Tim Young (ice hockey player)

Canada Tim Young

Date of birth	February 22, 1955
place of birth	Scarborough , Ontario , Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	86 kg

position	striker

Draft

WHA Amateur Draft	1974 , 1st round, 13th position New England Whalers
NHL Amateur Draft	1975 , 1st round, 16th position Los Angeles Kings

Career stations

1972-1973	Pembroke Lumber Kings
1973-1975	Ottawa 67's
1975-1983	Minnesota North Stars
1983-1984	Winnipeg Jets
1984-1985	Philadelphia Flyers

Timothy Michael Young (born February 22, 1955 in Scarborough , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Minnesota North Stars , Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League from 1972 to 1985 .

Career

Tim Young began his career as a hockey player with the Pembroke Lumber Kings, for which he was active in the 1972/73 season in the Central Junior Hockey League . From 1973 to 1975 he played for the Ottawa 67’s from the Ontario Hockey Association junior league . During his time in Ottawa, numerous professional teams became aware of the talented attacker. First he was selected in the WHA Amateur Draft 1974 in the first round as a total of 13th player by the New England Whalers and a year later in the NHL Amateur Draft 1975 in the first round as a total of 16th player by the Los Angeles Kings . The Canadian finally decided on the contract offer of the Los Angeles Kings, which, however, transferred him to the Minnesota North Stars in August 1975 in exchange for a second round vote for the NHL Amateur Draft 1976 , without he had ever played for Los Angeles. With the Minnesota North Stars he was one of the leading players in the National Hockey League from 1975 to 1983 . He himself also took part in the 1977 NHL All-Star Game . On August 3, 1983, he was given in exchange for Craig Levie and Tom Ward to the Winnipeg Jets , for which he scored 15 goals and 20 assists in a total of 45 games in the 1983/84 season . Most recently he ran in the 1984/85 season for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL and their farm team Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League , before ending his career at the age of 30.

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	10	628	195	341	536	438
Playoffs	6th	36	7th	24	31	27

personal data
SURNAME	Young, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Young, Timothy Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 22, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	Scarborough , Ontario , Canada