Tim Connolly
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 7, 1981 , Baldwinsville, NY |
| 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 with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.
[edit] Playing career
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). 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 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]
Connolly has had bone spur problems with his hip all throughout the 2007–2008 season and will require surgery in the off-season to repair the nagging injury.
On March 21, 2008 it was announced that Connolly will undergo season-ending hip surgery to have bone chips removed from his hip.
[edit] Career Statistics
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| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | 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 | ||||
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