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Tim Sestito
TimSestito
Born August 28, 1984 (1984-08-28) (age 39)
Rome, New York
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
New Jersey Devils
Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–present

Tim Sestito (born on August 28, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

His younger brother Tom Sestito plays with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing Career[]

Undrafted, Tim played junior hockey with the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League.

In 2005, in his first professional season with the Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, he scored 21 goals and had 23 assists for the total of 44 points in 72 games.

In those 72 games, Tim also got a total of 127 penalty minutes finishing 3rd for penalties.

On November 22, 2008, he was called up to the Edmonton Oilers to make his first regular season NHL debut.

On November 26, 2008, Tim played in his first regular season game against the Los Angeles Kings.

He was the captain of the Oilers' top minor hockey league affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.

On July 9, 2009, Tim was traded to the New Jersey Devils from Edmonton for a conditional draft choice.

On October 14, 2010, he was called up to New Jersey to fill in for Brian Rolston and a depleted Devils roster.

On May 5th, 2012, Tim was called up to New Jersey to make his NHL Playoff debut for the injured Ryan Carter during the team's 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Career Statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Syracuse Jr. Crunch OPJHL 45 20 24 44 101
2001–02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 51 10 11 21 40 6 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Plymouth Whalers OHL 61 11 7 18 49 18 2 3 5 4
2003–04 Plymouth Whalers OHL 57 10 20 30 68 9 4 1 5 14
2004–05 Plymouth Whalers OHL 67 14 18 32 93 4 0 0 0 14
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 9 2 1 3 12
2005–06 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 72 21 23 44 127 6 2 2 4 24
2006–07 Stockton Thunder ECHL 66 13 13 26 132 6 2 1 3 6
2006–07 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 0 0 0 6
2007–08 Springfield Falcons AHL 77 7 10 17 175
2008–09 Springfield Falcons AHL 51 5 3 8 77
2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 66 18 17 35 38 5 0 0 0 8
2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL 9 0 1 1 2
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 23 5 8 13 28
2010–11 New Jersey Devils NHL 36 0 2 2 9
2011–12 New Jersey Devils NHL 18 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 45 9 10 19 127
2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 67 7 16 23 106
2012–13 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 70 0 3 3 20 1 0 0 0 0
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