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Tim Gleason
TimGleason
Position Defense
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
217 lb (99 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Carolina Hurricanes
Los Angeles Kings
Born (1983-01-29)January 29, 1983,
Clawson, MI, USA
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 2001
Ottawa Senators
Pro Career 2003 – present

Timothy Gleason (born January 29, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.

Playing career[]

After a standout junior career with the Windsor Spitfires, Gleason was drafted in the first round (twenty-third overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Unable to come to terms on a contract with the Senators, Gleason was subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Bryan Smolinski on March 11, 2003. After spending three years in the Kings organization, Gleason (along with Éric Bélanger) was traded to the Hurricanes on September 29, 2006, for defensemen Oleg Tverdovsky and Jack Johnson.[1]

Gleason is known for his toughness and gritty play, including the diving effort to prevent the puck from leaving the offensive zone in Game Seven of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New Jersey Devils, leading to a game-tying goal.[2] He also took a puck to the face against Washington in 2009, but returned to the ice after multiple stitches to score the tying goal on a breakaway.[3]

Gleason played for the United States in the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.[4]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Windsor Spitfires OHL 55 5 13 18 101 12 2 4 6 14
2000–01 Windsor Spitfires OHL 47 8 28 36 124 9 1 2 3 23
2001–02 Windsor Spitfires OHL 67 17 42 59 109 16 7 13 20 40
2002–03 Windsor Spitfires OHL 45 7 31 38 75 7 5 2 7 17
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 0 7 7 21
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 22 0 8 8 19 6 0 1 1 4
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 67 10 14 24 112 5 0 0 0 4
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 2 19 21 77
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 57 2 4 6 57
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 3 16 19 84
2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 70 0 12 12 68 18 1 4 5 32
2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 61 5 14 19 78
2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 2 14 16 85
NHL totals 475 14 86 100 470 18 1 4 5 32
Medal record
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Gleason during the 2008 IIHF World Championship
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States of America
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver 2010 Vancouver

International[]

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2001 United States WJC 7 0 1 1 2
2003 United States WJC 1 0 0 0 0
2008 United States WC 6 0 1 1 6
2010 United States OG 6 0 0 0 0
Junior int'l totals 8 0 1 1 2
Senior int'l totals 12 0 1 1 6

References[]

  1. NHL. NHL Player Biography/Notes. nhl.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2010.
  2. Associated Press (28 April 2009). Hurricanes vs. Devils, 04/28/2009. hurricanes.nhl.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2010.
  3. Associated Press (11 December 2009). Hurricanes vs. Capitals, 12/11/2009. hurricanes.nhl.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2010.
  4. Terrell Williams (2 March 2010). Hurricanes to Welcome Home Olympic Medalists. hurricanes.nhl.com. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved on 29 November 2010.

External links[]

Preceded by
Jason Spezza
Ottawa Senators first round draft pick
2001
Succeeded by
Jakub Klepiš


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