| Tim Sestito | |
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| Born | August 28, 1984 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||