| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tim Bergland
Selected in
fourth round
No. 75 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
January 11, 1965
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Thief River Falls (Minnesota H.S.)
Birthplace:
Crookston, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Thief River Falls, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Thief River Falls | Minn. H.S. |
20 | 16 |
20 | 36 |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Thief River Falls | Minn. H.S. |
20 | 30 |
23 | 53 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Attended Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minn.
... Also played varsity baseball and ran cross-country at Lincoln. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 23, 1990 (Winnipeg at
Washington)
Numbers: 11 (Washington); 21
(Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1990-1994 |
Washington, Tampa Bay |
182 | 17 |
26 | 43 | 75 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1990-1991 |
Washington | 26 |
2 | 2 |
4 | 22 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
Miscellaneous: Was highest-picked Minnesota high school player at 1983 NHL
draft. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Minnesota (WCHA); Ft. Wayne (IHL); Binghamton, Baltimore (AHL); Atlanta (IHL);
Chicago (IHL); Helsinki IFK (Finland)
World Championships: 1995 (sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1998 (Chicago)
WCHA All-Academic Team: 1985-86 (Minnesota)
Minnesota
Romnes Award (Leadership/Sportsmanship): 1986-87
Minnesota
Nagobads Award (Unsung Hero): 1985-86
Minnesota
Co-Captain: 1986-87
Baltimore Captain:
October 1989 until January 1990
1993-94: Played 19 regular-season games for Atlanta team that went on
to win IHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
1997-98: Played seven games for Helsinki IFK team that went on to win
Finland playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching Career:
Named Fergus Falls (Minnesota H.S.) assistant coach
prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position until August 2002. ... Named Fergus Falls (Minnesota H.S.) head coach
in August 2002 and remained in that position through 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored in business at
the University of Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with
Corey Millen for Minnesota in 1985-86 and 1986-87. ... Began playing right
wing on a full-time basis in 1988-89. He would spend the rest of his pro
hockey career as a right wing. ... Was on Washington
team that held 1989 training camp in Sweden before joining Calgary for 1989
Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Capitals faced four Soviet teams on the
tour. ... Signed with Chicago (IHL) as an unrestricted free agent on Sept.
30, 1994.
Personal: Full name is Timothy Daniel Bergland. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION DRAFT: Washington left Bergland
unprotected for the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Tampa Bay on
June 18, 1992. Two years later, Washington got Bergland back when the
Capitals claimed him on waivers from Tampa Bay on March 17, 1994. |
