Tyson ’16 and Tylor ’16 Spink have inked contracts with the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga to extend their professional hockey careers.
They signed with the top league in Germany after most recently competing with Ässät in the Liiga league for the 2019–20 campaign, where Tylor finished with 32 points in the season’s 52 games (13 goals and 19 assists), while Tyson totaled 35 points in 50 games with 16 goals and 19 assists.
Natives of Williamstown, Ontario, the twins began their professional careers with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL in 2016–17, where Tyson notched 79 points across 74 games played. Tylor appeared in 73 games with the Walleye, where he posted 85 career points while also lacing up on seven occasions in the AHL for the Toronto Marlies, Milwaukee Admirals, Albany Devils, and Grand Rapids Griffins.
The forwards went on to play two seasons with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League, which was led by current Schwenninger coach Niklas Sundblad. Tylor found success in his 99 games played with 28 total points, while Tyson marked 23 points in 84 games played.
While at Colgate, Tyson finished his career with 128 points, was selected as a Top-20 candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, and was a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award. Tylor finished his career with 115 total points. The pair were named co-recipients of the Coaches Award as seniors.