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{{Short description|Canadian-Austrian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
|image = 20161213 VIC VSV 5627.jpg
|caption = Cuma with the [[Vienna Capitals]] in 2016
|image_size = 225px
|team = [[HC TWK Innsbruck]]
|league = [[ICE Hockey League|ICEHL]]
|prospect_team =
|prospect_league =
|former_teams = [[Minnesota Wild]]<br/>[[Graz 99ers]]<br/>[[Vienna Capitals]]<br>[[Dornbirn Bulldogs]]
|position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
|shoots = Left
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 2
|weight_lb = 193
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|01|19}}
|birth_place = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough, Ontario]], Canada
|draft = 23rd overall
|draft_year = 2008
|draft_team = [[Minnesota Wild]]
|career_start = 2010
}}
'''Tyler Cuma''' (born January 19, 1990) is an [[Austrian Canadians|Austrian-Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] currently playing for [[HC TWK Innsbruck]] of the [[ICE Hockey League]] (ICEHL). He was drafted by the [[Minnesota Wild]] in the first round, 23rd overall, in the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]] when he was playing for the [[Ottawa 67's]].
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Cuma began his major junior career in the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]] with the [[Ottawa 67's]] in [[2006–07 OHL season|2006–07]]. He was drafted sixth overall in the 2006 OHL Priority Draft.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
He recorded 19 (3 goals, 16 assists) points in his rookie season before improving to 32 (4 goals, 28 assists) points in 59 games in 2007-08. That year, he was named the 67's Top Scholastic Player and played in the OHL All-Star Game.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Cuma's [[2008–09 OHL season|2008–09 season]], his third with the 67's, was cut short after sustaining a knee injury during [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Team Canada]]'s [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Junior]] selection camp in December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cuma suffers World Junior heartbreak for second straight year|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=300824|access-date=December 2, 2009|date=December 2, 2009|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|archive-date=December 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206025117/http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=300824|url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared in just 21 games, scoring nine points. It was thought that he might have made the Minnesota Wild's roster that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/nhl/senators-extra/cowen-myers-not-alone-in-struggles|title=Cowen, Myers not alone in struggles|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=December 9, 2013|accessdate=December 23, 2017}}</ref>
Cuma's last year in the OHL was the 2009-10 season, where he got 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 52 games.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
===Professional===
Cuma's first [[American Hockey League|AHL]] season was in [[2010-11 AHL season|2010–11]], when he played for the Houston Aeros. That year, he played 31 games, getting 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) before suffering a knee injury in February.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
In the [[2011-12 NHL season|2011–12]] season, Cuma played 73 games, getting 9 assists for the Houston Aeros. Cuma made his NHL debut in April, playing for the Minnesota Wild in a game against the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], getting 2 PIM in 11 minutes on ice.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
In [[2012-13 AHL season|2012–13]], Cuma spent the entire season with the Houston Aeros, playing in 42 games, getting 12 points (1 goal, 11 assists). He suffered a foot injury which caused him to miss a month.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
As a free agent from the Wild, Cuma belatedly signed a trial contract into the [[2014–15 Austrian Hockey League season|2014–15]] season with Austrian club, the [[Graz 99ers]] of the EBEL on September 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.erstebankliga.at/de/news/detail/2014/09/30/99ers_holen_austro-kanadier_zum_tryout|title=99ers pick Canadian for try-out|publisher=[[Austrian Hockey League]]|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014|language=de|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006171322/http://www.erstebankliga.at/de/news/detail/2014/09/30/99ers_holen_austro-kanadier_zum_tryout|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cuma opted to remain in the EBEL the following season, although leaving Graz as a free agent to sign with rivals, the [[Vienna Capitals]] on October 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vienna-capitals.at/newsdetails/items/tyler-cuma-wird-ein-cap-das-team-reist-nach-litvinov.html|title=Tyler Cuma is a Cap|website=[[Vienna Capitals]]|date=October 5, 2015|accessdate=December 23, 2017|language=de}}</ref>
After sitting out the [[2018-19 Austrian Hockey League season|2018–19]] season, Cuma returned to the professional ranks, using his Austrian citizenship in obtaining a one-year non import contract with [[HC TWK Innsbruck]] of the EBEL on May 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hcinnsbruck.at/de-DE/news-detail?titel=Tyler%20Cuma%20ein%20Hai!&news-id=269| title = Tyler Cuma a Shark! | website = [[HC TWK Innsbruck]] | date=May 13, 2019| accessdate=May 13, 2019 | language=de}}</ref>
Having another season long hiatus, Cuma extended his professional career for the 2021–22 season, returning to the ICEHL with the Dornbirn Bulldogs on July 10, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bulldogs.hockey/heimkehrderfans/ | title = Countdown started | publisher= [[Dornbirn Bulldogs]] | date = July 10, 2021 | accessdate = July 10, 2021 | language = German}}</ref>
==International play==
Cuma has represented [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]] the [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships]].
==Style of play==
Cuma is a two-way defenseman, who has a slightly offensive bent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/tyler_cuma/|title=Tyler Cuma player profile|website=hockeysfuture.com|date=March 4, 2012|accessdate=December 23, 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
|[[2006–07 OHL season|2006–07]]||[[Ottawa 67's]]||[[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]||63||3||16||19||55||5||0||2||2||6
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2007–08 OHL season|2007–08]]||Ottawa 67's||OHL||59||4||28||32||69||4||1||1||2||2
|-
|[[2008–09 OHL season|2008–09]]||Ottawa 67's||OHL||21||1||8||9||27||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2009–10 OHL season|2009–10]]||Ottawa 67's||OHL||52||5||17||22||73||12||0||5||5||20
|-
| [[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]]||[[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|Houston Aeros]]||[[American Hockey League|AHL]]||31||1||3||4||15||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]]||Houston Aeros||AHL||73||0||9||9||48||2||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]||[[Minnesota Wild]]||[[National Hockey League|NHL]]|||1||0||0||0||2||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13]]||Houston Aeros||AHL||42||1||11||12||14||1||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2013–14 AHL season|2013–14]]||[[Iowa Wild]]||AHL|||55||0||8||8||47||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2014–15 Austrian Hockey League season|2014–15]]||[[Graz 99ers]]||[[Austrian Hockey League|EBEL]]|||31||1||7||8||35||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|[[2015–16 Austrian Hockey League season|2015–16]]||[[Vienna Capitals]]||EBEL|||35||0||2||2||10||4||1||0||1||2
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season|2016–17]]||Vienna Capitals||EBEL||41||3||8||11||28||12||0||4||4||6
|-
|[[2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season|2017–18]]||Vienna Capitals||EBEL||48||1||13||14||36||11||0||1||1||18
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2019–20 Austrian Hockey League season|2019–20]]||[[HC TWK Innsbruck]]||EBEL||37||1||4||5||36||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|[[2021–22 ICE Hockey League season|2021–22]]||[[Dornbirn Bulldogs]]||[[ICE Hockey League|ICEHL]]||37||0||7||7||24||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
!1
!0
!0
!0
!2
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3"|ICEHL totals
! 229
! 6
! 41
! 47
! 169
! 27
! 1
! 5
! 6
! 26
|}
===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2007]]
| [[Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Hlinka Gretzky Cup|IH18]]
| 4th
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008]]
| Canada
| [[IIHF World U18 Championships|U18]]
| {{gold1}}
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
! 11
! 3
! 3
! 6
! 8
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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