Tim Taylor (hockey)

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Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Nickname	The Toolman
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 6, 1969, Stratford, Ontario, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	36th overall, 1988 Washington Capitals
Pro Career	1989 – present

Tim Taylor (born February 6, 1969 in Stratford, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey Center/Left Wing who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Taylor has won two Stanley Cup Championships with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.

Taylor was drafted in the 2nd round, 36th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. His brother Chris Taylor is also a professional hockey player.

In September 2006, Taylor was named Captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[1]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		22	0	4	4	16		6	0	1	1	12
1995-96	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		72	11	14	25	39		18	0	4	4	10
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		44	3	4	7	52		2	0	0	0	0
1997-98	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	20	11	31	57		6	0	0	0	10
1998-99	Boston Bruins	NHL		49	4	7	11	55		12	0	3	3	8
1999-00	New York Rangers	NHL		76	9	11	20	72		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	New York Rangers	NHL		38	2	5	7	16		-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		48	4	4	8	25		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	4	8	12	38		11	0	1	1	6
2003-04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	7	15	22	25		23	2	3	5	31
2005-06	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	7	6	13	22		5	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals				675	72	89	161	417		83	2	12	14	73

Stats as of September 25, 2006.

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Preceded by Dave Andreychuk

Tampa Bay Lightning captains 2006 – present

Incumbent