Ty Rimmer

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

Ty Rimmer (born March 23, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with Italian club, WSV Sterzing Broncos 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 re-assigned 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]

Awards and honours

Honours Year
WHL First All-Star Team (West) 2011–12 [4]

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. ↑ "WHL West All-Stars awards". Western Hockey League. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05.


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