Ty Rimmer

Ty Rimmer
Born (1992-03-23) March 23, 1992
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
AlpsHL team
Former teams		 EC Kitzbühel
Manchester Monarchs
Oklahoma City Barons
Bakersfield Condors
WSV Sterzing Broncos
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Ty Rimmer (born March 23, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with EC Kitzbühel of the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL).

Playing career

He played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League. He was traded to the Lethbridge Hurricanes from the Tri-City Americans on May 3, 2012.

In January 2015, Rimmer was diagnosed with testicular cancer.[1] By March, 2015, Rimmer made a full recovery and joined Oklahoma City Barons for remainder of 2014–15 season.

On May 27, 2015, Rimmer remained in the Edmonton Oilers organization in signing a one-year AHL contract with the Bakersfield Condors.[2] Rimmer appeared in 6 games with the Condors before he was reassigned to new ECHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.

After three seasons within the Oilers affiliates, Rimmer left as a free agent and agreed to a one-year deal with Italian club, WSV Sterzing Broncos for the inaugural season in the Alps Hockey League on September 21, 2016.[3]

Rimmer played one season in Italy before returning to North America and the ECHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Kansas City Mavericks on August 30, 2017.[4] Prior to the commencement of the 2017–18 season, Rimmer was traded before appearing with the Mavericks to fellow ECHL outfit, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, on October 8, 2017.[5] Over the course of the season, Rimmer as the Swamp Rabbits starting goaltender appeared in 42 games.

As a free agent, Rimmer opted to return to the Alps Hockey League, agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian based, EC Kitzbühel, on May 21, 2018.[6]

Awards and honours

Honours Year
WHL First All-Star Team (West) 2011–12 [7]

References

  1. ↑ Mahiban, Dhiren (2015-02-11). "Oilers' prospect Ty Rimmer recovering from testicular cancer". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Rimmer, Christoffer and Rankin signed". Bakersfield Condors. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  3. ↑ "The new goalie is Ty Rimmer" (in Italian). WSV Sterzing Broncos. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Mavericks add veteran G Ty Rimmer". Kansas City Mavericks. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Greenville acquire Goaltender Ty Rimmer from Mavericks". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Canadian goalie to the Eagles" (in German). EC Kitzbühel. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  7. ↑ "WHL West All-Stars awards". Western Hockey League. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
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