Henrik Tallinder

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Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Hank the Tank
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg)
NHL Team	Buffalo Sabres
Nationality	Sweden
Born	January 10, 1979, Stockholm, SWE
NHL Draft	48th overall, 1997 Buffalo Sabres
Pro Career	2001 – present

Henrik Tallinder (born January 10, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. He 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 Hurricans and missed the remainder of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the time of the injury, he was tied for the NHL playoff lead in plus/minus at +14.

During the 10th game of the 2006-2007 season Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against the New York Islanders.

[edit] Sexual Offenses Allegations

In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March of 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linkoping and Lilja being suspended by Swedish club Mora for the rest of the season.

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 her February 9, because of a lack of evidence. However, a special prosecutor reopened the case in March, leading to the suspensions. 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.