Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Career end 1999 Height 1.80 m | Playing career Weight 84 kg Position Winger Name Tim Sweeney Career start 1989 | |
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Born April 12, 1967 (age 57) Boston, MA, USA ( 1967-04-12 ) Played for Calgary Flames (1990–1992)Boston Bruins (1992–1993)Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–1995)Boston Bruins (1995–1997)New York Rangers (1997–1998) NHL Draft 122nd overall, 1985Calgary Flames | ||
Timothy Paul Sweeney (born April 12, 1967) is a former US ice hockey player who played in the NHL. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He played in college for Boston College (1985–89).
He was selected 122nd overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
After college, he played for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL, and then in the NHL for the Calgary Flames, the Boston Bruins, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the New York Rangers. Sweeney left his legacy on the NHL by being recognized as the only player to play for only these four clubs during his career. His last professional season was 1998–99, for the Providence Bruins of the AHL.
In his first year after college, the 1989–90 season, he won the International Hockey League's Ken McKenzie Trophy for Rookie of the Year.
He has two daughters (Timothy Sweeney, Emily Sweeney, Lily Sweeney)