Tim Bergland
| Tim Bergland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
11 January 1965 Crookston, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft .03 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
U. of Minnesota Fort Wayne Komets Binghamton Whalers Baltimore Skipjacks Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Knights Chicago Wolves HIFK Helsinki | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
75th overall, 1983 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1999 | ||
Timothy Daniel Bergland (born January 11, 1965 in Crookston, Minnesota and raised in Thief River Falls, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey player.
Playing Career
Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, he did not make it onto the Capitals' roster until the 1989–90 season when his defensive play helped guide the Capitals to their first-ever semifinals appearance.
Left exposed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, Bergland was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He would have a second tour with the Capitals, albeit briefly, when he was claimed on waivers during the 1993–94 season.
Bergland retired from active play in 1999 after playing several seasons with the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League. Played 7 games in Finland during 1997-98 season.
Coaching
He now coaches the Thief River Falls Prowlers boys hockey team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983-84 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984-85 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985-86 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 48 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986-87 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 49 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987-88 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 63 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 78 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 47 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992-93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 49 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 51 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 81 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995-96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 81 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996-97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 49 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1998-99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 68 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 182 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 75 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||||
External links
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Tim Bergland's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Tim Bergland's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database