Henrik Tallinder

Henrik Tallinder
Born January 10, 1979
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Free Agent
AIK IF
TPS Turku
Linköpings HC
SC Bern
Buffalo Sabres
New Jersey Devils
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 48th overall, 1997
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1997present
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Competitor for Sweden Sweden
Winter Olympics
Silver 2014 Sochi
World Championships
Gold 2013 Sweden/Finland

Henrik Per Tallinder (born January 10, 1979) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

With the Sabres.

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 against 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 four-year, $13.5 million contract with the New Jersey Devils.

On July 7, 2013, Tallinder was traded back to the team that drafted him, the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Riley Boychuk.

Tallinder currently plays in the Swiss National League for the ZSC Lions.

Sexual offenses allegations

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. Lilja was not suspended by Swedish club Mora, but decided to take a break for the remainder of 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97AIK IFSEL10000
1997–98AIK IFSEL3400026
1998–99AIK IFSEL3600030
1999–00AIK IFSEL5002259
2000–01TPS TurkuFNL56591462102138
2001–02Buffalo SabresNHL20000
2001–02Rochester AmericansAHL73614202620000
2002–03Buffalo SabresNHL463101328
2003–04Buffalo SabresNHL72191026
2004–05Linköpings HCSEL446101663
2004–05SC BernNLA101124
2005–06Buffalo SabresNHL8261521741426816
2006–07Buffalo SabresNHL4741014341602210
2007–08Buffalo SabresNHL711171848
2008–09Buffalo SabresNHL661111236
2009–10Buffalo SabresNHL82416203260222
2010–11New Jersey DevilsNHL825111640
2011–12New Jersey DevilsNHL390661630000
2012–13New Jersey DevilsNHL2513410
2013–14Buffalo SabresNHL6426834
NHL totals 678 28 114 142 378 39 5 10 12 28

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1997 Sweden EJC 2nd 4 0 0 0 0
1998 Sweden WJC 6th 7 1 0 1 6
1999 Sweden WJC 4th 3 0 0 0 2
2010 Sweden Oly 5th 4 0 0 0 4
2013 Sweden WC 1st 10 1 2 3 18
2014 Sweden Oly 2nd 3 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 14 1 0 1 8
Senior totals 17 1 2 3 24

References

  1. Associated Press (2005-02-16). "Allegations in Sweden to be reviewed". TSN. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  2. Canadian Press (2005-03-03). "Swedish NHLers to be re-investigated". TSN. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  3. Associated Press (2005-06-11). "Swedish prosecutor clears three players". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

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