Tim Connolly

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Position	Center
Shoots	Right
Nickname	Baldsy-(for buzzed head) Timmah
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders
Nationality	United States
Born	May 7, 1981, Baldwinsville, NY, USA
NHL Draft	5th overall, 1999 New York Islanders
Pro Career	1999 – present

Tim Connolly (born May 7, 1981 in Baldwinsville, New York) is an American ice hockey player in the NHL.

Connolly played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League prior to 1999. In the 1999 NHL Entry Draft he was drafted by the New York Islanders; he was the fifth player selected in the draft.

On June 24th, 2001 at the NHL Entry Draft, Connolly and Taylor Pyatt were traded by the New York Islanders to the Buffalo Sabres for captain Michael Peca. Tim missed the entire 2003-04 season with post-concussion syndrome after suffering a concussion in a pre-season game versus Chicago. During the 2004-05 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).

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 the Washington 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. [1]

His father is Micheal Connolly and his mother is Anne Connolly.