Dave Tyler
Encyclopedia
Dave Tyler is an American attorney
, who was elected Director Emeritus in 2007 after serving 32 years USA Hockey
's Board of Directors. He served the last 25 of them as the Vice President. He also served 12 years as the President of the United States Hockey League
from 1982 to 1994.
since moving to Waterloo, Iowa
and started working with the Waterloo Black Hawks. He was elected to the USA Hockey board of directors in 1975, along with current President Ron DeGregorio
. He also served as the organization's secretary for a time. He held those positions until 2007, when he decided to not seek re-election.
He has represented the US at numerous international events, including the Winter Olympics. He was part of the 1980 Olympic
delegation at Lake Placid
, and escorted the Japanese team into the Olympic Village
. Tyler led the US national junior team to their first ever gold medal in the Viking Cup
in 2000, along with longtime friend Joe Benedetto.
He also has an award named after him, the Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award
, which is presented annually to the most outstanding American-born player in junior hockey.
Tyler is included as a featured person in the 2010 publication “American Ice Hockey Administrators” ISBN 1158330243
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, who was elected Director Emeritus in 2007 after serving 32 years USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
's Board of Directors. He served the last 25 of them as the Vice President. He also served 12 years as the President of the United States Hockey League
United States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
from 1982 to 1994.
Career
Tyler has been involved with ice hockeyIce hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
since moving to Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
and started working with the Waterloo Black Hawks. He was elected to the USA Hockey board of directors in 1975, along with current President Ron DeGregorio
Ron DeGregorio
Ron DeGregorio is the current president of USA Hockey. He was elected the organization's fourth president since 1937 in 2003. He was award the Lester Patrick Trophy the same year.-Career:...
. He also served as the organization's secretary for a time. He held those positions until 2007, when he decided to not seek re-election.
He has represented the US at numerous international events, including the Winter Olympics. He was part of the 1980 Olympic
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
delegation at Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, and escorted the Japanese team into the Olympic Village
Olympic Village
An Olympic Village is an accommodation centre built for an Olympic Games, usually within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city. Olympic Villages are built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials, athletic trainers, and other staff. Since the Munich Massacre at the 1972...
. Tyler led the US national junior team to their first ever gold medal in the Viking Cup
Viking Cup
The Viking Cup is a world ice hockey tournament in Camrose, Alberta. In 2002 there was a mix of international and Canadian junior leagues allstar teams but in 2004 there was only international junior teams. In 2006, the tournament was divided into two divisions: a junior division and a university...
in 2000, along with longtime friend Joe Benedetto.
He also has an award named after him, the Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award
The Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award, formerly known as USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year Award, is presented annually to the most outstanding American-born player in Junior hockey...
, which is presented annually to the most outstanding American-born player in junior hockey.
Tyler is included as a featured person in the 2010 publication “American Ice Hockey Administrators” ISBN 1158330243