Tim Stapleton

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg/11 st 4 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Portland Pirates SM-liiga Jokerit
Nationality	United States
Born	July 9, 1982 (1982-07-09) (age 25), La Grange, IL USA
Pro career	2005 – present

Tim Stapleton (born July 9, 1982 in La Grange, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey forward.

After two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers, Stapleton represented the University of Minnesota Duluth for four seasons, where he led the team in scoring as a freshman and had back-to-back 40 point seasons. After a brief stint with the Portland Pirates of the AHL, he signed with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, completing a tryout which led to a one-year contract.

During his first Jokerit season, Stapleton won the SM-liiga silver medal and finished second in playoff scoring.

In early June, Stapleton transferred to the NHL after being signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL	52	7	15	22	8	4	1	2	3	4
2001-02	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL	61	24	36	60	10	7	4	7	11	0
2002-03	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	42	14	28	42	6
2003-04	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	43	16	25	41	18
2004-05	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	38	19	20	39	6
2005-06	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	39	14	16	30	4
2005-06	Portland Pirates	AHL	9	0	5	5	4	4	0	0	0	2
2006-07	Jokerit	SM-l	56	19	29	48	28	10	6	4	10	8
2007-08	Jokerit	SM-l	55	28	33	61	36	14	9	8	17	8
SM-liiga Totals			111	48	62	110	60	24	15	12	27	16