2023-24 Player in Review: Tyler Spezia
Right wing Tyler Spezia skated in his sixth season with the Griffins and amassed 16 points (6-10—16), 18 penalty minutes and a career-high plus-eight rating in 46 regular-season games. He then posted one assist in two postseason outings during his first Calder Cup Playoffs. Spezia became just the eighth player in franchise history to compete in six seasons with the club and now has 85 career points (33-52—85) in 240 games as a Griffin.
Regular Season Stat Line
45 GP, 6 goals, 10 assists, 16 points, +8 rating, 18 PIM
Postseason Stat Line
2 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, -1 rating, 0 PIM
Contract Status
Unrestricted free agent
By the Numbers
200 – Skated in his 200th game as a Griffin on Oct. 28 at the Rockford IceHogs.
300 – Appeared in his 300th game as a professional on Jan. 26 against the Belleville Senators.
27 – Made his Calder Cup Playoffs debut on April 27 at the Rockford IceHogs, registering his first postseason point with an assist.
8 – His plus-eight rating in 45 regular-season games set a new career best, beating out his previous high of plus-four in 2021-22.
2 – Recorded a goal in two straight games from Nov. 18-24, which tied his career-high run.
3 – Enjoyed a season-high two-game point streak on three separate occasions from Nov. 18-24 (2-0—2), Feb. 13-17 (0-2—2) and from April 13-14 (1-1—2).
2 – Logged a career-high two assists on Nov. 15 against the Chicago Wolves and on March 16 versus the Iowa Wild.
5 – Season-best five shots on Nov. 18 at the Texas Stars, finishing with one goal.
8 – Became just the eighth player in franchise history to compete in six seasons with the club and now has 85 career points (33-52—85) in 240 games as a Griffin.
13 – Missed a total of 13 games during the regular season due to rehabbing an injury, including nine straight from Dec. 20-Jan. 13 and four straight from March 30-April 6.
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Photo at top by Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins