Tim Bothwell
| Tim Bothwell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 6, 1955 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
Timothy John Bothwell (born May 6, 1955, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 502 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, and Hartford Whalers, and several AHL teams. Before his professional career, he played at Brown, where he was a three-time all-Ivy League defenseman, member of the Bruins' 1975-76 NCAA semi-finalists, and captain of the team the next two seasons. Tim was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. He retired from playing hockey in 1990.[1]
Coaching career[]
After his time as a player he became an assistant and coach. His first experiences were with male hockey, leading the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers (1990-92), the International Hockey League’s Phoenix Roadrunners (1992-94) and the University of Calgary men’s team (1994-2001). Bothwell was an assistant coach with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers from 2001 to 2003, and then decided to try women's hockey.[2] In 2004, he was an assistant coach with the Calgary Oval X-Treme.[3] He was assistant on the Canadian Women’s Olympic Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He served as the University of Vermont women's ice hockey coach from 2006-2012.[4] In 2013, Bothwell became coach for the CWHL's Calgary Inferno.[2] Tim is currently the head coach of the 2014-15 Midget AAA boys team at Edge School For Athletes in Calgary, Alberta, Canada[5]
Personal life[]
Bothwell is the son of the late John Bothwell, the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Niagara.[6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Burlington Mohawks | CJBHL | 42 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Brown University | ECAC | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Brown University | ECAC | 29 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Brown University | ECAC | 27 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Brown University | ECAC | 29 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 66 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 73 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 61 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 62 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1988–89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 75 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 502 | 28 | 93 | 121 | 382 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 56 | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1976–77 | [7] |
References[]
- ^ Legends of Hockey Retrieved July 13, 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Calgary Inferno Player Bios". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "Sportacular Event". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ Bothwell Resigns As Vermont Women's Hockey Coach March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Tim Bothwell Archived 2015-10-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Nolan, Daniel. "Anglicans lose a 'great leader,'" The Hamilton Spectator, Friday, January 31, 2014.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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