Senior Season - 2008-09
Widely regarded as an outstanding defensive player, Mugford was recognized for his contributions by being named the ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward following his senior season. He continued his strong, gritty play while also adding a touch of offense that was previously absent in his game. He opened the year by scoring the game's only goal in a 1-0 season-opening win at Princeton, the first game-winner of his career, and followed that up with a goal a week later at Colgate. During that game against the Raiders, he suffered an injury that would keep him out each of the next two weekends, but he returned to pick up a pair of assists in a win against Clarkson on Dec. 5, the first two-assist game of his career. After entering his senior season with just three goals in his first three seasons, he tallied five goals in his final campaign. Mugford scored a pair of goals against Rensselaer on Feb. 20, his first career two-goal game, and added an assist in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final against Bemidji State. He had a goal and an assist on the game-winning goal against Princeton in the ECAC Hockey semifinals, another of his three multi-point games on the year.
Career Highs
| Goals |
2 |
vs. Rensselaer, 2/20/09 |
| Assists |
2 |
vs. Clarkson, 12/5/08 |
| Points |
2 (four times) |
last vs. Princeton, 3/20/09 |
| Shots |
5 (two times) |
last vs. Clarkson, 3/10/06 |
| Penalties |
4 |
vs. Colgate, 2/1/08 |
| Penalty Minutes |
15 |
at Yale, 11/4/06 |
Junior Season - 2007-08
Mugford had another strong season as a junior, playing in 32 of the team's 36 games, missing four games in November due to injury. He scored his only goal of the season on Feb. 16 against Rensselaer, ringing a shot off the cross bar to open the scoring in a 7-1 rout of the Engineers. He added one of his three assists on the year on Chris Fontas' goal in the first minute of play in game one of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series at Union. Mugford, one of the team's most physical players, spent most of the season on a line with Fontas and Joe Scali, often matched up against the opposition's top scoring line.
Sophomore Season - 2006-07
Mugford followed up his freshman season with another solid season in 2006-07, scoring six points on a goal and five assists while appearing in 29 of the team's 31 contests. Mugford scored his lone goal of the year in the season-opening win against Robert Morris.
Freshman Season - 2005-06
A gritty, grinder-type of player, Mugford showed a bit of finesse with his physical play, scoring seven points during his freshman season on a goal and six assists. His first collegiate goal came as an empty-net tally in the Dec. 2 win over Princeton, during which contest he also recorded an assist on the game-winner for his first career multi-point game. Mugford collected his first career point in his third game, picking up an assist in the win at Yale on Nov. 4.
Before Cornell
Mugford was the MAC "AAA" Midget International tournament first all-star in 2002. He captained the Prince Albert "AAA" midget Mintos for the 2003-04 season and won the league championship with the Nanaimo Clippers in 2004-05.
Personal
Tyler Charles Mugford is the son of Kevin and Linda Mugford and has two younger brothers an a younger sister. He is enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration.
Mugford's Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
| 2005-06 |
35 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
54 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006-07 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
55 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007-08 |
32 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
48 |
-7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008-09 |
31 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
127 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
189 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
