TYSON KOZAK #48

Notes accurate as of Sept. 1, 2026

PRONUNCIATION: KOH-zak, TIGH-suhn

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2027-28 ($825,000 AAV)

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (193rd overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Made his AHL debut with Rochester on Oct. 14, 2022 vs. Toronto.
Made his NHL debut on Dec. 5, 2024 vs. Winnipeg.
Registered the first goal of his NHL career on Dec. 7, 2024 vs. Utah.
Skated a career high 16:06 on Jan. 21, 2025 at Vancouver.
Registered a three-game point streak (2+2) from March 23 to 27, 2025, the longest such streak of his career.
Notched his first career multi-point game with a two-point performance vs. Pittsburgh on March 27, 2025 (1+1).
Ranked second among all Amerks forwards with at least 20 games played in 2024-25 in shooting percentage (22.9 percent).
Ranked second among all Amerks forwards in plus/minus (plus-4) in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Set new single-season career highs in games played (46), assists (4), points (6) and time on ice per game (11:17) in 2025-26.
Joined Tobias Rieder (2020-21), Ryan O’Reilly (2017-18), Fred Stanfield (1975-76 and 1977-78) and Craig Ramsay (1971-72 and 1973-74) to appear in 41 or more games and take one or fewer penalties in a single season in franchise history in 2025-26.
Set new single-season career highs in games played (46), assists (4), points (6) and time on ice per game (11:17) in 2025-26.

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Spent parts of four seasons with the Portland Winterhawks (WHL) and registered 109 points (48+61) in 152 games in that span.
Named to the 2021-22 WHL (US) Second All-Star Team after posting 69 points (32+37) in 66 games while serving as Portland’s captain.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

NHL FIRSTS

Game: 12/5/24 vs. WPG

Goal: 12/7/24 vs. UTA

Assist: 3/25/25 vs. OTT

AWARDS & HONORS

Professional:

N/A

International:

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Amateur:

2018 WHL Cup Bronze Medal

2021-22 WHL (US) Second All-Star Team