Tim Breslin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tim Breslin
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1967(1967-12-08)
Age	57
Date Of Death	February 9, 2005, St. Charles, IL
Birthplace	Downers Grove
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tim Breslin Biography

Tim Breslin is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on December 8, 1967 in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States.

Timothy G. Breslin (December 8, 1967 – February 9, 2005) was a professional ice hockey left wing. Breslin played eight seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL) with the Phoenix Roadrunners and Chicago Wolves and part of a season in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays. He also played major league roller hockey in Roller Hockey International (RHI) with the Chicago Cheetahs.

Breslin joined the Fighting Saints for his high school senior year and played an additional season after graduation. His performance in Dubuque helped earn a scholarship to Lake Superior State University (LSSU). In his freshman season with the Lakers, Breslin contributed 6 goals and 20 points, as LSSU finished first in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Advancing to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, the Lakers defeated Merrimack College and University of Maine to reach the championship game. In the title game LSSU defeated St. Lawrence to earn its first National Championship. For the 1988–89 season Breslin improved to 7 goals while remaining at 20 points. LSSU finished second in the CCHA and in the 1989 NCAA Tournament they lost to eventual national champion Harvard in the quarterfinals. In his junior season Breslin continued to produce at about the same pace, registering 8 goals and 25 points. The Lakers again finished second in the CCHA, and in the 1990 NCAA Tournament they advanced to the quarterfinals for the second straight year where they were defeated by national champion runner-up Colgate.

Tim Breslin Net Worth

Tim Breslin is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Breslin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tim was born in Downers Grove, Illinois on December 8, 1967, to James and Kathleen Breslin. He was one of six children, having three sisters and two brothers. Breslin grew up in Addison, Illinois where he began playing hockey at age five. He learned the game while playing with his brothers on a frozen pond near the family home and on a backyard rink his father made. As he got older Breslin played in local leagues and Driscoll Catholic High School’s club team, which afforded him the opportunity to join the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Breslin married Jami Rutili, and the couple had three children, Shane, Paige, and Chase. He earned a degree in recreation management while at Lake Superior State. During his career, Breslin was involved in numerous charities. He delivered food on Thanksgiving for the Chris Zorich Foundation; conducted self-esteem workshops for an anti-drug, anti-gang organization; participated in the Wolves’ Read to Succeed program, in which he read to children at local libraries; and several others. In a 1997 interview, Breslin said that the most special charity he helped was one started by him and his wife. The Extra Effort program was started at Indian Trail Junior High School in Addison, where Jami was a teacher. Each month the program gave both a male and a female student four tickets to a Wolves game and a gift bag. The students were chosen based on attitude, effort and attendance. After retiring from professional hockey, he coached youth hockey and helped manage an Irish pub.

Facts & Trivia

Nikoloz Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tim Breslin celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

After complaining of stomach pains for several days, Breslin was taken to a hospital on Thanksgiving of 2004. There he was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer and underwent surgery. He died eleven weeks later on February 9, 2005, due to complications from the cancer. The Wolves honored Breslin by wearing a helmet sticker shaped like a shamrock with his initials inside of it for the 2004–05 season. As a way of helping his family financially, the Wolves and Chicago Blackhawks put on a charity game called the “Breslin Cup”. The game featured 40 players, most of whom were former players from the two franchises. All the proceeds from the game went to a trust set up for the family. The game drew around 10,000 fans, with the Wolves’ alumni defeating the Blackhawks’ alums in a shootout. The Breslin Cup and associated events raised over $250,000 for the family.

Top Facts about Tim Breslin

1. Tim Breslin was an American ice hockey player.
2. He played college hockey at Western Michigan University.
3. Breslin played professionally in the ECHL and IHL.
4. He was a member of the 1994 U.S. Olympic team.
5. Breslin died in 2005 from complications of ALS.
6. The Chicago Wolves retired his jersey number (17).
7. Breslin’s foundation raises money for ALS research.
8. He was known for his toughness and leadership on the ice.
9. Breslin won two Turner Cups with the Wolves.
10. He scored over 500 points in his professional career