As a Senior (2007-08): Signed an amateur tryout contract (ATO) with the AHL's Lowell Devils at the conclusion of the season ... One of just four Raiders to skate in all 42 games ... Earned a spot on the all-ECAC Hockey second team and the Inside College Hockey (INCH) all-ECAC Hockey team ... Named to the ECAC Hockey all-academic team ... Served as an assistant captain ... Received Colgate's Best Offensive Player, Terry Slater, and Steve Riggs Memorial awards ... Finished his career tied for 16th on Colgate's all-time scoring list with 155 points ... Broke the Colgate record with 158 career games played ... Tied for sixth in Raider history with 82 career goals ... Led Colgate and ECAC Hockey with 41 points and 23 goals on the season ... Tied for third in the league with seven power-play goals, and tied for second with five game-winning goals ... Scored the last goal of the season in the third-place game of the ECAC Hockey Championship against No. 20 Cornell on March 22 ... Netted a power-play goal at No. 7 Clarkson in the deciding game of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series on March 16 ... Led Colgate with three goals and two assists during the ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series with St. Lawrence, March 7-9 ... Tied second in ECAC Hockey with 13 goals and tied for ninth with 20 points during league play ... Scored an unassisted goal and helped set up the overtime game-winner at No. 19 Quinnipiac on February 24 ... Earned an assist at No. 15/17 Princeton on February 22 ... Netted two goals and added an assist against Union on February 16 ... Scored both Raider goals in the 2-1 win at St. Lawrence on February 8 ... Netted the tying goal at Cornell on February 1 ... Earned an assist against Brown on January 26 ... Scored a goal in the win over St. Lawrence on January 19 ... Assisted on the game-tying goal that was linemate Jesse Winchester's 100th career point against No. 12 Clarkson on January 18 ... Earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on January 14 ... Recorded the second hat trick of his career at Union on January 11 ... Posted a goal and an assist at No. 13 Wisconsin in the opening round of the Badger Showdown on December 28 ... Scored the lone goal in the shootout against UW to boost Colgate into the title game of the Badger Showdown ... Earned an assist in the shutout of Robert Morris on December 2 ... Scored a goal versus RMU on December 1 ... Posted a goal and an assist against Connecticut on November 23 ... Honored as the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on November 19 ... Scored both goals, including the game-winner with 35 seconds left in regulation, at No. 19 Harvard on November 17 ... Netted a goal at Dartmouth on November 16 ... Earned an assist at Yale on November 11 ... Helped set up the game-tying goal versus Quinnipiac on November 2 ... Named to the Citizens Bank Governor's Cup all-tournament team ... Assisted on the game-winning goal against No. 15 St. Lawrence in the first game of the Governor's Cup on October 26 ... Recorded a goal and an assist at No. 9 Michigan State on October 19 ... Earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on October 15 ... Posted a power-play assist versus RIT on October 13 ... Scored a short-handed goal and added three assists in the season-opener against Sacred Heart on October 12 ... Listed as a "player to watch" in College Hockey News' preseason All-America release ... Named to the ECAC Hockey preseason coaches and media teams ... Won 537 of his team-high 925 faceoff attempts for a .581 winning percentage ... Was called for 16 penalties totaling 32 minutes ... Led Colgate with 180 shots on goal and a +17 rating ... Blocked 21 shots on the season.
As a Junior (2006-07): Was one of five players to skate in all 40 games ... Named to the all-ECACHL second team ... Served as an assistant captain ... Received Colgate's Best Offensive Player award ... Led Colgate with 40 points on a team-high 18 goals and 22 assists ... Tied for fourth in the ECACHL in overall points, and tied for third in overall goals ... Ranked 10th in the league in overall assists ... Tied for seventh in the ECACHL with 19 power play points overall ... Contributed two assists during the first game of the ECACHL first round series with Rensselaer on March 2 ... Tied for fifth in the league with 25 points and 12 goals during conference games ... Netted Colgate's only goal at Harvard on February 23 to end a five-game point streak ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on February 19 ... Scored a goal in each game of the final home weekend of the regular season against Princeton and Quinnipiac, February 16-17 ... Earned two assists at Union on February 10 ... Scored a goal at Rensselaer on February 9 ... Posted four points on two goals and two assists in Colgate's 6-2 win against No. 17 St. Lawrence on February 2 ... Netted Colgate's lone goal at No. 18 Cornell on January 27 ... Scored a power-play goal against No. 18 Cornell on January 25 ... Selected to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on January 22 ... Posted a goal and an assist against Yale to record his 100th career point on January 20 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on January 8 ... Scored his 50th career goal against Niagara on January 5 ... Named to the all-tournament team of the Toyota UConn Classic ... Scored two goals, including one shorthanded score, and added an assist in the win against Northeastern at the Toyota UConn Classic on December 29 ... Earned an assist on Colgate's lone goal at No. 8 St. Cloud State on December 9 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal versus Rensselaer on December 2 ... Scored back-to-back power-play goals against Union on December 1 ... Named to the Rensselaer/Bank of America all-tournament team ... Assisted on the Raiders' lone goal against Niagara at the Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament on November 25 ... Contributed three assists in the win at Princeton on November 18 ... Asssted on Colgate's only goal at Quinnipiac on November 17 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on November 6 ... Tied his career high with four points, including a personal-best three assists, at Brown on November 4 ... Earned an assist against Rensselaer in the title game of the inaugural Governor's Cup on October 29 ... Assisted on Colgate's first goal in the tie with Quinnipiac at the Governor's Cup on October 28 ... Netted the first goal in the shootout against Quinnipiac that advanced the Raiders to the championship game of the Governor's Cup ... Scored a 5-on-3 shorthanded goal and added two assists versus Canisius on October 24 ... Attempted a career-high 11 shots against Bentley on October 15 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on October 9 ... Scored both Raider goals in the 3-2 loss to No. 9 Denver at the Ice Breaker Tournament on October 7, including one on the power play ... Named to the Inside College Hockey preseason All-America third team ... Listed as a "player to watch" in College Hockey News' preseason All-America release ... Named to the all-ECACHL preseason media and coaches teams ... Won 543 of his 947 faceoff attempts for a .573 winning percentage ... Called for 18 penalties totaling 36 minutes on the year ... Led Colgate with 163 shots and a +9 rating, and added 30 blocked shots.
As a Sophomore (2005-06): One of seven players to skate in all 39 games ... Named to the all-ECACHL first team ... Finished second on the team with 40 points on 22 goals and 18 assists ... Ranked seventh in the ECACHL in points overall, and finished fourth with 26 points in league games ... Tied for second in the conference in overall goals, and led the ECACHL with 16 goals in league play ... Tied for 14th in the nation with 0.56 goals per game ... Tied for eighth in the league with five power-play goals in conference games ... Tied for eighth in the country and first in the league with five game-winning goals ... Tied for the league lead with teammate Kyle Wilson with four game-winning goals in conference play ... Scored a goal and added two assists in the second game of the ECACHL quarterfinal series against Quinnipiac on March 11 ... Posted a goal and an assist in the final game of the series versus the Bobcats on March 12 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal at Union on February 24 ... Scored a power-play goal versus Harvard on February 17 ... Earned an assist at St. Lawrence on February 10 ... Posted an assist at Cornell on February 3 ... Was a Hockey Commissioners' Association Honorable Mention Player of the Month for January ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on January 30 ... Netted two goals versus Brown on January 28 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime against Yale on January 27 ... Scored the game-winning goal against Clarkson on January 20 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on January 16 ... Netted his first career short-handed goal at Quinnipiac on January 14 ... Scored a goal at Princeton on January 13 ... Assisted on both goals versus St. Cloud State on January 6 ... Honored as the New England Hockey Journal ECACHL Player of the Half-Year Runner-Up ... Scored a goal against Brown on December 22 ... Honored as the ECACHL Player of the Week on December 5 ... Had a hand in all three Raider goals, including scoring the game-winner, in a 3-2 victory versus Princeton on December 3 ... Netted Colgate's second goal in a 4-3 win against Quinnipiac on December 2 ... Honored as a Hockey Commissioners' Association Honorable Mention Player of the Month for November ... Posted two assists, including one on the overtime game-winner, versus Western Michigan on November 26 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on November 21 ... Netted his first career hat trick and added an assist against Union on November 19 ... Recorded the Raiders' only goal in a 1-1 tie with Rensselaer on November 18 ... Scored Colgate's first goal at Harvard on November 12 ... Posted one goal at Dartmouth on November 11 ... Named the ECACHL Player of the Week on November 7 ... Scored a goal and added an assist at Yale on November 5 ... Netted a goal and added two assists, including the primary helper on the game-winning goal, at Brown on November 4 ... Scored a power-play goal and added an assist against Bentley on October 29 ... Netted CU's sixth goal at Army on October 21 ... Recorded Colgate's fifth goal in a 6-2 win against UMass-Lowell on October 7 ... Won 569 of his 974 faceoffs for a team-best 58.4 percent success rate ... Whistled for 22 penalties totaling 52 minutes ... Attempted a team-high 135 shots and finished second on the squad with a +15 rating.
As a Freshman (2004-05): Skated in 37 of Colgate's 39 games … Named to the ECAC Hockey League and Inside College Hockey all-rookie teams ... Shared Colgate's Best Offensive Player award with Jon Smyth … Led the team with 19 goals, including a squad-best eight power-play goals … Tied for the team lead with 34 points, including 15 assists … Tied for seventh on Colgate's list of goals by a freshman, and tied for eighth on the list of points by a freshman … Was the team's top scorer in league play with 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points … Led the ECACHL's freshmen and was fourth overall in goals and power-play goals … Ranked second among league rookies and tied for 11th overall in points … Shared the team's best offensive player award with Jon Smyth … Honored as the ECACHL Rookie of the Week three times between February 7 and February 28 … Enjoyed a six-game point streak in late February and early March … Scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner in Colgate's 2-1 victory versus Vermont in the third-place game of the ECACHL tournament … Recorded a goal and an assist versus St. Lawrence on February 26 … Scored two goals in a 3-3 tie with Clarkson on February 25 … Had a goal and an assist versus Union on February 18 … Scored the game-tying goal and assisted on Colgate's first goal in a 2-2 tie with Cornell on February 5 … Posted two power-play goals versus St. Lawrence on January 28 … Had two assists versus Dartmouth on January 22 … Netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner, versus Rensselaer on January 14 … Had his first two-goal game against Harvard on January 7 … Picked up a pair of assists in his first ECACHL game, a 3-2 overtime win versus Brown on November 5 … Scored his first career goal against Ferris State on October 9 … Recorded his first collegiate point in his first career game with an assist on the game-winning goal versus Ferris State on October 8.
Before Colgate: Played with current Raider teammate Peter Bogdanich for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League … Helped the Chiefs to a second-place league finish his final season … Scored 30 goals and added 80 assists for 110 points in 60 games during the 2003-04 season … Led the team and the division in scoring … Finished third in the league in scoring … Named to the BCHL all-star team … Team was eliminated in the second round of the BCHL playoffs during his final season … Previously played for the Abbotsford Pilots of the PIJHL.
Personal: Tyler Scott Burton was born on March 11, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia … Son of Mark and Cathie Burton … Has one sister, Torie … Majoring in history.
