| Henrik Tallinder | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1979 Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres SC Bern Linköpings HC TPS Turku AIK IF |
| National team | Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 48th overall, 1997 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
Henrik Tallinder (born January 10, 1979) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
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Henrik Tallinder was drafted 48th overall by the Buffalo 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 Hurricanes 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 2006–07 NHL season Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against the New York Islanders.
During a game vs. New Jersey on February 6, 2008 he became the first Sabres defenceman to score in a shootout, scoring against Martin Brodeur.
On December 27, 2009, Tallinder was selected to the Sweden Men's Ice Hockey Olympic team for the February 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
On July 1, 2010, Tallinder signed a 4 year, 13.5 million dollar deal with the New Jersey Devils.
In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linköping and Lilja being suspended by Swedish club Mora for the rest of the season.[1]
Initially police had dropped their investigation within two days 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.[2] Tallinder and the others were cleared in June of that year.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | AIK IF | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | AIK IF | SEL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | AIK IF | SEL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | AIK IF | SEL | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | TPS Turku | FNL | 56 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 44 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 550 | 25 | 99 | 124 | 318 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | ||||