Kimmo Timonen
| Kimmo Timonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 18, 1975 Kuopio, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
250th overall, 1993 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1992–present | ||
Kimmo Timonen (born March 18 1975, in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenseman in the NHL. He currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Playing career
Timonen was the youngest player to represent Finland at the 1993 IIHF World Junior Championships at the age of 17. He recorded the second-highest shot total in the tournament with 44.
Timonen was drafted by the LA Kings in 1993 in the 10th round and 250th overall. After the draft, he continued to play in his native Finland for several years, first for KalPa and then later for TPS. In 1998, Timonen played on the bronze medal-winning Finnish Olympic team in Nagano. Shortly after the Olympics, he was traded, along with Jan Vopat, from the LA Kings to the Nashville Predators in agreement that Nashville would not select Garry Galley in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft.
During the 1998–99 NHL season, Timonen split time between the Predators and their IHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. The following year, he was promoted to a full time NHL player. He played the next four seasons for the Predators, steadily improving his offensive output, until the 2004–05 NHL lockout. During the lockout, Timonen played for his hometown team, KalPa, which he partly owns with current Philadelphia Flyer teammate Sami Kapanen. Timonen also persuaded his fellow teammate Adam Hall to play for KalPa for the duration of the lockout.
Timonen represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and led his team in scoring with six points, the fifth-highest total overall in the tournament.
On October 3, 2006, Timonen was named the captain of the Nashville Predators for the 2006–07 season.[1] That season proved to be a career year for Timonen with him registering career highs in both assists and total points.
Just before the 2007 free agency period, he was traded along with teammate Scott Hartnell to the Philadelphia Flyers for the first round draft pick acquired in the Peter Forsberg trade. Timonen immediately signed a six-year contract worth $37.8 million, which made him the highest paid Finn in the NHL.[2] At the time, Timonen's younger brother Jussi Timonen was playing for the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Flyers. However, Jussi was subsequently traded to the Dallas Stars.[3]
Awards
- 1997- Matti Keinonen trophy for best +/- in the SM-liiga
- 2000- Named to the NHL All-Star team, but unable to play due to injury
- 2004- Played in NHL All-Star game
- 2005- Elected most valuable player in the Mestis playoffs
- 2007- Played in NHL All Star Game
- 2008- Named to the NHL All-Star team
Records
- Nashville Predators' franchise record for career assists (222)
- Nashville Predators' franchise record for career points (301)
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | KalPa | SM-l | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | KalPa | SM-l | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 | KalPa | SM-l | 46 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | HIFK | SM-l | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 51 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 72 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 77 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Lugano | Swiss-A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 79 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 80 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 611 | 84 | 236 | 320 | 372 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | ||||
International play
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 |
2006 Turin | Ice hockey |
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1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Played for Finland in:
- 1993 World Junior Championships
- 1994 World Junior Championships
- 1995 World Junior Championships
- 1996 World Championships
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey
- 1998 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1998 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
- 1999 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2001 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2002 World Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey (silver medal)
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 Winter Olympics (silver medal)
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2002 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2004 | Finland | WCH | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
References
External links
- Kimmo Timonen on nhlfinns.com
- Kimmo Timonen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on Timonen's partial KalPa Kuopio ownership Retrieved 07–11–07.
- 1975 births
- Brynäs IF players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- HIFK players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- KalPa players
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
- Nashville Predators players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Nationalliga A players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- People from Kuopio
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- TPS players
- Winter Olympics medalists