Conor Timmins (born September 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional

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currently playing for the

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in the

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(NHL). He was selected by the

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, 32nd overall, in the

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Playing career

Junior

Timmins played minor midget with the Southern Tier Admirals of the

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. He was selected in the 4th round (79th overall) of the 2014

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Priority Selection by the

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. Timmins started his first season of junior hockey with the

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of the

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before being traded to the St. Catharines Falcons. He debuted for the Greyhounds in the 2015–16 season, scoring 13 points in 60 games. In the 2016–17 season, Timmins scored 61 points (7 goals and 54 assists) and played in the

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. Going into the

, Timmins was ranked the 18th best North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. He was taken by the

with the first selection of the second round (32nd overall). Timmins returned to the Greyhounds for the 2017–18 season, scoring 41 points (8 goals, 33 assists) in 36 games. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Avalanche on March 2, 2018.

Professional

Timmins suffered a concussion at the end of his final season in junior hockey, and he continued to have symptoms that kept him from playing in any games for the Avalanche or their AHL affiliate, the

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in the 2018–19 season. On October 1, 2019, the Avalanche announced that Timmins had made the opening-night roster. He made his NHL debut on the Avalanche's third defensive pairing in a 5–3 season opening victory over the

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on October 3, 2019. After his second game with the Avalanche, Timmins was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles on October 7, 2019. At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, as a restricted free agent, Timmins was traded by the Avalanche along with a first-round selection in

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and conditional third-round draft selection in 2024 to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for starting goaltender

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on July 28, 2021. He was later signed by the Coyotes, to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension on August 6, 2021. Six games into his tenure with Arizona, Timmins suffered a knee injury that required season ending surgery. Returning to health to open the season with the Coyotes, Timmins appeared in two games before suffering another injury on October 15, 2022. On November 8, Timmins was re-assigned on a conditioning assignment to AHL affiliate, the

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, appearing in 6 games for 3 assists. In returning to the Coyotes following completion of his conditioning re-assignment, Timmins was traded by Arizona to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Curtis Douglas on November 23, 2022.

International play

Timmins was selected to Canada's under-20 team for the 2018 World Junior Championships in

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, winning gold. He scored 5 points in the tournament, including an assist on the game-winning goal in the gold-medal game. He also led the tournament in plus/minus at +15.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Timmins, Conor 1998 births Living people Arizona Coyotes players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado Avalanche draft picks Colorado Avalanche players Colorado Eagles players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Sportspeople from St. Catharines Toronto Maple Leafs players Tucson Roadrunners players