{{short description|American professional ice hockey forward (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Tim Schaller (cropped).jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Schaller with the Rochester Americans in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|16}} | birth_place = Merrimack, New Hampshire, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 216 | position = Center | shoots = Left | league = <!--AHL--> | team = Free agent | prospect_league = | prospect_team = | former_teams = Buffalo Sabres<br />Boston Bruins<br />Vancouver Canucks<br />Los Angeles Kings | draft = Undrafted | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2013 | career_end = 2023 }} '''Timothy Robert Schaller''' (born November 16, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He most recently played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). Schaller previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

==Playing career== Growing up, Schaller attended Merrimack High School where he was a three sport athlete. He was named Merrimack High School Rookie of the Year in 2006 before joining the New England Jr. Huskies in the Eastern Junior Hockey League.<ref name = "friars.com">{{cite web |title=TIM SCHALLER |url=https://friars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=596 |website=friars.com |access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>

===Collegiate=== Schaller joined Providence College for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first collegiate goal in a 4–1 loss to Northeastern on November 20, 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Hockey Defeated At Northeastern, 4-1 |url=https://friars.com/news/2009/11/20/Men_s_Hockey_Defeated_At_Northeastern_4_1.aspx?path=mhockey |website=friars.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=November 20, 2009}}</ref> and ended the season with five points. At the conclusion of the season, Schaller was the co-recipient of the Rev. Herman Schneider Most Valuable Freshman Award.<ref name = "friars.com"/>

In his sophomore year, Schaller played in 34 games for the Friars, earning a new career highs in points with 19. He was then invited to participate at the Chicago Blackhawks NHL Prospect Camp prior to his junior year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Five Men's Hockey Players Participate In NHL Prospect Camps |url=https://friars.com/news/2011/7/19/Five_Men_s_Hockey_Players_Participate_In_NHL_Prospect_Camps.aspx?path=mhockey |website=friars.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=July 19, 2011}}</ref>

Despite suffering injuries throughout the season, Schaller finished the 2011–12 season with a new career high 14 goals, which also led the team. As a result, Schaller won the team's Rob Gaudreau Award for most goals scored.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Hockey Announces 2012 Team Awards |url=https://friars.com/news/2012/4/1/Men_s_Hockey_Announces_2012_Team_Awards.aspx |website=friars.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=April 1, 2012}}</ref> He was also named a semi-finalist for the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born college hockey player in New England<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Hockey Forward Tim Schaller Named Semifinalist For Walter Brown Award |url=https://friars.com/news/2012/2/14/Men_s_Hockey_Forward_Tim_Schaller_Named_Semifinalist_For_Walter_Brown_Award.aspx?path=mhockey |website=friars.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> and was invited to the Calgary Flames 2012 Development Camp on an Amateur Try-out agreement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flames prospects to attend annual development camp |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-prospects-to-attend-annual-development-camp/c-637343 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=July 6, 2012}}</ref>

Schaller was named one of three captains for the Friars prior to his senior year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Hockey Announces Team Captains |url=https://friars.com/news/2012/6/14/Men_s_Hockey_Announces_Team_Captains.aspx?path=mhockey |website=friars.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> He then recorded a career high 23 points in 38 games to help the team qualify for the 2013 Hockey East playoffs. Schaller was named Hockey East Defensive Forward of the Year before graduating.<ref name = "sign">{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/sabres-sign-forward-tim-schaller/c-663456 | title = Sabres sign Undrafted FA Schaller | publisher = Buffalo Sabres | date = 2013-04-02 | access-date = 2013-04-02}}</ref>

===Professional=== On April 2, 2013, the Buffalo Sabres signed Schaller to a two-year, entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=SABRES SIGN FORWARD TIM SCHALLER |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/sabres-sign-forward-tim-schaller/c-663456 |website=Buffalo Sabres |access-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

Schaller spent the entire 2013-14 season with the Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans. In 72 games, he recorded eleven goals and eighteen points.

On November 29, 2014, the Sabres recalled Schaller.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maloni |first1=J. |title=Buffalo Sabres recall Tim Schaller from Rochester |url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2014/11/29/118632/buffalo-sabres-recall-tim-schaller-from-rochester |website=Niagara Frontier Publications |access-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref> He made his NHL debut that night in a 4–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabres beat Habs 4-3 in shootout victory |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/sabres-beat-habs-4-3-in-shootout-victory/ |website=CTV Montreal |access-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> On December 21, Schaller scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–3 loss to the Boston Bruins in Boston.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loui Eriksson scores in overtime as Boston Bruins rally for 4-3 win over Buffalo Sabres |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/loui-eriksson-scores-in-overtime-as-boston-bruins-rally-for-4-3-win-over-buffalo-sabres |website=FOX News |access-date=December 21, 2014}}</ref> He grew up in nearby Merrimack, New Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Alex |title=Merrimack's Tim Schaller out to prove something next season with Canucks |url=https://www.unionleader.com/sports/merrimack-s-tim-schaller-out-to-prove-something-next-season/article_4bf22fbf-f1b6-523a-84e5-bd95cfbf9bfa.html |website=New Hampshire Union Leader |date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>

On July 1, 2016, Schaller signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Bruins.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888345 | title = Bruins sign six players | publisher = Boston Bruins | date = 2016-07-01 | access-date = 2016-07-01}}</ref> In his first season with the club, he scored fourteen points in 59 games. The Bruins re-signed Schaller to a one-year contract extension on July 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruins Sign Tim Schaller To A One-Year Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-tim-schaller-to-a-one-year-contract/c-290304772 |website=Boston Bruins |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>

On July 1, 2018, the Vancouver Canucks signed Schaller to a two-year, $3.8 million contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canucks sign Tim Schaller |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-tim-schaller/c-299366990 |website=Vancouver Canucks |date=July 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> He played 47 games for the team the subsequent season, scoring ten points.

During the following 2019–20 season, while in his final season under contract, Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round pick and 2022 conditional pick were traded by the Canucks to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Tyler Toffoli on February 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beneteau |first1=Josh |title=Canucks acquire Tyler Toffoli from Kings for Tim Schaller, pick, prospect |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-acquire-tyler-toffoli-kings-tim-schaller-pick-prospect/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>

As a free agent entering the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Schaller was signed to an AHL professional tryout contract to attend the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp.<ref>{{cite web | last1 = Hart | first1 = Nick | url = http://www.wbspenguins.com/2021/01/22/penguins-announce-training-camp-roster/ | title = Penguins announce training camp roster | work = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | publisher = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | date = January 22, 2021 | access-date = January 22, 2021}}</ref> After a positive showing, Schaller was signed to a one-year contract with Wilkes-Barre on February 8, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://theahl.com/wbs-penguins-sign-schaller-to-ahl-deal | title = WBS Penguins sign Schaller to AHL deal | publisher = American Hockey League | date = February 8, 2021 | access-date = February 8, 2021}}</ref>

Leaving the Penguins as a free agent, Schaller extended his career in the AHL in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Bakersfield Condors, affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers, on October 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/Condors/status/1445090578736115721 | title = Condors ink pair to AHL deals | publisher = Twitter | author = Bakersfield Condors | date = October 5, 2021 | accessdate = October 5, 2021}}</ref>

After a lone season with the Condors, Schaller continued his tenure in the AHL signing to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Admirals, primary affiliate to the Nashville Predators, on August 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/news/ads-sign-tim-schaller/ | title = Ads sign Tim Schaller | publisher = Milwaukee Admirals | date = August 1, 2022 | accessdate = August 1, 2022}}</ref>

===Retirement=== On September 11, 2023, Schaller announced his retirement from the National Hockey League.

==Personal life== Schaller was born to parents Robert and Susan Schaller alongside his older brother David. In 2006, David was diagnosed with testicular cancer and later aplastic anemia which required a bone marrow transplant. Tim decided to donate his blood marrow to him, taking him off the ice for six weeks.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Mike Scandura |title='Selfless Act' Defines Providence Freshman's Character |url=https://www.uscho.com/2009/10/19/selfless-act-defines-providence-freshmans-character/ |website=uscho.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=October 19, 2009}}</ref> As a result, the Schaller brothers created a fund called "Timmyheads" which raises money for the Jimmy Fund and Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jory |first1=Derek |title=Brotherly love |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-tim-schaller-hockey-fights-cancer/c-301980454 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 9, 2019 |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2006–07||New England Jr. Huskies|| EJHL||1||0||0||0||0||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08||New England Jr. Huskies||EJHL||44||8||25||33||29||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2008–09||New England Jr. Huskies||EJHL||45||16||23||39||54||2||0||1||1||0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10||Providence College||HE||33||2||3||5||40|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2010–11||Providence College||HE||34||5||14||19||36|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12||Providence College||HE||26||14||7||21||24|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2012–13||Providence College||HE||38||8||15||23||61|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14||Rochester Americans||AHL||72||11||7||18||36||5||0||1||1||2 |- | 2014–15||Rochester Americans||AHL||65||15||28||43||116|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15||Buffalo Sabres||NHL||18||1||1||2||2|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2015–16||Rochester Americans||AHL||37||12||14||26||48|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16||Buffalo Sabres||NHL||17||1||2||3||2|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2016–17||Boston Bruins||NHL||59||7||7||14||23|| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18||Boston Bruins||NHL||82||12||10||22||42|| 11 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 |- | 2018–19||Vancouver Canucks||NHL||47||3||7||10||9|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20||Vancouver Canucks||NHL||51||5||1||6||14|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2019–20||Los Angeles Kings||NHL||2||0||0||0||0|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20||Ontario Reign||AHL||5||1||0||1||6|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21||Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins||AHL||32||10||8||18||14|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22||Bakersfield Condors||AHL||67||10||15||25||25|| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 2022–23||Milwaukee Admirals||AHL||67||9||12||21||43|| — || — || — || — || — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 276 ! 29 ! 28 ! 57 ! 92 ! 17 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 |}

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