Tim Schaller

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Tim Schaller
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Schaller with the Rochester Americans in 2013
Born (1990-11-16) November 16, 1990 (age 32)
Merrimack, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Milwaukee Admirals
Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins
Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Timothy Robert Schaller (born November 16, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Growing up, Schaller attended Merrimack High School where he was a three sport athlete. He was named Merrimack High School Rookie of the Year in 2006 before joining the New England Jr. Huskies in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. [1]

Collegiate

Schaller joined Providence College for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first collegiate goal in a 4–1 loss to Northeastern on November 20, 2009 [2] and ended the season with 5 points. At the conclusion of the season, Schaller was the co-recipient of the Rev. Herman Schneider Most Valuable Freshman Award. [1]

In his sophomore year, Schaller played in 34 games for the Friars, earning a new career highs in points with 19. He was then invited to participate at the Chicago Blackhawks NHL Prospect Camp prior to his junior year. [3]

Despite suffering injuries throughout the season, Schaller finished the 2011–12 season with a new career high 14 goals, which also led the team. As a result, Schaller won the team's Rob Gaudreau Award for most goals scored. [4] He was also named a semi-finalist for the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born college hockey player in New England [5] and was invited to the Calgary Flames 2012 Development Camp on an Amateur Try-out agreement. [6]

Schaller was named one of three captains for the Friars prior to his senior year. [7] He then recorded a career high 23 points in 38 games to help the team qualify for the 2013 Hockey East playoffs. Schaller was named Hockey East Defensive Forward of the Year before graduating. [8]

Professional

On April 2, 2013, the Buffalo Sabres signed Schaller to a two-year, entry-level contract. [9]

Schaller spent the entire 2013-14 season with the Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans. In 72 games, he recorded eleven goals and eighteen points.

On November 29, 2014, the Sabres recalled Schaller. [10] He made his NHL debut that night in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. [11] On December 21, Schaller scored his first career NHL goal in a 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins in Boston. [12] He grew up in nearby Merrimack, New Hampshire. [13]

On July 1, 2016, Schaller signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Bruins. [14] In his first season with the club, he scored fourteen points in 59 games. The Bruins re-signed Schaller to a one-year contract extension on July 5, 2017. [15]

On July 1, 2018, the Vancouver Canucks signed Schaller to a two-year, $3.8 million contract. [16] He played 47 games for the team the subsequent season, scoring ten points.

During the following 2019–20 season, while in his final season under contract, Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round pick and 2022 conditional pick were traded by the Canucks to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Tyler Toffoli on February 17, 2020. [17]

As a free agent entering the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Schaller was signed to an AHL professional tryout contract to attend the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp. [18] After a positive showing, Schaller was signed to a one-year contract with Wilkes-Barre on February 8, 2021. [19]

Leaving the Penguins as a free agent, Schaller extended his career in the AHL in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Bakersfield Condors, affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers, on October 5, 2021. [20]

After a lone season with the Condors, Schaller continued his tenure in the AHL signing to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Admirals, primary affiliate to the Nashville Predators, on August 1, 2022. [21]

Personal life

Schaller was born to parents Robert and Susan Schaller alongside his older brother David. In 2006, David was diagnosed with testicular cancer and later aplastic anemia which required a bone marrow transplant. Tim decided to donate his blood marrow to him, taking him off the ice for six weeks. [22] As a result, the Schaller brothers created a fund called "Timmyheads" which raises money for the Jimmy Fund and Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. [23]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 New England Jr. Huskies EJHL 10000—————
2007–08New England Jr. HuskiesEJHL448253329—————
2008–09New England Jr. HuskiesEJHL451623395420110
2009–10 Providence College HE 3323540—————
2010–11 Providence CollegeHE345141936—————
2011–12 Providence CollegeHE261472124—————
2012–13 Providence CollegeHE388152361—————
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 72117183650112
2014–15 Rochester AmericansAHL65152843116—————
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 181122—————
2015–16 Rochester AmericansAHL3712142648—————
2015–16 Buffalo SabresNHL171232—————
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL5977142361012
2017–18 Boston BruinsNHL8212102242110222
2018–19 Vancouver Canucks NHL4737109—————
2019–20 Vancouver CanucksNHL5151614—————
2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL20000—————
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL51016—————
2020–21 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL321081814—————
2021–22 Bakersfield Condors AHL671015252550114
2022–23 Milwaukee Admirals AHL679122143—————
NHL totals27629285792171234

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