He is the son of former NHL winger Chuck Arnason. Arnason was born in Oklahoma City, but was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended St. John\'s-Ravenscourt School. As a member of the Minnesota North Stars, his father Chuck was playing for their affiliate, the Oklahoma City Stars of the Central Hockey League at the time of Tyler\'s birth.\n', '

Arnason was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In his first professional season, Arnason started out with the Blackhawks but due to poor conditioning spent most of the year with affiliate the Norfolk Admirals. He was impressive in the AHL however, selected in the All-Star game for PlanetUSA. Arnason was also awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league\'s top rookie.\n', '

In the 2002–03 season, his first full season in the NHL, Arnason played in the NHL Youngstars Game and was named in the All-Rookie team. During the 02-03 season, Arnason recorded his first career NHL hat trick, scoring all three Chicago goals in a 3-3 tie at San Jose on December 28. His best season was in 2003–04 when he amassed 55 points. While playing with Chicago he was part of the "ABC" line with two other young forwards, Mark Bell and Kyle Calder.\n', '

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