44 Kimmo Timonen
(KEE-moh TEEM-oh-nehn)
 Position: Defense
Shoots: Left
Height: 5'10 Weight: 196
Born: Kuopio, Finland (March 18, 1975)
Drafted: 1993, 10th round pick #250
Acquired: Acquired in a trade with Los Angeles in 1998
Salary: $1,400,000
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Highlights
Made his NHL debut on December 16, 1998 at Anaheim. Scored his first NHL goal on March 26, 1999 against Florida goaltender Sean Burke. Won a silver medal with Finland at the 2001 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships. Was named to the 2000 All-Star game but was unable to play because of injury.
Scouting Report
Timonen is the club's No. 1 blueliner due to the fact he has breakout speed and is magic when handling the puck. Many question his ability to handle opposing forwards because of his small stature, but Timonen has worked hard in that area. Will quarterback the power play for the foreseeable future. (Slam! Sports) Has the ability to quarterback the power play. Is extremely quick and loves to rush with the puck. Shoots the puck with accuracy. Holds his own in the defensive zone. Will have difficulty with big forwards his entire NHL career. Must avoid getting run down with injuries due to both size limitations and overuse. Timonen is very comfortable when leading the rush for the Predators. He will be a major key to the team's offense for several years to come. (TSN.ca)
Career Stats
| Season |
Club |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
+/- |
Pim |
| 01-02 |
Nashville |
NHL |
82 |
13 |
29 |
42 |
2 |
28 |
| 00-01 |
Nashville |
NHL |
82 |
12 |
13 |
25 |
-6 |
50 |
| 99-00 |
Nashville |
NHL |
51 |
8 |
25 |
33 |
-5 |
26 |
| 98-99 |
Nashville |
NHL |
50 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
30 |
| 98-99 |
Milwaukee |
IHL |
29 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
0 |
22 |
| 97-98 |
HIFK Helsinki |
Fin |
45 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
- |
59 |
| 96-97 |
TPS Turku |
Fin |
50 |
10 |
14 |
24 |
- |
18 |
| 95-96 |
TPS Turku |
Fin |
48 |
3 |
21 |
24 |
- |
22 |
| 94-95 |
TPS Turku |
Fin |
45 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
- |
10 |
| 93-94 |
KalPa Kuopio |
Fin |
46 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
- |
55 |
| 92-93 |
KalPa Kuopio |
Fin |
33 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
- |
4 |
| 91-92 |
KalPa Kuopio |
Fin |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
|
