Tim Wallace

Timothy " Tim " Wallace ( born August 6, 1984 in Anchorage, Alaska ) is an American professional ice hockey player who is under contract at Örebro HK Hockey Svenska ligands since August 2012.

Career

Tim Wallace began his career as a hockey player in the U.S. National Team Development Program, for which he to 2002 American Hockey League was active from 2000 in the junior leagues United States Hockey League and North. Then he attended for four years, the University of Notre Dame, for their hockey team he played in parallel in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the 2006/07 season the winger made ​​his debut in professional hockey for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, where he played for the Wheeling Nailers in parallel in the ECHL.

On 29 May 2007 Wallace also signed a contract as a free agent in Wilkes-Barre/Scrantons Partners Pittsburgh Penguins. He first came in the 2007/ 08 season exclusively for their AHL farm team Wilkes-Berre/Scranton used, with whom he only failed to the Calder Cup to the Chicago Wolves in the playoff finals. As of 2008, Wallace was occasionally for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League on the ice, if injured in these players turned out, however, he continued to play almost exclusively for their farm team in the AHL.

In July 2011, the striker of the New York Islanders was taken with a Zweiwegvertrag for one season under contract. This put him just before the trade deadline on the Waiverliste, from the Tampa Bay Lightning chose him on 23 February 2012. In July 2012, he signed as a free agent a two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. He then moved to Europe and joined the newly promoted Örebro HK from the Svenska Hockey ligands.

Internationally

For the U.S., Wallace took part in the U18 World Youth Championship in 2002, in which he became world champion with his team. For this success he contributed two goals and five assists in eight games.

Awards and achievements

• 2002 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship

Statistics

(End of season 2012/ 13)