Tyler Spezia

Bemidji State

Oct 31 (Fri)

7:07 p.m.

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Weight:
171
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Clinton Township, Mich.
Prev School:
Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)

2017-18 (Senior): Served as the alternate captain … appeared in 33 of the Falcons 41 games on the season … tallied 10 goals and six assists for 16 points on the year … went on a three-game scoring streak from Jan. 1 through Jan. 6 in a trio of Bowling Green victories … named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week after notching four points by three goals and one assist at Lake Superior State (Jan. 29) … tallied a two-goal game in the 3-2 win at Lake Superior State (Jan. 27), including the game-winner … also scored the game-winner in a 2-1 win at Alaska Anchorage (Feb. 16) … tallied 76 shots on goal on the year, including a game-high of seven in the 3-1 win over Bemidji State (Dec. 1) … marked 19 blocked shots and 13 penalties for 34 minutes … finished the season plus-3 on the ice, for a career-total of plus-33 in his career.

2016-17 (Junior): Appeared in all 41 games for the Falcons this season … earned second WCHA All-Academic honors … marked eight goals and a team-leading 22 assists for a 30 point season … completed the season on an eight-game point streak; a team-best feat … had six multi-point games of the season, including a team-leading four point night in the 8-3 win victory at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 19) by a goal and three assists … marked a game-high of a plus-4 night in the same game, ultimately completing the season with a plus-13 rating … marked the game-winning goal at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 18), at home against Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 26), and in the 2-0 shutout of Alabama Huntsville at home (Feb. 25) … tallied 20 blocked shots, 99 shots on goal, 0.73 points per game average and 17 penalties for 53 minutes on the year.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned the team’s Bill and Helen Lloyd Most Improved Player award … WCHA All-Academic … Played in 41 games and ranked fourth on the team with 10 goals … Added eight assists for 18 points … Tied for third on the team with a +11 on-ice rating … Had two game-winning goals and a power play score … Blocked 28 shots … Had a six-game point scoring streak to conclude the regular season, posting three goals and four assists during the stretch … Scored a goal in three straight games to begin the month of January … Only multi-point game of the season came with two assists in a 6-2 win over Ferris State on Senior Night … Scored on the power play in a 3-2 win at Michigan Tech Nov. 14 … Blocked a season-high three shots in a single game on three separate occasions.

2014-15 (Freshman): Played in 32 games for the Falcons, finishing with six goals and two assists for eight points … Scored two game-winning goals, including the overtime game-winner against Northern Michigan in game one of the WCHA Tournament First Round … Posted his first multi-goal and multi-point game with two goals against Minnesota State … Scored goals in both games of the Falcons’ WCHA Tournament First Round sweep of Northern Michigan … Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Minnesota State … Blocked 13 shots on the season, picking up two blocks in a game on three separate occasions.

Prior to BGSU: Played at the junior level for three years … Most recently played for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) in 2013-14 … Accumulated 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points in 58 games … Also played for Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) and the Port Huron Fighting Falcons (NAHL) … Attended L’Anse Creuse High School for four years … Served as the team captain for the Lancers under coach Bob Kotowski and Wayne Tollon.

Personal: Full name – Tyler Michael Spezia … Son of Kelly Spezia … His mother (Kelly) played collegiate softball for Oakland University … Has two brothers named Chad and Jeremy … Has two sisters named Alyssa and Madison … Majoring in business administration and holds a 3.640 grade point average through spring of 2015.