Central New York's most successful hockey player
# 18 Tim Connolly
of the New York Islanders
*I made this page as a proud Central New York lifer (hopefully that'll change) who is thrilled
that there is some Onondaga County in the National Hockey League ;^)
Bio Info
Born? May 7, 1981; Baldwinsville, New York
Height? 6'1"
Weight? 186 lbs
Lefty/Righty? Righty
Aquired? Drafted (First round, 5th selection) by the New York Islanders in 1999
Fave hockey player? Wayne Gretzky
*Nickname? Dangles
*Fave food? Chicken parmigiana
*Fave movie? Good Will Hunting
*Fave band? Bob Marley
*from Meet the Erie Otters
Tim connolly now plays for the New york Islanders, after a 2 year career with Erie (OHL). Tim was one of the OHL's most productive players in his 2 CHL seasons.
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
96-97 |
Syracuse Junior Crunch |
50 |
42 |
62 |
104 |
34 |
| 97-98 | Erie Otters | 59 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 32 |
| 98-99 | Erie Otters | 46 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 50 |
| OHL Totals | 105 | 64 | 66 | 130 | 82 |
He is now staying in his native NYS to play for the New York Islanders, where his presence has been felt:
Connolly scores for Isles
He scores his fifth goal of the season, and adds an assist during a 5-3 victory.The Associated Press
Tim Connolly, from Baldwinsville, scored a goal, his fifth of the season, and made an assist on Sunday as the Islanders defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-3 at Uniondale.
Connolly made it 2-0 at 3:50 of the second period when he got past Devils defenseman Lyle Odelein, cut in on goalie Martin Brodeur and roofed a backhand.
Connolly and Brad Isbister assisted on a goal by Niklas Andersson.
Andersson had a goal and two assists and Roberto Luongo stopped 46 shots for the Islanders. It was their first home victory in over six weeks.
Olli Jokinen and Isbister each had a goal and an assist as the Islanders had their biggest offensive outburst of the season.
Gino Odjick also scored for the Islanders, who have a modest two-game unbeaten streak (1-0-1). Luongo, a surprise starter, won his second NHL game.
Andersson, recalled from the minors Friday, also had a goal and an assist on Saturday night.
The Devils got two goals from Claude Lemieux and a shorthanded score from John Madden. New Jersey's longest winning streak of the season was snapped at three games. Brodeur stopped 24 shots.
The Islanders grabbed the lead three minutes into the game when Isbister was sent in on a breakaway on a power play and beat Brodeur high with a wrist shot.
Lemieux cut the Islanders lead in half at 8:31 when he tipped Bobby Holik's pass from the left point past Luongo. He tied the game 92 seconds later on a stuff shot from the right crease.
Odjick restored the Islanders' lead at 16:44 when his attempted pass from behind the goal line banked in off Brodeur's left skate.
*from http://www.syracuse.com (12/20/99)
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