Billy Tibbetts
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Billy Tibbetts (born October 14, 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a professional hockey player who last played on the Boston Bruins roster. On September 18, Tibbets was officially released from the club. Previously, he had played for the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. He is notable for having served three years in jail from 1996 to 1999 after being convicted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a probation violation. On the ice he is known as a fighter and an enforcer. In 2005-06 he played for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.
In the 2006-07 season, Tibbetts didn't play in the autumn until he signed a tryout with HPK of the Finnish SM-liiga. After only four games with HPK, Tibbetts signed with HIFK of the same league for the rest of the season.
Billy Tibbetts' rap sheet:
-- a guilty plea to rape -- convicted of assault and battery on a police officer -- convicted of a weapons/battery charge for shooting a friend in the back with a BB gun -- spends 39 1/2 months in prison -- unable to travel to Canada during 2001 Calder Cup Playoffs -- after being traded to Philadelphia, makes threatening calls to Eric Meloche's cellphone -- released by Philadelphia, no reason given -- spent five weeks at a rehabilitation center in Las Vegas to treat alcohol and marijuana abuse -- gets into a fight on the bench with Hartford head coach Ryan McGill, is released -- set to join the Florida Panthers, but a traffic violation in Quincy, Mass., during the off-season prevented him from attending the team's conditioning session of training camp -- is signed by the Springfield Falcons and subsequently released without a reason given -- joins the San Diego Gulls of the ECHL -- signed by the Houston Aeros, Tibbetts was involved in an altercation after a traffic stop and was charged by Houston police with resisting arrest and resisting a search. Released -- signed by the Las Vegas Wrangles of the ECHL after being released by the Gulls. Was then released after picking up a ten game suspension for a crosscheck on Todd Alexander from Bakersfield -- suspended indefinitely by the ECHL pending investigation into a gross misconduct penalty -- joins Boston Bruins reality television show where the winner gets a tryout with the NHL team, is released -- currently playing in Finland
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006-07 | HPK | SM-liiga | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |||||||
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