Tim Wallace
Tim Wallace | |
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Wallace as a member of the Charlotte Checkers in 2013. | |
Born | Anchorage, AK, USA | August 6, 1984
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
Position | Left Wing |
Shoots | Right |
SHL team Former teams |
Örebro HK Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Timothy T. Wallace (born August 6, 1984 in Anchorage, Alaska), is a professional American ice hockey center, currently playing with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Before starting his professional career, Wallace played four seasons with the University of Notre Dame of the CCHA. A product of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program, he was a member of gold-medal teams at both the 2002 Under-18 World Championships and the Under-17 World Challenge in 2001.
Playing career
College
Wallace played four collegiate seasons (2002–2006) at the University of Notre Dame, where he set a school record by playing in all 153 games during his career. He scored 25 goals with 34 assists for 59 points and had 39 penalties for 86 minutes. As a senior, he notched 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points to finish fifth on the team in scoring.[1]
Professional
An undrafted free agent, Wallace was signed to a contract after attending a tryout camp with Pittsburgh in the fall of 2006. In his first season, he split time between the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers and the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, seeing action in 51 games with 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points and 62 penalty minutes. He played in 11 playoff games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring a goal and an assist. In 2007-08, Wallace played in 74 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, accruing 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points and 83 minutes in penalties. He played in 22 postseason games in helping the Baby Penguins advance to the Calder Cup finals against Chicago. He had two goals and six assists for eight points and 21 penalty minutes in the playoffs.[2]
Wallace made his NHL debut on December 10, 2008, against the New Jersey Devils. He registered his first NHL point, an assist, on December 18, 2008 vs. the Atlanta Thrashers.[3]
On February 23, 2012 Wallace was claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay Lightning from the New York Islanders after playing 31 games in the NHL season.
After seven professional seasons within North America, Wallace left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League on August 6, 2013.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | NAHL | 56 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | USHL | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 40 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 39 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 36 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 32 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 19 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 74 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 82 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | ||
2008–09 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 58 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 78 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 62 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 24 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | New York Islanders | NHL | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 47 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 101 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "Tim Wallace Makes NHL Debut With Pittsburgh Penguins". und.com. December 11, 2008.
- ↑ "Tim Wallace Makes NHL Debut With Pittsburgh Penguins". und.com. December 11, 2008.
- ↑ "Wallace Assigned To Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". penguins.nhl.com. January 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Tim Wallace ready for Orebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
External links
- Tim Wallace's player profile at NHL.com
- Tim Wallace's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database