Tim Gleason
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| Born | January 29, 1983 Clawson, MI, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2001 Ottawa Senators |
| Playing 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Competitor for United States |
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| Winter Olympics | ||
| Silver | 2010 Vancouver | |
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 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 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ NHL. "NHL Player Biography/Notes". nhl.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469476&view=notes. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (28 April 2009). "Hurricanes vs. Devils, 04/28/2009". hurricanes.nhl.com. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2008030137. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (11 December 2009). "Hurricanes vs. Capitals, 12/11/2009". hurricanes.nhl.com. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2009020459. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Terrell Williams (2 March 2010). "Hurricanes to Welcome Home Olympic Medalists". hurricanes.nhl.com. Carolina Hurricanes. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519606. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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| Preceded by Jason Spezza |
Ottawa Senators first round draft pick 2001 |
Succeeded by Jakub Klepiš |
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