Kimmo Samuel Timonen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks. Timonen had played in over 1,100 NHL games before retiring. During his career, Timonen had also featured in three IIHF World Junior Championships, seven IIHF World Championships, two World Cups and five Olympic tournaments. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015 in his final career game.
Timonen with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010
Timonen spent his first eight NHL seasons with the Predators.
Timonen with the Flyers in 2010.
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells Fargo Center in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, an indoor arena they share with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Part of the 1967 NHL expansion, the Flyers are the first of the expansion teams in the post–Original Six era to win the Stanley Cup, victorious in 1973–74 and again in 1974–75.
The Philadelphia Quakers, who played during the 1930–31 season, was Philadelphia's first NHL franchise.
The Spectrum was the home arena for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1967 to 1996.
Ed Snider, the team's initial co-owner
Jersey of Flyers' goaltender Bernie Parent, who played for the Flyers from 1967–68 to 1970–71 and again from 1973–74 to 1978–79