Early career Tyrell was a fifth-round selection of the
Prince George Cougars in the
Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft in 2004. He appeared in one game that season before establishing himself as a regular with the Cougars in
2005–06. He scored 30 goals in his second full season, and was selected in the second round of the
2007 NHL entry draft by the
Tampa Bay Lightning. Additionally, he made his international debut for the
Canadian junior team at the
2007 Super Series, scoring one goal in eight games, but failed to make the team for the
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Professional career in 2013 After completing a 65-point season for the Cougars in
2007–08, Tyrell was assigned to Tampa's
American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the
Norfolk Admirals. He appeared in 11 games for Norfolk, scoring one goal and five assists to complete his season. The Lightning returned him to junior to complete his 19-year-old season in
2008–09, and with 40 points in 30 games, The injury required surgery to repair torn ligaments, and ended his season. Assigned to Norfolk for the
2009–10 AHL season, Tyrell struggled early, failing to score a goal in his first 38 games, but improved in the last half of the season, scoring nine goals and 27 points in the final 36 games of his season. and made his NHL debut in Tampa's opening game against the
Atlanta Thrashers. At the
2013–14 trade deadline, on March 5, 2014, Tyrell was traded by the Lightning, along with
Matt Taormina, to the
Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for
Jonathan Marchessault and
Dalton Smith. Tyrell took a two-year hiatus from playing professionally before accepting an invitation to try out for the AHL's
Bakersfield Condors training camp for the
2017–18 season, on September 25, 2017. He was later signed to a contract with
ECHL affiliate, the
Wichita Thunder, on October 11, 2017. He appeared in 4 games with the Thunder in the
2017–18 season, before opting to retire abruptly from professional hockey on December 21, 2017. ==Personal life==