Ken Tyler

Ken Tyler (born June 8, 1951) is a Canadian retired ice hockey coach. Tyler spent much of his career coaching the Austrian men's national team in international competitions, including the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Ken Tyler
Born	(1951-06-08) June 8, 1951 (age 72) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coached for	Austria McGill University

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Tyler played college hockey at McMaster University, a season of pro with the Broome Dusters and a season of senior hockey with the Cambridge Hornets. Tyler spent nine seasons coaching at McGill University, finishing with a record of 130 wins, 200 losses and 27 ties.^[1] During his time at McGill, Tyler heavily recruited Mike Babcock, who would go on to become the first coach to become a member of the Triple Gold Club.^[2]

Tyler started his tenure as the head coach of Austria's men's national hockey team at the 1992 IIHF Group B World Championship, which was held in Austria. The team went undefeated and finished first in Group B play, which made them eligible for promotion to the A pool for the following year's tournament.^[3] Tyler remained Austria's head coach until after the 1996 IIHF World Championship. At this tournament, Austria finished in 12th place and was relegated to the B Pool for the 1997 tournament. His coaching career with Austria also included their appearance at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where they finished in 12th place.^[4]

References

1. . Friends of McGill Redmen Hockey. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
2. Lampert, Steven; Nardi, Christopher (January 30, 2012). "Defining Mike Babcock". The McGill Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
3. . Society for International Hockey Research. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
4. Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Guide and Record Book 2014. Toronto: Fenn/McClelland Stewart. pp. 47–48.