Tim Kraus
| Tim Kraus | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 21, 1987 Garden Grove, CA, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Right |
| CHL team Former teams |
Dayton Gems ECHL Ontario Reign Victoria Salmon Kings Las Vegas Wranglers CHL Wichita Thunder |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Tim Kraus (born February 21, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing for the Dayton Gems of the Central Hockey League.
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[edit] 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.[1]
On November 18, 2011, the Wichita Thunder traded Kraus to the Dayton Gems in exchange for future considerations.[2]
[edit] Awards
- Won the President's Cup with the Vancouver Giants as WHL champions in 2006
- Won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants as CHL champions in 2007
[edit] 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 | ||||
