Tim Connolly
Tim Connolly | ||||||
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Born |
Baldwinsville, New York, U.S. | May 7, 1981|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||
Position | Center | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 5th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1999–2013 |
Timothy L. Connolly (born May 7, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
Playing career
As a youth, Connolly played in the 1993, 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York.[2]
Connolly played for the
On June 24, 2001, at the
After two years away, Connolly returned for the
Connolly missed the first 80 games of the
Connolly had
The
On March 4, 2009, at the NHL Trade Deadline, Connolly was re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a two-year, $9 million contract. In 2009–10, Connolly had a career-high 65 points in 73 regular season games.
On July 2, 2011, Connolly was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a two-year, $9.5 million contract.[6]
On November 7, 2011, it was reported that Connolly was injured again, this time with an upper-body injury, and would miss between 10 days and two weeks.
On January 17, 2013, in the final year of his contract with the Maple Leafs and prior to the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Syracuse Jr. Crunch
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MetJHL | 50 | 42 | 62 | 104 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Erie Otters | OHL | 59 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
1998–99 | Erie Otters | OHL | 46 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05
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SC Langnau
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NLA
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16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 63 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 48 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 48 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 28 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 697 | 131 | 300 | 431 | 300 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1999 | United States | WJC
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
2001 | United States | WC
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9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
Senior totals | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
References
- ^ Graham, Tim (2020-03-12). "What happened to Sabres star Tim Connolly? After 7 years,..." The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Graham, Tim. "What happened to Sabres star Tim Connolly? After 7 years, he's ready to explain". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Graham, Tim. "What happened to Sabres star Tim Connolly? After 7 years, he's ready to explain". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Connolly scores as Sabres claim home ice". ESPN. 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Connolly agrees to two-year, $9.5M deal with Maple Leafs". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database