Considered by scouts as the best pure natural goal scorer at his age group, Tippett was drafted in the first round, fourth overall, in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection by the Mississauga Steelheads.

Tippett recorded his first OHL goal and point in his fourth career game, as he scored against Lucas Peressini of the Kingston Frontenacs in a 3–1 victory on October 2.

In game six of the series against the Colts, Tippett scored his first career OHL playoff goal against goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood in a 7–0 Steelheads victory.

Tippett continued his very strong play in the post-season, scoring 10 goals and 19 points in 20 games, as the Steelheads advanced to the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals, where they lost to the Erie Otters.

On January 4, Tippett recorded his first career OHL hat trick, scoring three goals in the first period against Tyler Johnson in a 4–3 shootout victory over the Sault Ste.

On March 4, Tippett earned his second hat trick of the season, scoring three goals against Daniel Murphy and adding an assist in a 7–2 win over the Erie Otters.

In his first game of the season on September 28, Tippett scored three goals against Noah Battaglia of the Erie Otters, and added an assist in a 6–1 Steelheads victory.

In the 2019 OHL playoffs, Tippett had back-to-back three point games in the Western Conference quarter-finals against the Sarnia Sting, helping Saginaw sweep the series.

After starting as a healthy scratch, Tippett made his NHL debut with the Panthers, recording an impressive 7 shots, in a 5–1 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on October 17, 2017.

[9][10] As a restricted free agent in the off-season, Tippett was tendered a qualifying offer and later re-signed to a two-year, $3 million contract extension with the Flyers on July 29.