Henrik Tallinder
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| Born |
10 January 1979 , Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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Liiga team Former teams |
TPS AIK IF TPS Turku Linköpings HC SC Bern Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 48th overall, 1997 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Sweden
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| Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Henrik Per Tallinder (born 10 January 1979) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent of the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2016, he is playing as a defenceman for the Finnish Elite League team Turun Palloseura.
Henrik Tallinder was drafted 48th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Tallinder suffered a broken left arm in game 3 of the Sabres Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes and missed the remainder of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the time of the injury, he was tied for the NHL playoff lead in plus/minus at +14.
During the 10th game of the 2006–07 NHL season, Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against the New York Islanders.
During a game against New Jersey on 6 February 2008, he became the first Sabres defenceman to score in a shootout, scoring against Martin Brodeur.
On 27 December 2009, Tallinder was selected to the Sweden Men's Ice Hockey Olympic team for the February 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
On 1 July 2010, Tallinder signed a four-year, $13.5 million contract with the New Jersey Devils.
On 7 July 2013, Tallinder was traded back to the team that drafted him, the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Riley Boychuk.
In September 2014, Tallinder would sign a tryout with the Toronto Maple Leafs, however, he suffered an injury in a preseason game against his former team the Sabres and was ultimately released without a contract.
In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linköping. Lilja was not suspended by Swedish club Mora, but decided to take a break for the remainder of the rest of the season.
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