty-net tally to put away #18 Cornell at the Blue Cross Arena … recorded his first multiple-point performance with a goal and an assist and was plus-2 in a 5-2 win over Bentley … among team leaders with 56 penalty minutes … took 37 shots on goal … had a point in 10 games … won a season-high 14-of-24 faceoffs against Mercyhurst … won 167 of 323 faceoffs (51.7 percent) overall.

Before RIT: Played for the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia
Hockey League (BCHL) in 2006-07 … scored 32 goals and added 40 assists for 72 points to go along with 100 penalty minutes … led Nanaimo to the 2007 BCHL Championship … scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the championship series … scored eight goals and added five assists in 12 playoff games … also played two seasons for the Williams Lake Timberwolves in the BCHL … recorded 173 points in 173 BCHL games over three seasons.

Personal: Business major … attended Kelowna Secondary School …
born Dec. 3, 1986, in Edmonton, Alberta … son of Jim and Trish Mazzei
… has one brother, John, and one sister, Martina … brother John played for Bowling Green from 2004-2008 and recorded 59 points in 134 games … lists Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche and Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite NHL players … favorite NHL team is the Vancouver Canucks … favorite sports moment was scoring the game-winning goal with 30 seconds left to the capture the BCHL Championship … hobbies include wakeboarding, fishing, and camping … enjoys anything barbequed … greatest inspiration are his parents … enjoys playing Air Force because of the great rivalry … favorite movie is The Bourne Ultimatum … would like to be playing professional hockey in Italy in 10 years … favorite music groups are Nickelback and Keith Urban.

Career Highs:
Goals: 1, three times
Assists: 2, Jan. 10, 2009 vs. Connecticut
Points: 2, Jan. 10, 2009 vs. Connecticut
Plus/Minus: plus-2, twice
Shots: 4, twice
Penalty Minutes: 24, Jan. 19, 2008 vs. Sacred Heart

“Tyler has been a good player for us and we are looking forward to him taking a big step forward this season. We expect him to play a more prominent role. He is a hard-nosed player with a good touch around the net.” — Coach Wilson