Tim Stapleton

Timothy Gabriel Stapleton (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Stapleton played for two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Stapleton then represented the University of Minnesota Duluth for four seasons, where he led the team in scoring as a freshman and had back-to-back 40 point seasons. 
After a brief stint with the Portland Pirates of the AHL, he signed with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, completing a tryout which led to a one-year contract. During his first Jokerit season, Stapleton won the SM-liiga silver medal and finished second in playoff scoring.
On June 6, 2008, Stapleton signed as a free agent to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2008–09 season. Stapleton was assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on September 26, 2008.
On 26 February 2009, Stapleton played his first career NHL game with the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring the shootout winner. In his next game Stapleton was credited with his first NHL goal against the Ottawa Senators, goaltender Brian Elliott on February 28, 2009.
On July 1, 2009, Stapleton was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers with Pavel Kubina for Garnet Exelby and Colin Stuart. After signing with the Thrashers, Stapleton was then assigned to affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the 2009-10 season.
For the 2010-2011 season, Stapleton signed a Professional Try-out agreement with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. On November 30, 2010, Stapleton was signed to a 2-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers.
On February 27, 2011, Stapleton scored his first goal since April 16th, 2010. It was against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was invited and accepted an invitation to join the USA hockey team for the 2011 IIHF tournament. 
On April 10th, 2011, Stapleton scored a goal in the 3rd period against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was the last game of the season for the Thrashers and would be the last goal in their history.
Despite being born and raised in the Chicago area, Stapleton is not related to 1970s Chicago Blackhawks star defenseman Pat Stapleton.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
2000–01 	Green Bay Gamblers 	USHL 		52 	7 	15 	22 	8 		4 	1 	2 	3 	4
2001–02 	Green Bay Gamblers 	USHL 		61 	24 	36 	60 	10 		7 	4 	7 	11 	0
2002–03 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		42 	14 	28 	42 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		43 	16 	25 	41 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		38 	19 	20 	39 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		39 	14 	16 	30 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		9 	0 	5 	5 	4 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2006-07 	Jokerit 	SM-l 		56 	19 	29 	48 	28 		10 	6 	4 	10 	8
2007–08 	Jokerit 	SM-l 		55 	28 	33 	61 	36 		14 	9 	8 	17 	8
2008–09 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		70 	28 	51 	79 	26 		6 	2 	0 	2 	2
2008–09 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		73 	30 	29 	59 	18 		14 	4 	9 	13 	12
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		6 	2 	0 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		20 	8 	7 	15 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		4 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		45 	5 	2 	7 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SM-l totals	SM-l totals 	SM-l totals		111 	47 	62 	109 	64 		24 	15 	12 	27 	16
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		55 	8 	2 	10 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011 	United States 	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	0
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	7 	0	1	1 	0
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1982
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Green Bay Gamblers alumni
Category:Jokerit players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Undrafted
Category:IIHF Player