Timo Helbling

Timo Helbling (born July 21, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A. 
==Playing career==
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. Following the season, Timo was returned to his native Switzerland, signing with HC Lugano.
==Career statistics== 
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1998–99 	HC Davos 	NLA 		44 	0 	0 	0 	8 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	HC Davos 	NLA 		44 	0 	0 	0 	49 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2000–01 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHL 		54 	7 	14 	21 	90 		7 	0 	2 	2 	11
2000–01 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		67 	2 	6 	8 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Toledo Storm 	ECHL 		35 	3 	8 	11 	75 		7 	0 	1 	1 	2
2002–03 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		23 	0 	1 	1 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		37 	0 	2 	2 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Utah Grizzlies 	AHL 		23 	3 	2 	5 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	EHC Kloten 	NLA 		44 	2 	9 	11 	118 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Springfield Falcons	AHL 		60 	7 	14 	21 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		9 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		49 	1 	16 	17 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		20 	0 	8 	8 	50 		6 	2 	0 	2 	6
2007–08 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		49 	3 	11 	14 	127 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		49 	2 	9 	11 	136 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		11 	0 	1 	1 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 
== External links ==
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