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Tim Kraus
Position Center
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
ECHL Team Ontario Reign
Nationality USA
Born (1987-02-21)February 21, 1987,
Garden Grove, California
NHL Draft Undrafted
Pro Career 2008 – present


Tim Kraus (born February 21, 1987, in Garden Grove, California) was an American professional ice hockey center for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League.

Playing career[]

Kraus played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Vancouver Giants and Regina Pats. In 2005–06, his third year with the Giants, Kraus scored a junior career-high 21 goals and helped the Giants to the franchise's first President's Cup championship. The following year, he recorded a junior career-high 47 assists and 66 points, while the Giants finished as 2007 WHL champion runners-up, then captured the 2007 Memorial Cup championship as tournament hosts. The next year, he was traded to the Regina Pats, where he finished his major junior career.

Undrafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) club, Kraus turned pro in the ECHL with the Ontario Reign in the 2008–09 season.,He played 8 games in the CHL during the 2010-2011 , with two teamsbefore he blew out his knee, He try too make a comeback, with the Denver Cutthroats of the CHL, but was cut from the roster before the season started.After trying to play in Europe in the Elite Ice Hockey league in Englad, Tim Kraus was cut again from his team the Dundee Stars, This time during the Playoff Run.It looks like, He no longer going too play Pro Hockey and will be retiring this coming season.

Awards[]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Vancouver Giants WHL 56 4 6 10 32 8 0 0 0 4
2004–05 Vancouver Giants WHL 63 16 19 35 34 4 0 0 0 2
2005–06 Vancouver Giants WHL 52 21 33 54 59 16 5 6 11 10
2006–07 Vancouver Giants WHL 70 19 47 66 81 20 2 8 10 33
2007–08 Vancouver Giants WHL 3 0 2 2 10
2007–08 Regina Pats WHL 62 15 44 59 86 6 3 1 4 2
2008–09 Ontario Reign ECHL 73 15 33 48 78 7 5 2 7 8
2009–10 Ontario Reign ECHL 70 16 37 53 68 - - - - -
ECHL Totals 143 31 70 101 146 7 5 2 7 8

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