Tyler Willis Tyler Willis ( born April 8 , 1977 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Enforcer who is currently a Free Agent . He most recently played with the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL . He was voted the K - Wings " fan favorite " for five years in a row . Tyler was originally selected as an 8th round draft pick , 196th overall , for the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . Hockey Career . Junior Hockey . Tyler Willis played his first Junior Hockey season in 1993 - 94 , at 16 years old , for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League . In Willis ' first season with the Broncos , he earned 19 goals , 26 assists , and 263 penalty minutes in 71 games . Tyler stayed with the Broncos for a second season in 1993 - 94 , playing another 71 games and earning his team 21 more goals , 29 more assists , and of course 284 more penalty minutes . Tyler stayed with the Broncos for the 1994 - 95 season , playing 40 games , scoring 9 goals , making 38 assists , and landing in the box for another 196 minutes . During the 1995 - 96 season , Willis was traded to another WHL team , the Seattle Thunderbirds , where he played 15 games and accumulated 1 goal , 3 assists , and 71 penalty minutes . Willis stayed with the Thunderbirds for a second season in 1996 - 97 and played 72 games with the team . In his second season for the Thunderbirds , Willis had 12 goals , 40 assists , and an incredible 302 minutes in the penalty box . Professional Hockey . ECHL . Tyler Willis made his professional hockey debut in the 1997 - 98 season with the ECHL ' s Baton Rouge Kingfish . Tyler played 21 games with the Kingfish and had 4 goals , 10 assists , and 112 penalty minutes . Tyler head back to the ECHL for the 1999 - 2000 season when he played 19 games for the Peoria Rivermen . Willis scored 5 goals , made 9 assists , and had 89 penalty minutes for the rivermen . After being called up to the AHL for most of his first season with the Rivermen , Tyler Willis returned to play 58 more games with the team in the 2000 - 01 season . In his second season with the Rivermen , Willis scored 14 goals , made 18 assists , and landed himself in the box for 251 minutes . After being called back up to the AHL for the very end of the 2000 - 01 season , Willis returned to the ECHL to play for the Augusta Lynx . Willis added 9 goals , 23 assists , and an astounding 320 penalty minutes to his record in 66 games . AHL . Tyler Willis made his American Hockey League debut in the 1997 - 98 season with the Worcester IceCats . In 24 games with the IceCats , Willis gained the team 2 goals , a single assist , and 140 penalty minutes . Willis stayed with the IceCats for the 1998 - 99 season , playing 55 more games with the team . In those 55 games , Willis accumulated 8 goals , 10 assists , and 227 penalty minutes . Tyler played a stint with the Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL before heading back to the IceCats during the 1999 - 2000 season . In his third season with the IceCats , Willis pulled off 3 goals , 10 assists , and 98 minutes in the box within 32 games . Willis went back to the ECHL with the Rivermen at the beginning of the 2000 - 01 season , but headed back for 16 more games with the IceCats , giving the team 2 goals , 1 assist , and 50 penalty minutes . WCHL . Tyler Willis has played one season in the WCHL in his career , which would be his 2002 - 03 season with the Long Beach Ice Dogs . Willis played 64 games with the Ice Dogs scoring 15 goals , making 17 assists , and sitting in the box for an outstanding 380 minutes . UHL . Tyler Willis played 4 seasons with the UHL , all of which were with the Kalamazoo Wings . Willis ' first season with the Wings was the 2003 - 04 season in which he played a total of 53 games and scored 11 goals , made 22 assists , and added an incredible 344 more penalty minutes to his incredibly large record . In his second season with the Wings ( 2004 - 05 ) , Willis scored 15 goals , 30 assists , and landed himself in the all too familiar box for 306 minutes within 74 games . In the 2005 - 06 season , Tyler Willis played 69 games for the Wings , accumulating 20 goals , 46 assists , and 304 minutes in the box . In Willis ' last season with the Kalamazoo Wings ( in the UHL ) , he played 50 games , scored 8 goals , made 31 assists , and had 168 penalty minutes . IHL . Tyler Willis stayed with the Kalamazoo Wings even through their league change in the 2007 - 08 season . In the 2007 - 08 season , Willis played 58 games with the Wings , scoring 6 goals , making 33 assists , and sitting in the box for 216 minutes . Willis left the Wings for a small portion of the 2008 - 09 season before returning to be named an assistant captain replacing former NHL player , Jeremy Stevenson . Been out on injury for a majority of it . So far , Tyler has played 22 games with the Wings during the 2008 - 09 season , and earned his team 7 goals , 7 assists , and 65 penalty minutes European Hockey . EIHL . Tyler Willis played a partial season for the EIHL on the Newcastle Vipers . Willis played 22 games with the Vipers earning 4 goals , 5 assists , and 65 penalty minutes , before coming back to America to play for the Kalamazoo Wings . Fights . Tyler Willis has a total of 48 fights logged in his professional hockey career . As a Kalamazoo Wing , Willis has been known for his fighting , and every time he throws down , " Little Willy won ' t go home " plays over the speakers , for all of the fans to sing . Willis logged 17 fights for the Kalamazoo Wings in the 2005 - 06 season , against various teams . Willis logged another 13 during the 2006 - 07 season for the wings , and yet another 14 during the 1007 - 08 season . Willis settled down a tad during the 2008 - 09 season , recording only 4 fights for the Wings . Playoff Experience . Tyler Willis has been to the playoffs 10 times in his hockey career . In his first season with the Swift Current Broncos , Willis played 1 playoff game and logged no points , or penalty minutes . Willis went to the playoffs with the Broncos again in his second season with them , this time playing 6 games and logging 20 minutes in the box . Willis went to the playoffs again in the 1995 - 96 season in which he played for the Seattle Thunderbirds . In 5 playoff games with the Thunderbirds , Willis scored 1 goal , made 5 assists , and had 13 penalty minutes . Willis made the playoffs in his second season with the Thunderbirds as well , this time playing 15 games , scoring 1 goal , making 7 assists , and sitting in the box for 68 minutes . Willis played his first time in the professional hockey playoffs with the Worcester IceCats of the AHL in the 1999 - 2000 season . In 9 playoff games with the IceCats , Willis scored a single goal , assisted two goals , and earned himself a low 8 minutes in the box . Willis played 14 playoff games with the Peoria Rivermen in the 1999 - 2000 season as well accumulating 1 goal , 2 assists , and 45 penalty minutes . Willis has gone to the playoffs with the Kalamazoo Wings during 4 different seasons spanning from 2003 - 2007 . In the 2003 - 2004 season , Willis played 5 playoff games , scored twice , assisted 3 goals , and sat in the box for 16 minutes . Yet again Willis skated through the playoffs with the Wings in the 2004 - 05 season , playing 5 more playoff games , scoring a single goal , and earning a low 13 penalty minutes . After losing the playoffs with the Wings two years in a row , Tyler and the wings finally saw a victory in the 2005 - 06 season where Tyler played 13 games , scoring one , gaining 7 more assists for his team , and spending 37 minutes in the box . Tyler and the Wings hoped to repeat their luck of the year before in the 2006 - 07 season playoffs , but they did not succeed . Willis played 16 playoff games with the wings in 2007 , scoring 3 times , assisting another 11 goals , and spending 60 more lonely minutes in the penalty box . The Wings did not make the playoffs in the 2007 - 08 season , but are hopefuls for the 2008 - 09 season .