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| Jamie Tardif | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 23, 1985 Welland, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Adler Mannheim | ||
| NHL draft |
112th overall, 2003 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2018 | ||
Jamie Marc Tardif (born January 23, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Tardif most recently served as the assistant coach for the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Tardif played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins appearing in two games.
Playing career
[edit]Tardif was drafted 112th overall in the 2003 NHL entry draft by the Calgary Flames. He played Junior with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League from 2001 to 2006. Unsigned from the Flames, Tardif re-entered the 2005 NHL entry draft and was passed over.
In the 2006–07 season, Tardif made his professional debut signing with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL. Through the duration of the season Tardif signed professional try-out contracts with the Manitoba Moose and Iowa Stars before finishing out the season with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
On July 26, 2007, Tardif signed with the Griffins for the 2007–08 season. On April 15, 2008, after scoring 17 goals and 34 points, Jamie then signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
Jamie re-signed with the Red Wings on August 8, 2010 to a two-way one-year contract.
On July 5, 2011, Tardif signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins.[2] In the second year of his contract in the 2012–13 season, Tardif was recalled from the Bruins' AHL affiliate in Providence and made his NHL debut in his hometown Toronto, in a 1-0 victory over the Maple Leafs on February 2, 2013.[3] Tardif was promoted after an injury to Brad Marchand.
On August 5, 2013, Tardif signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[4] After participating in the Sabres training camp he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, where he posted 18 goals and 37 points in 51 games in the 2013–14 season.
Tardif left the Sabres organization in the off-season and on July 10, 2014, signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with German club, Adler Mannheim of the DEL.[5]
Tardif enjoyed three seasons with Adler Mannheim before leaving as a free agent to return to North America. Approaching the tail end of his playing career, Tardif signed an ECHL contract to be a player/assistant coach with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL on August 31, 2017.[6] In the 2017–18 season, Tardif contributed with 32 points in 53 games. He played injured in the last ever regular season game of the Mallards, who had earlier announced they would cease operations, and announced his retirement after 12 professional years on April 7, 2018.[7]
Coaching Career
[edit]On July 28, 2018, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds announced that they had hired Tardif as the new assistant coach. Tardif served in the role for four seasons[8].
On August 29, 2022, the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League (AHL) announced that they had name Tardif as one of the assistant coaches for the team.
On May 3, 2026, The Wolfpack announced that they had fired Tardif alongside fellow assistant coach Paul Mara and head coach Grant Potulny[9][10].
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and Playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Welland Cougars | GHL | 47 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 64 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 68 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 64 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 84 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 62 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 108 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 34 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 27 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 80 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 55 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 57 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 43 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Quad City Mallards | ECHL | 53 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 489 | 141 | 125 | 266 | 426 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
 | 2003 Yaroslavl | |
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Canada | U18 |  |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2003 | Canada | WJC18 | |
7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wings sign tardif to two-year entry level deal". Detroit Red Wings. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Bruins sign forwards Jamie Tardif and Josh Hennessey". Big Bad Blog. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ "Bruins' Jamie Tardif makes hometown debut in Toronto against Maple Leafs". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sabres sign Minor-leaguer Jamie Tardif". The Sports Network. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ "Eagles take Jamie Tardif under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-07-10.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mallards sign veteran forward Tardif". ECHL. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Mallards win emotional finale". Quad City Times. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ↑ Jr, Gerry Liscumb (2022-08-29). "Tardif joins Wolfpack as Assistant Coach". Soo Greyhounds. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ Dayton, Kels; read, Hartford Courant·1 min (2026-05-04). "Hartford Wolf Pack coaching staff fired after dismal season". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Rangers fire AHL Wolf Pack coach Grant Potulny in major shake up". 2026-05-04. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1985 births
- Adler Mannheim players
- Boston Bruins players
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Iowa Stars players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Providence Bruins players
- Quad City Mallards (ECHL) players
- Rochester Americans players
- Ice hockey people from Welland
- Toledo Storm players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen