Taylor Pyatt
| Taylor Pyatt | |||
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Pyatt with the Penguins in 2014.
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| Born |
August 19, 1981 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Genève-Servette HC |
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| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 1999 New York Islanders |
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| Playing career | 1999–2015 | ||
Taylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played most notably in the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major-junior with the Sudbury Wolves.
Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After putting up 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was selected eighth overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. The next season, his third and final with Sudbury, Pyatt scored 89 points in 68 games, earning OHL First All-Star Team honours.
In 2000–01, Pyatt made the final cut out of the Islanders' training camp as the only player with no prior NHL experience. He scored his first NHL goal on November 27, 2000, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After Pyatt's rookie season, in which he netted 18 points in 78 games, the Islanders sent him to the Buffalo Sabres with Tim Connolly for Selke Trophy winner Mike Peca in a draft-day trade.
During the 2004–05 lockout, Pyatt went overseas to play for Hammarby IF of Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan league.
After four seasons with Buffalo, on July 14, 2006, Pyatt was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round draft pick in 2007 (later traded by Buffalo to the Calgary Flames). Pyatt benefitted from playing on the Canucks' top line with twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, leading to career highs in goals and points, with 23 and 37 respectively.
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