Tim Hambly (born June 26, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Krefeld Pinguine in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Tim Hambly | |||
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| Born |
June 26, 1983 White Bear Lake, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Free Agent Iowa Stars Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Quad City Flames Rockford IceHogs ERC Ingolstadt Grizzlys Wolfsburg Krefeld Pinguine | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career edit
Hambly enrolled at the University of Minnesota Duluth[1] in 2001 and appeared in a total of 141 games for the Bulldogs until 2005, while scoring 13 goals and assisting on 47.[2] In his junior year, Minnesota-Duluth advanced to the Frozen Four.[3]
He made his debut as a professional ice hockey player during the 2004-05 season with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the East Coast Hockey League. Including the following season, he played 39 games for the Wranglers. The 2005-06 campaign also saw Hambly take his game to the American Hockey League and represent the Iowa Stars as well as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights.[4] He played three more years in the AHL,[5] before landing his first job in Europe: In 2009–10, he signed with ERC Ingolstadt of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)[6] and remained with the club until 2014. In his last season (2013–14) in Ingolstadt, he helped ERC capture the DEL championship, serving as an assistant captain.[7]
He signed with fellow DEL side Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg for the 2014–15 season[8] and then had his contract renewed for the following campaign.[9]
References edit
- ^ "A FEW MINUTES WITH ... TIM HAMBLY". University of Minnesota Duluth. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "TAKE FIVE: Tim Hambly". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Sign Defenseman Tim Hambly - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ ERC Ingolstadt 2011/2012 Roster
- ^ Germany, Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung, Aller Zeitung, Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen. "Eishockey – Verteidiger vom Meister: EHC holt Tim Hambly". www.waz-online.de. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg holen Tim Hambly - 05 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "DEL: Wolfsburg verlängert mit Hambly und Stas". Hockey-News Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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