Timo Helbling
| Timo Helbling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
July 21, 1981 Basel, SUI | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams |
EV Zug HC Davos EHC Kloten Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals HC Lugano Oulun Kärpät HC Fribourg-Gottéron SC Bern | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL Draft |
162nd Overall, 1999 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Timo Helbling (born July 21, 1981) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EV Zug of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Davos, EHC Kloten, HC Lugano, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, SC Bern, Oulun Karpat of the Finish Liiga, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Helbling was originally drafted 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Helbling was drafted in the 6th round, 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
In the 2005–06 season, Helbling played 60 games for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL before he was recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning to make his NHL debut.
Helbling signed with the Washington Capitals for the 2006–07 season, playing primarily with AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, before he was traded by the Capitals to the Sabres along with Dainius Zubrus for a first round pick and Jiri Novotny on February 27, 2007.[1] Helbling was then assigned to the affiliate of the Sabres, the Rochester Americans.
Following the season, Timo returned to his native Switzerland, signing with HC Lugano. But revoke his deal with HC Lugano and make remaining season contract with Oulun Kärpät contract includes trial period until Christmas brake. Helbling plays his first game in Oulun Kärpät on November 16, 2010. During the World Hockey Championships 2010 Helbling caused confusion by getting in an altercation with Germany's coaches after losing a game against them.[2]
After two seasons with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Helbling was traded with a year remaining on his contract to fellow NLA club, SC Bern in exchange for Ryan Gardner on April 2, 2015.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 54 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 35 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 60 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Lugano | NLA | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Lugano | NLA | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | EV Zug | NLA | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 45 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | SC Bern | NLA | 50 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 2016–17 | EV Zug | NLA | 40 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| NLA totals | 567 | 25 | 95 | 120 | 1153 | 55 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 113 | ||||
| NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | |
| 2000 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WC | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 61 | ||||
| Senior totals | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Capitals acquire first-round pick, Novotny from Buffalo". capitals.nhl.com. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "Helbling attacks Germany's coaches after game". YouTube. 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ↑ "Timo Helbling comes in exchange for Ryan Gardner" (in German). SC Bern. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
External links
- Timo Helbling career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Timo Helbling career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database