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USA Tim Stapleton
#19 ERC Ingolstadt / DEL - 17/18
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jul 19, 1982
Position
C/RW
Age
42
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
La Grange, IL, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Stapleton is a speedster who can play any position up front. Has good hands and an accurate shot. Diminutive, but a tremendous skater.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2014)

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Tim Stapleton Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Fenwick High USHS-IL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Fenwick High USHS-IL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Chicago Chill 16U AAA 16U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 Chicago Chill 16U AAA 16U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 52* 7* 15* 22* 8* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 4 -
2001-02 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 61* 24* 36* 60* 10* -* | Playoffs 7 4 7 11 0 -
2002-03 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 42* 14* 28* 42* 6* -* |
2003-04 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 43* 16* 25* 41* 18* -* |
2004-05 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 38* 19* 20* 39* 6* -* |
2005-06 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 39* 14* 16* 30* 4* -18* |
Portland Pirates AHL 9* 0* 5* 5* 4* 6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2006-07 Jokerit SM-liiga 56* 19* 29* 48* 24* 12* | Playoffs 10 6 4 10 8 5
2007-08 Jokerit SM-liiga 55* 29* 33* 62* 36* 22* | Playoffs 14 9 8 17 8 6
2008-09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 70* 28* 51* 79* 26* 9* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 2 -3
2009-10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 6* 2* 0* 2* 2* 1* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 73* 30* 29* 59* 18* 22* | Playoffs 14 4 9 13 12 -4
2010-11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 20* 8* 7* 15* 4* 7* |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 45* 5* 2* 7* 12* -10* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* 2* |
USA WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2011-12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 63* 11* 16* 27* 10* -2* |
2012-13 Dynamo Minsk KHL 52* 24* 16* 40* 30* -5* |
USA WC 10* 2* 3* 5* 2* -1* |
2013-14 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54* 16* 17* 33* 16* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -3
USA “A” WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 37* 14* 12* 26* 30* 2* |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 18* 4* 1* 5* 10* 2* | Playoffs 9 4 0 4 14 1
2015-16 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 24* 5* 8* 13* 20* -5* |
HC Lugano NLA 19* 6* 8* 14* 8* 5* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 6 -2
2016-17 Färjestad BK SHL 20* 1* 3* 4* 4* -4* |
Spartak Moskva KHL 22* 1* 6* 7* 4* -5* |
2017-18 EHC Olten SL 29* 9* 12* 21* 6* 9* |
ERC Ingolstadt DEL 8* 3* 6* 9* 0* 4* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -3

Tim Stapleton Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Dynamo Minsk Nadezhda Cup 6* 2* 3* 5* 0* -1* |
2013-14 USA “A” Deutschland Cup 3* 3* 2* 5* 0* 1* |
2015-16 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
HC Lugano Spengler Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
USA “A” Deutschland Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2016-17 Färjestad BK Champions HL 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* 2* |
2017-18 EHC Olten Swiss Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Tim Stapleton Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 176* 67* 95* 162* 0.92* 54* 46* | 3 24 6 * 9 * 15 * 0.63 * 16 * -7 *
Champions HL 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 8* 3* 6* 9* 1.13* 0* 4* | 1 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * -3 *
Deutschland Cup 2 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 4 183* 59* 52* 111* 0.61* 90* 3* | 2 15 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.33 * 16 * -2 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 2 111* 48* 62* 110* 0.99* 60* 34* | 2 24 15 * 12 * 27 * 1.13 * 16 * 11 *
Nadezhda Cup 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 162* 63* 89* 152* 0.94* 34* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 118* 19* 18* 37* 0.31* 24* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 43* 11* 16* 27* 0.63* 28* 0* | 1 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 6 * -2 *
SHL 1 20* 1* 3* 4* 0.20* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
SL 1 29* 9* 12* 21* 0.72* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 2 4* 3* 0* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 113* 31* 51* 82* 0.73* 18* -* | 2 11 5 * 9 * 14 * 1.27 * 4 * - *
USHS-IL 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 25* 2* 6* 8* 0.32* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tim Stapleton Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/06/2018
01/06/2018 Confirmed EHC Olten ERC Ingolstadt
04/21/2017
04/21/2017 Confirmed Spartak Moskva EHC Olten
11/27/2016
11/27/2016 Confirmed Färjestad BK Spartak Moskva
08/01/2016
08/01/2016 Confirmed HC Lugano Färjestad BK
11/23/2015
11/23/2015 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne HC Lugano
04/17/2015
04/17/2015 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk EHC Biel-Bienne
12/19/2014
12/19/2014 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk
07/11/2014
07/11/2014 Confirmed Ak Bars Kazan Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
06/18/2013
06/18/2013 Confirmed Dynamo Minsk Ak Bars Kazan
07/11/2012
07/11/2012 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets Dynamo Minsk
11/30/2010
11/30/2010 Confirmed San Antonio Rampage Atlanta Thrashers
10/07/2010
10/07/2010 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers San Antonio Rampage
07/01/2009
07/01/2009 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth

Career transactions
- 2014-07-11 • Signed by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- 2013-06-18 • Signed by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2012-07-10 • Signed by Dinamo Riga
- 2011-06-24 • Rights transferred to the Winnipeg Jets after the Atlanta Thrashers franchise relocated
- 2009-07-01 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers with Pavel Kubina for Garnet Exelby & Colin Stuart
- 2008-07-06 • Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs