later named to the Canadian under-20 team for the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, along with Kelowna Rockets teammate Jamie Benn, and helped Canada to a record-tying fifth straight gold medal. On April 29, 2010, Myers was named to the Team Canada roster for the 2010 IIHF World Championship. He was part of a young squad that finished without a medal. Personal life Myers was born on February 1, 1990, to parents Tonja Stelly and Paul Myers III. When Myers was 6-years-old his father took him to his first hockey game, watching the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League. Myers quickly became interested in the game after watching it, and started to play soon after. In 2000 Paul moved to Calgary, with Tyler joining him; Tyler would later acquire Canadian citizenship. His younger maternal half-brother, Quentin Grimes, is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks. Grimes and Myers are the first set of brothers to play in the NHL and NBA. Myers and his wife Michela were married in 2014. The couple have two children together. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honors References External links 1990 births Living people American emigrants to Canada American men's ice hockey defensemen Athol Murray College of Notre Dame alumni Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Calder Trophy winners Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Texas Kelowna Rockets players EC KAC players National Hockey League first-round draft picks Ice hockey people from Calgary Sportspeople from Houston Vancouver Canucks players Winnipeg Jets players