Timo Helbling
{{short description|Swiss ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| caption =
| alt =
| image = NLA, Genève-Servette HC vs. SC Bern, 19th January 2016 23.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Basel, Switzerland
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 220
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| played_for = HC Davos
Kloten Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Washington Capitals
HC Lugano
Oulun Kärpät
EV Zug
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
SC Bern
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
| ntl_team = SUI
| draft = 162nd Overall
| draft_year = 1999
| draft_team = Nashville Predators
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2019
}}
Timo Helbling (born July 21, 1981) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National League (NL) for HC Davos, Kloten Flyers, HC Lugano, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, SC Bern, EV Zug, SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, Oulun Kärpät of the Finish Liiga, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Helbling was originally drafted 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
As a youth, Helbling played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}} Helbling was drafted in the 6th round, 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=316485&page=NewsPage&service=page|title=Capitals acquire first-round pick, Novotny from Buffalo|publisher=capitals.nhl.com|date=2007-02-27|accessdate=2009-06-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726155141/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=316485&page=NewsPage&service=page|archivedate=2011-07-26}} Helbling was then assigned to the affiliate of the Sabres, the Rochester Americans.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Following the season, Timo returned to his native Switzerland, signing with HC Lugano. But revoke his deal with HC Lugano and make remaining season contract with Oulun Kärpät contract includes trial period until Christmas brake. Helbling plays his first game in Oulun Kärpät on November 16, 2010. During the World Hockey Championships 2010 Helbling caused confusion by getting in an altercation with Germany's coaches after losing a game against them.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w7jO4jSkvY|title=Helbling attacks Germany's coaches after game| publisher =YouTube| date = 2010-05-15 | accessdate = 2010-05-17}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}
After two seasons with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Helbling was traded with a year remaining on his contract to fellow NLA club, SC Bern in exchange for Ryan Gardner on April 2, 2015.{{cite web | url = http://www.scb.ch/news/meldung/newsitem/timo-helbling-kommt-im-tausch-mit-ryan-gardner.html | title = Timo Helbling comes in exchange for Ryan Gardner | work = SCB Eishockey AG | publisher = SC Bern | date = 2015-04-02 | accessdate = 2015-04-02 | language = German | archive-date = 2015-07-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150708024302/http://www.scb.ch/news/meldung/newsitem/timo-helbling-kommt-im-tausch-mit-ryan-gardner.html | url-status = dead }}
On September 11, 2017, Helbling was suspended for 6 games and fined CHF 5,400 for a hit on a referee during a game against HC Davos on September 8, 2017.{{cite web |title=Abuse of officials - EV Zug's Timo Helbling suspended for six games |url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/9945-abuse-of-officials-ev-zug-s-timo-helbling-suspended-for-six-games |website=swisshockeynews.ch |accessdate=5 September 2018 |date=11 September 2017 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905065238/https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/9945-abuse-of-officials-ev-zug-s-timo-helbling-suspended-for-six-games |url-status=dead }}
On June 18, 2018, Helbling joined freshly promoted SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on a one-year deal worth CHF 450,000. In the 2018-19 season, Helbling helped the Lakers remain in the NL, posting 1 goal and 4 points in 26 games before concluding his 621-game National League career at the conclusion of the season on April 9, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/14809-grateful-for-everything-timo-helbling-hangs-up-his-skates | title = Grateful for everything | publisher = swisshockeynews.ch | date = April 9, 2019 | accessdate = April 9, 2019}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
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| 1998–99 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999–00 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000–01 | OHL | 54 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
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| 2000–01 | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2002–03 | ECHL | 35 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2003–04 | AHL | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004–05 | NLA | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2005–06 | AHL | 60 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2005–06 | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2006–07 | AHL | 49 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2006–07 | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2006–07 | AHL | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2007–08 | NLA | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008–09 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
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| 2009–10 | HC Lugano | NLA | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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| 2010–11 | HC Lugano | NLA | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2010–11 | SM-l | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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| 2011–12 | EV Zug | NLA | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
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| 2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
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| 2013–14 | NLA | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
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| 2014–15 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 45 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2015–16 | SC Bern | NLA | 50 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
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| 2016–17 | EV Zug | NLA | 40 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
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| 2017–18 | EV Zug | NL | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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| 2018–19 | NL | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NL totals ! 621 ! 27 ! 101 ! 128 ! 1205 ! 87 ! 5 ! 13 ! 18 ! 173 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 11 ! 0 ! 1 ! 1 ! 8 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 1999
| WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
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| 2000 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2001
| Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
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| 2006 | WC | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010
| Switzerland | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
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| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
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! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 21!!2!!3!!5!!61 | ||||
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! colspan="4" | Senior totals ! 18!!0!!1!!1!!35 |
References
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External links
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