- Tim Connolly
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team=Buffalo Sabres
former_teams =New York Islanders
league = NHL
position = Center
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 190
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|5|7
birth_place = Baldwinsville, NY
draft = 5th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team =New York Islanders
career_start = 1999Tim Connolly (born
May 7 ,1981 inBaldwinsville ,New York ) is an Americanice hockey player with theBuffalo Sabres of theNational Hockey League .Playing career
Connolly played for the
Erie Otters of theOntario Hockey League prior to 1999. In the1999 NHL Entry Draft he was drafted by theNew York Islanders ; he was the fifth player selected overall.On June 24th, 2001, at the NHL Entry Draft, Connolly and
Taylor Pyatt were traded by the New York Islanders to theBuffalo Sabres for captainMichael Peca . Connolly missed the entire 2003–04 season with post-concussion syndrome after suffering a concussion in a pre-season game versus Chicago. During the2004–05 NHL lockout , he played the second half of the season with Langnua SC in the Swiss League.In 2005–06, Tim had a career high 55 points in 63 regular season games. In the 2005–06 playoffs, he recorded 11 pts in 8 playoff games including the game-tying goal with 10.7 seconds left in Game 1 of the second round series against the
Ottawa Senators (which Buffalo won 7–6 in overtime). At this point in his career, he had become one of the best puck handlers in the NHL. However, he had been criticized for playing with his head down, and many link that to his concussion problems.Connolly missed 80 games of the 2006–07 season due to post-concussion symptoms from another concussion he suffered during the 2006 playoffs. He returned to action on
April 7 ,2007 , against theWashington Capitals , recording 13 minutes of ice time and scoring a goal; he was named second star for the game, which the Sabres won, 2–0. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=270407023]Connolly had bone spur problems with his hip all throughout the 2007–2008 season and had season-ending surgery to have them removed on
March 21 ,2008 .Connolly is ranked 138th in Fantasy on Tsn scoring for the 2008-09 Season. It is also saying that he is playing with the San Jose Sharks, which could be a possible trade within the near future.
Career Statistics
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Syracuse Stars MTJHL 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 -- -- -- -- -- 1998–99 United States WJC-A 6 1 0 1 8 -- -- -- -- -- 1999–00 New York Islanders NHL 81 14 20 34 44 -- -- -- -- -- 2000–01 New York Islanders NHL 82 10 31 41 42 -- -- -- -- -- 2000–01 United States WC-A 9 3 4 7 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2001–02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 10 35 45 34 -- -- -- -- -- 2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 12 13 25 32 -- -- -- -- -- 2004–05 Hockey Club Lugano Nationalliga A 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 -- -- -- -- -- NHL Totals 438 70 171 241 190 24 5 15 20 4 External links
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