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 | 1997–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Sweden
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| 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
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 | ||
| 1996–97 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 |  |
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 |  |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | Oly | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||||
References
- ↑ Associated Press (2005-02-16). "Allegations in Sweden to be reviewed". TSN. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ↑ Canadian Press (2005-03-03). "Swedish NHLers to be re-investigated". TSN. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ↑ Associated Press (2005-06-11). "Swedish prosecutor clears three players". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
External links
- Henrik Tallinder's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Henrik Tallinder's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Henrik Tallinder's player profile at NHL.com