Henrik Tallinder (born January 10, 1979 in
Stockholm' is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag , and the official residence of the Swedish Monarch as well as the prime minister. The Monarch resides at Drottningholm Palace outside of Stockholm since 1980 and uses the Royal Palace of...
,
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) is a
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defenseman who currently plays for the
Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding:...
of the
National Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
.
Henrik Tallinder was drafted 48th overall by the Sabres in the
1997 NHL Entry DraftThe 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :- Round four :- Round five :- Round six :- Round seven :- Round eight :- Round nine :...
.
Tallinder suffered a broken left arm in game 3 of the Sabres Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes and missed the remainder of the
2006 Stanley Cup PlayoffsThe 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League championship began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005–06 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, seeded one through eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the conference quarterfinals...
. At the time of the injury, he was tied for the NHL playoff lead in
plus/minusPlus-minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures the team goal differential when a specific player is on the ice. Players' plus-minus stats get increased by one every time their team scores an even strength or shorthanded goal while they are on the ice...
at +14.
During the 10th game of the 2006–07 NHL season Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against the
New York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
During a game vs. New Jersey on February 6, 2008 he became the first Buffalo Sabres defenceman to score in a shootout, scoring against Martin Brodeur.
In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players
Kristian HuseliusKristian Huselius is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
and
Andreas LiljaAndreas Lilja is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.- Professional hockey :...
were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation.
Henrik Tallinder (born January 10, 1979 in
Stockholm' is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag , and the official residence of the Swedish Monarch as well as the prime minister. The Monarch resides at Drottningholm Palace outside of Stockholm since 1980 and uses the Royal Palace of...
,
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
) is a
professionalA professional is a member of a vocation founded upon specialised educational training.The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field...
ice hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
defenseman who currently plays for the
Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding:...
of the
National Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
.
Playing career
Henrik Tallinder was drafted 48th overall by the Sabres in the
1997 NHL Entry DraftThe 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :- Round four :- Round five :- Round six :- Round seven :- Round eight :- Round nine :...
.
Tallinder suffered a broken left arm in game 3 of the Sabres Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes and missed the remainder of the
2006 Stanley Cup PlayoffsThe 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League championship began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005–06 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, seeded one through eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the conference quarterfinals...
. At the time of the injury, he was tied for the NHL playoff lead in
plus/minusPlus-minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures the team goal differential when a specific player is on the ice. Players' plus-minus stats get increased by one every time their team scores an even strength or shorthanded goal while they are on the ice...
at +14.
During the 10th game of the 2006–07 NHL season Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against the
New York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
During a game vs. New Jersey on February 6, 2008 he became the first Buffalo Sabres defenceman to score in a shootout, scoring against Martin Brodeur.
Sexual Offenses Allegations
In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players
Kristian HuseliusKristian Huselius is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
and
Andreas LiljaAndreas Lilja is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.- Professional hockey :...
were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club
LinköpingLinköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
and Lilja being suspended by Swedish club
MoraMora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan...
for the rest of the season.
Initially police had dropped their investigation two days after the initial charges on February 11, 2005 when a 22-year-old woman accused the trio of raping her February 9, because of a lack of evidence. However, a special prosecutor reopened the case in March, leading to the suspensions. Tallinder and the others were cleared in June of that year after a special prosecutor ruled there was no evidence they forced the woman to have sex.
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Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding:...
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0 |
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2002–03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
46 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
28 |
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— |
— |
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2003–04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
72 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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2004–05 |
Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
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Elitserien Elitserien, or the Swedish Elite League , as it is often unofficially called in English, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
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44 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
63 |
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2004–05 |
SC BernSchlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland.The ice hockey section of the Bern Sports Club, which was established on 3 November 1930, officially began playing on 1 January 1931....
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NLA |
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— |
— |
— |
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10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2005–06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
82 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
74 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
2006–07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
47 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
34 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
2007–08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
71 |
1 |
17 |
18 |
48 |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
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2008–09The 2008–09 NHL season was the 91st season of the National Hockey League. It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the other conference ...
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Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
66 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
36 |
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Career |
NHL |
386 |
16 |
72 |
88 |
246 |
30 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
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