Simply weeks earlier than his 22 second birthday Tyson Kozak made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night time.
Kozak had 13 shifts for 8:26 in ice-time, registering one shot on aim and two hits in a 3-2 OT loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
The Souris, Manitoba native was taken by the Portland Winterhawks within the sixth spherical, 121st general within the 2017 WHL Draft. He would go on to go well with up for 152 WHL video games all with the Winterhawks.
A 5’11” centre, Kozak’s greatest season got here in 2021-22 the place he captained the Winterhawks whereas scoring a profession excessive 32 objectives and 69 factors throughout 66 video games.
Kozak is presently in his third season with the Rochester People of the American Hockey League. He has already matched his AHL season greatest 5 objectives in simply 14 video games.
The Sabres initially chosen Kozak within the seventh spherical 193rd general within the 2021 NHL Draft
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