Eliteprospects
USA Tom Preissing
#42 TPS / SM-liiga - 12/13
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time USHL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 03, 1978
Position
D
Age
45
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Arlington Hills, IL, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Tom Preissing Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Rosemount High USHS-MN -* 3* 11* 14* 14* -* |
1994-95 Rosemount High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1995-96 Rosemount High “C” USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1996-97 Rosemount High “C” USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 56* 8* 13* 21* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -
1998-99 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 53* 18* 37* 55* 40* -* | Playoffs 6 3 6 9 2 -
1999-00 Colorado College NCAA 36* 4* 14* 18* 20* -* |
2000-01 Colorado College NCAA 33* 6* 18* 24* 26* -* |
2001-02 Colorado College “A” NCAA 43* 6* 26* 32* 42* -* |
2002-03 Colorado College “C” NCAA 42* 23* 29* 52* 16* -* |
2003-04 San Jose Sharks NHL 69* 2* 17* 19* 12* 8* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 0 0
2004-05 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 33* 1* 6* 7* 32* 6* |
2005-06 San Jose Sharks NHL 74* 11* 32* 43* 26* 17* | Playoffs 11 1 6 7 4 0
2006-07 Ottawa Senators NHL 80* 7* 31* 38* 18* 40* | Playoffs 20 2 5 7 10 3
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77* 8* 16* 24* 16* -6* |
2008-09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22* 3* 4* 7* 6* -7* |
Manchester Monarchs AHL 14* 2* 4* 6* 6* -1* |
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -6* |
Lake Erie Monsters AHL 49* 9* 22* 31* 38* -11* |
2010-11 Barys Astana KHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2011-12 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 29* 5* 2* 7* 4* -4* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -4
2012-13 Rögle BK Elitserien 29* 5* 7* 12* 10* -8* |
TPS SM-liiga 20* 3* 5* 8* 16* -3* |

Tom Preissing Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 63* 11* 26* 37* 0.59* 44* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 33* 1* 6* 7* 0.21* 32* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 20* 3* 5* 8* 0.40* 16* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 154* 39* 87* 126* 0.82* 104* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 326* 31* 101* 132* 0.40* 78* 46* | 3 42 3 * 12 * 15 * 0.36 * 14 * 3 *
NLA (NL) 1 29* 5* 2* 7* 0.24* 4* -4* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 0 * -4 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 29* 5* 7* 12* 0.41* 10* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 109* 26* 50* 76* 0.70* 70* -* | 2 10 3 * 8 * 11 * 1.10 * 4 * - *
USHS-MN 4 -* 3* 11* 14* -* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tom Preissing Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/14/2013
01/14/2013 Confirmed Rögle BK TPS
12/05/2012
12/05/2012 Confirmed Rögle BK Unknown
07/15/2012
07/15/2012 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne Rögle BK
07/11/2011
07/11/2011 Confirmed Dynamo Minsk EHC Biel-Bienne
05/27/2011
05/27/2011 Confirmed Barys Astana Dynamo Minsk
09/14/2010
09/14/2010 Loan Kärpät Barys Astana
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Colorado College

Career transactions
- 2013-01-14 • Signed to one-year contract by TPS
- 2012-12-05 • Released by Rögle
- 2012-07-15 • Signed to one-year contract by Rögle
- 2011-07-11 • Signed to one-year contract by Biel
- 2010-10-11 • Terminated his contract with Kärpät due to an injury
- 2010-09-16 • Loaned to Barys Astana by Kärpät
- 2009-09-16 • Signed to one-year contract by Kärpät
- 2009-07-03 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche w/ Kyle Quincey & a 2010 5th round pick (Luke Walker) for Ryan Smyth
- 2007-07-02 • Signed to a four-year contract by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2006-07-10 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators w/ Josh Hennessy, Michal Barinka & a 2008 2nd round pick (Patrick Wiercioch) for Martin Havlat & Bryan Smolinski
- 2006-07-09 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks w/ Josh Hennessy for Mark Bell
- 2005-08-10 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2004-11-15 • Signed to a lockout contract by Krefeld Pinguine
- 2003-04-04 • Signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks