Tim Stapleton
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| Born |
July 19, 1982 La Grange, IL, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Spartak Moscow Jokerit Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets HC Dinamo Minsk Ak Bars Kazan Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk HC Lugano Färjestad BK |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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| Representing the United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Timothy Gabriel Stapleton (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets.
Undrafted, Stapleton played for two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Stapleton then represented the University of Minnesota Duluth for four seasons, where he led the team in scoring as a freshman and had back-to-back 40 point seasons.
After a brief stint with the Portland Pirates of the AHL, he signed with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, completing a tryout which led to a one-year contract. During his first Jokerit season, Stapleton won the SM-liiga silver medal and finished second in playoff scoring.
On June 6, 2008, Stapleton signed as a free agent to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2008–09 season. Stapleton was assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on September 26, 2008.
On 26 February 2009, Stapleton played his first career NHL game with the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring the shootout winner. In his next game Stapleton was credited with his first NHL goal against the Ottawa Senators, goaltender Brian Elliott on February 28, 2009.
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