- Henrik Tallinder
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size =250px
team =Buffalo Sabres
former_teams =
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 216
nickname = Hank, Dirk
nationality = SWE
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|1|10
birth_place =Stockholm ,Sweden
draft = 48th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team =Buffalo Sabres
career_start = 2001Henrik Tallinder (born
January 10 ,1979 inStockholm ,Sweden ) is aprofessional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for theBuffalo Sabres of theNational Hockey League .Playing career
Henrik Tallinder was drafted 48th overall by the Sabres in the
1997 NHL Entry Draft .Tallinder suffered a broken left arm in game 3 of the Sabres Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes and missed the remainder of the
2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs . At the time of the injury, he was tied for the NHL playoff lead inplus/minus at +14.During the 10th game of the
2006-07 NHL season Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against theNew York Islanders .During a game vs. New Jersey on February 6, 2008 he became the first Buffalo Sabres defenceman to score in a shootout, scoring against Martin Brodeur.
Sexual Offenses Allegations
In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players
Kristian Huselius andAndreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linköping and Lilja being suspended by Swedish club Mora for the rest of the season. [cite web | author=Associated Press | title="Allegations in Sweden to be reviewed" | publisher=TSN | language=English | url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=115109&hubname= | date=2005-02-16 | accessdate=2007-05-22]Initially police had dropped their investigation two days after the initial charges on
February 11 ,2005 when a 22-year-old woman accused the trio of raping herFebruary 9 , because of a lack of evidence. However, a special prosecutor reopened the case in March, leading to the suspensions. [cite web | author=Canadian Press | title="Swedish NHLers to be re-investigated" | publisher=TSN | language=English | url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=116889&hubname= | date=2005-03-03 | accessdate=2007-05-22] Tallinder and the others were cleared in June of that year after a special prosecutor ruled there was no evidence they forced the woman to have sex. [cite web | author=Associated Press | title="Swedish prosecutor clears three players" | publisher=The Globe and Mail | language=English | url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20050611.DIGEST11-1%2FTPStory%2F%3Fquery%3Dhuselius&ord=15865121&brand=theglobeandmail&force_login=true | date=2005-06-11 | accessdate=2007-05-22]Career statistics
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2002-03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 46 3 10 13 28 -- -- -- -- -- 2003-04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 1 9 10 26 -- -- -- -- -- 2004-05 Linköpings HC Elitserien 44 6 10 16 63 -- -- -- -- -- 2004-05 SC Bern NLA -- -- -- -- -- 10 1 1 2 4 2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 6 15 21 74 14 2 6 8 14 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 4 10 14 34 16 0 2 2 10 2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 1 17 18 48 -- -- -- -- -- Career NHL 320 15 61 76 210 30 2 8 10 26 References
External links
* [http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8466182&service=page&tab=prf Henrik Tallinder - Sabres.com]
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