Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers gets surprise from teammates ahead of milestone night

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Cooper Godin
October 19, 2024 (4:03 PM)

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Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers got surprise from his teammates on Saturday ahead of his milestone night.

The Vancouver Canucks wrap up their three-game road trip tonight in Philadelphia as they take on 2023 fifth-overall pick Matvei Michkov and the Flyers, eight days after the two teams faced each other at Rogers Arena.

Vancouver is coming off a big overtime win on Thursday night against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and tonight, a Canucks defenceman is set to reach a massive milestone in his National Hockey League career.

34-year-old Tyler Myers is set to suit up in his 1,000th career NHL game tonight in Philadelphia. Myers, who was a 12th overall pick of the Buffalo Sabres back in 2008, has battled hard throughout his career to get to this point. After stops in Buffalo and Winnipeg, Myers joined the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent ahead of the 2019-20 season and has been a key piece to the blueline ever since.

Ahead of tonight's game, Myers' teammates decided to surprise him as they wore t-shirts to commemorate him and his 1,000th game in the National Hockey League.

"That was a nice surprise walking in," Myers said according to Colton Pankiw of Daily Hive. "Some nice shirts made up by the equipment guys. I know a few people were helping out, so thank you to them. Pretty cool keepsake."

He went on to add, "It's pretty cool. Very excited to be a part of this group for it. The guys in the room here have gotten pretty close. Really excited to be doing it with them."

In 999 career games heading into Saturday, the Houston, Texas native has put up 371 points (93 goals, 278 assists), 793 penalty minutes and is a plus-seven.

Puck drop for tonight's milestone game for Tyler Myers is set for 4 pm PT/7 pm ET and can be viewed across the country on Sportsnet Pacific as part of Hockey Night in Canada.