Born Timothy Louis Iannone, in Regina on January 6, 1966, he made an immediate impact at McGill. He earned Quebec university hockey rookie-of-the-year honours in 1986-87 and was voted as the nation’s most sportsmanlike player. As a sophomore, Iannone, who majored in economics (BA '90), became the first Canadian university player to score 50 goals in a season, accomplishing that feat with a 52-39-91 mark in 38 contests overall, establishing single-season McGill records for goals and points. He served as team captain, earned all-conference honours three times, was twice named an All-Canadian and played on Canada's gold-medal winning team at the 1987 Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switzerland.
In 1987-88, Iannone was awarded the Bobby Bell trophy as team MVP, won the Bill L'Heroux trophy as OUA East Conference MVP and the Guy Lafleur trophy as the Quebec university player who best combines hockey with academic success. He graduated with an economics degree in 1990 and at one time, held 45 McGill hockey records, becoming the team's all-time leader in goals (136) and points (267), which he accomplished in 136 games.
Today, almost two decades after his last game with the team, he still owns over 30 of them (the 26 most impressive ones are listed below) and he remains as the team's all-time leader in goals (136) and points (267).
Recruited out of the Regina Pats in 1986, the 5-foot-9, 170-pound centre became the first player in Canadian university hockey to score 50 goals in a season, accomplishing that feat with 52-39-91 record in 38 games overall as a sophomore in 1987-88.
He served as McGill team captain (1989-90), earned all-conference honours three times, was twice named All-Canadian and played on Canada's gold-medal winning team at the 1987 Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switzerland.
Iannone was named McGill hockey and Quebec university rookie of the year in 1986-87 and was voted CIS most sportsmanlike player that same season.
In 1987-88, he received the team's Molson Cup (most three-stars selections) and Bobby Bell trophy (team MVP), won the Bill L'Heroux trophy as OUA East Conference MVP and the Guy Lafleur trophy as the Quebec university player who best combines hockey with academic success. In 1989, he was voted Quebec university male athlete of the year.
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KEY McGILL HOCKEY RECORDS STILL HELD BY TIM IANNONE
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1. Most points in a career: 267 in 136 games, 1986-90
2. Most goals in a career: 136 in 136 games, 1986-90
3. Most goals in a season: 52 in 38 games, 1987-88
4. Most winning goals in a season: 9 in 38 games, 1987-88
5. Most winning goals in a career: 18 in 136 games, 1986-90
6. Most game-deciding goals in a career: 20 (18WG + 2 TG) in 136 games, 1986-90
7. Most power play goals in a season: 24 in 38 games, 1987-88
8. Most power play goals in a career: 55 in 136 games, 1986-90
9. Most shorthanded goals in a career: 10 in 136 games, 1986-90
10. Most first goals in a season: 10 in 38 games, 1987-88
11. Most first goals in a career: 20 in 136 games, 1986-90
12. Most shots on net in a season: 241 in 38 games, 1987-88
13. Most shots on net in a career: 700 in 136 games, 1986-90
14. Most multiple-point games in a season: 24 in 38 games, 1987-88
15. Most multiple-point games in a career: 67 in 136 games, 1986-90
16. Most multiple-goal games in a season: 17 in 38 games, 1987-88
17. Most multiple-goal games in a career: 39 in 136 games, 1986-90
18. Most multiple-assist games in a career: 36 in 136 games, 1986-90
19. Most goals vs. one team in a season: 12 (twice): in 6 games vs Concordia (87-88) and 11 games vs Ottawa (86-87)
20. Most playoff points in a period: 5 (3-2-5) in third period vs. Concordia, Feb. 28, 1988
21. Most playoff points in a game: 7 (4-3-7) vs. Concordia, Feb. 28, 1988
22. Most playoff points in a season: 16 (9-7-16) in six games, 1988
23. Most playoff points in a career: 30 (14-16-30) in 20 games, 1986-90
24. Most playoff goals in a period: 3 in third period vs. Concordia, Feb. 28, 1988
25. Most playoff goals in a season: 9 in 6 games, 1987-88 (THIS RECORD HAS SINCE BEEN TIED)
26. Most playoff goals in a career: 14 in 20 games, 1986-90
