February 9, 1989 - April 6, 2018
Hometown: Humboldt, SK

Tyler was born on February 9, 1989 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Tyler passed away suddenly in the Humboldt Broncos tragedy that claimed 15 other lives and injured 13 others.

At a very young age, Tyler showed a keen interest in the sports and stats world. He used to wake up early so that he could get the Star Phoenix and look at the sports page. His passion for sports never stopped.

As he grew up, he watched and followed the CFL. In 2007, at the age of 18, he booked a flight, a hotel room, and purchased a ticket to the Grey Cup held in Toronto. He only sprang the news of this trip to his Mom, Marilyn, 4 days before he left. He had arranged for his own transportation to and from the airport, hotel and the game. Marilyn was so worried as at 18 years old, she would never do that sort of thing and she panicked! But, he did well on his own and had a wonderful time.

As he grew, he started his own CFL Twitter account called "CFL Daily". He also wrote articles for the www.cfl.ca blog. You can now read different articles about him from contributors remembering Tyler and his work. He also scouted young talent for CFL Head Scout, Kent Ridley.

After high school, he moved to Regina for a few years working at a sports store. Tyler moved back home to Humboldt in April of 2014 when he was accepted into the Western Academy of Broadcasting, which he was to start later that year in October. In the meantime, he got on at Bolt FM in Humboldt. The station manager, Brian Kusch, hired Tyler fulltime. Tyler proved himself and his talent and was praised for his good work and his writing abilities. It was then that he decided not to attend WABC, as he already found a position in the field of broadcasting and journalism. In Brian's words, "he was a natural". Tyler was then asked to call the Broncos Games.

Even while working full time at the radio station and calling the Broncos games, Tyler also became involved in coaching the Humboldt Mohawks football team (his passion), the Mohawks basketball team, and girls flag football. On top of this busy schedule, he mentored the Humboldt Special Olympics Floor Hockey team, the same team that Brody Hinz played with.

Tyler was well known for his kind and gentle spirit. He mentored many students and athletes who loved and admired him. Many of those students now wear a tattoo in honor of all that he did for them.

Tyler was scheduled to volunteer at the Football Academy in Saskatoon beginning in April of 2018 as well as start a new youth program with Big Brothers Big Sisters in the summer of 2018. We all can only imagine what Tyler would have accomplished.

He lived and died loving sports and volunteering. He will never be forgotten.

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