Scott Timmins

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Timmins with the San Jose Barracuda in 2015
Born (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 35)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
AIHL team
Former teams
Melbourne Mustangs
Florida Panthers
Rochester Americans
San Antonio Rampage
Albany Devils
San Jose Barracuda
Straubing Tigers
Dornbirn Bulldogs
Fehérvár AV19
Eispiraten Crimmitschau
NHL draft 165th overall, 2009
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2010present

Scott Timmins (born September 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Melbourne Mustangs of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 6th round (165th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Scott grew up in Hamilton, Ontario where he spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Hamilton Reps of the Alliance Pavilion League. He led his Reps team to an Alliance Championship in Minor Midget in 2004–05 before being a 5th round choice (98th overall) of the Kitchener Rangers in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection.

Timmins was reassigned the following season to the Burlington Cougars Jr.A. club of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA) for the 2005–06 season. The following year, he signed with the Rangers for the 2006–07 season.

On April 24, 2010, Timmins, with the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires, scored a natural hat trick against the Kitchener Rangers during game 6 of the OHL Western Conference final. The final score was 6–4, in favour of Windsor. [1]

Timmins made his NHL debut with the Florida Panthers during the 2010–11 season on February 1, 2011, and scored his first NHL goal a day later against Alex Auld of the Montreal Canadiens.

On September 28, 2013, Timmins was traded by the Panthers to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Krystofer Barch. During his tenure with the Devils, he was primarily assigned to AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils.

Unsigned over the summer leading into the 2015–16 season, Timmins accepted a try-out offer to attend the San Jose Barracuda AHL training camp on September 28, 2015. He made the inaugural opening night roster with the Barracuda. [2]

As a free agent the following off-season, Timmins left North America to sign a one-year contract abroad, agreeing with German club, Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on July 27, 2016. [3] In the 2016–17 season, Timmins contributed offensively with the Tigers, producing 12 goals and 27 points in 46 games.

On August 14, 2017, Timmins left Germany as a free agent, signing to an initial one-year contract in the neighbouring EBEL, with Austrian club, Dornbirn Bulldogs. [4]

After two seasons with Dornbirn, Timmins left the Bulldogs as a free agent and continued in the EBEL, signing with Hungarian competitors, Fehérvár AV19, on April 10, 2019. [5]

Timmins joined the Melbourne Mustangs of the AIHL in 2022, [6] finishing fifth overall in the league for scoring in the 2022 season before re-signing for 2023. [7] Timmins was awarded the AIHL Regular Season Most Valuable Player for 2023, [8] leading the league with 82 points in 26 games during the regular season, before going on to score a further four points in three games during the playoffs, in which the Mustangs won the Goodall Cup as AIHL champions. [9]

Career statistics

Timmins with the Windsor Spitfires in 2010 Scott Timmins 02.jpg
Timmins with the Windsor Spitfires in 2010
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05Hamilton RepsMHAO6830396952
2005–06 Burlington Cougars OPJHL 318412841120
2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 422578
2007–08 Kitchener RangersOHL62171229462035810
2008–09 Kitchener RangersOHL3825244928
2008–09 Windsor Spitfires OHL2810142433206101626
2009–10 Windsor SpitfiresOHL56302454471911112218
2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 4510122218
2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 191018
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL7011162734101018
2012–13 San Antonio RampageAHL6511132458
2012–13 Florida PanthersNHL50004
2013–14 Albany Devils AHL611326392640007
2014–15 Albany DevilsAHL411016268
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL4547111440000
2016–17 Straubing Tigers DEL 461215271211128
2017–18 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 521826441861124
2018–19 Dornbirn BulldogsEBEL5219193822
2019–20 Fehérvár AV19 EBEL4716112712
2020–21 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 299172612
2021–22Eispiraten Crimmitschau "A"DEL2441717341040008
2021–22 Melbourne Mustangs AIHL 162318413110112
2022–23Melbourne MustangsAIHL263349821632242
NHL totals2410112

References

  1. "Spitfires Force Game 7 With Win in Kitchener". Ontario Hockey League. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. "San Jose Barracuda training camp roster" (PDF). San Jose Barracuda. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. "Tigers complete squad plans" (in German). Straubing Tigers. July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. "Dornbirn sign Canadian Scott Timmins". Dornbirner EC. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. "Scott Timmins next year in the Blue and White" (in Hungarian). Fehérvár AV19. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  6. Collins, Lee (April 29, 2022). "Melbourne Mustangs 2022 roster". Ice Hockey News Australia. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  7. Collins, Lee (February 11, 2023). "Melbourne Mustangs re-sign Scott Timmins". Ice Hockey News Australia. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  8. Collins, Lee (August 26, 2023). "2023 AIHL season awards". Ice Hockey News Australia. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. "Global Series between Kings, Coyotes has former NHL players excited | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. September 17, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.