Timo Helbling
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| Born |
July 21, 1981 Basel, SUI |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NL team Former teams |
EV Zug HC Davos EHC Kloten Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals HC Lugano Oulun Kärpät HC Fribourg-Gottéron SC Bern |
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| National team |
 Switzerland
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| NHL Draft | 162nd Overall, 1999 Nashville Predators |
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| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Timo Helbling (born July 21, 1981) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EV Zug of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Davos, EHC Kloten, HC Lugano, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, SC Bern, Oulun Karpat of the Finish Liiga, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Helbling was originally drafted 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Helbling was drafted in the 6th round, 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
In the 2005–06 season, Helbling played 60 games for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL before he was recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning to make his NHL debut.
Helbling signed with the Washington Capitals for the 2006–07 season, playing primarily with AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, before he was traded by the Capitals to the Sabres along with Dainius Zubrus for a first round pick and Jiri Novotny on February 27, 2007. Helbling was then assigned to the affiliate of the Sabres, the Rochester Americans.
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