Jamie Marc Tardif (born January 23, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Tardif played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins appearing in two games.

Jamie Tardif
Born (1985-01-23) January 23, 1985 (age 39)
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
PositionRight Wing
ShotRight
Played forBoston Bruins
Adler Mannheim
NHL draft112th overall, 2003
Calgary Flames
Playing career2006–2018

Playing career

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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]

Career statistics

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Regular season and Playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2000–01Welland CougarsGHL4728346273
2001–02Peterborough PetesOHL642222443060112
2002–03Peterborough PetesOHL683129603273470
2003–04Peterborough PetesOHL6425285356
2004–05Peterborough PetesOHL663728658414831114
2005–06Peterborough PetesOHL6240296910819661218
2006–07Toledo StormECHL3410203037
2006–07Manitoba MooseAHL10000
2006–07Iowa StarsAHL20000
2006–07Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL2796151820000
2007–08Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL8017173490
2008–09Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL55991843102028
2009–10Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7716173390
2010–11Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7727275481
2011–12Providence BruinsAHL5715153028
2012–13Providence BruinsAHL623015454812741110
2012–13Boston BruinsNHL20000
2013–14Rochester AmericansAHL511819372830114
2014–15Adler MannheimDEL431511264681122
2015–16Adler MannheimDEL378162464
2016–17Adler MannheimDEL243582630000
2017–18Quad City MallardsECHL5313193218
AHL totals48914112526642627951422
NHL totals20000
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
2003 Yaroslavl

International

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YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2002CanadaU18 520212
2003CanadaWJC18 714512
Junior totals1234724

References

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  1. ^ "Wings sign tardif to two-year entry level deal". Detroit Red Wings. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  2. ^ "Bruins sign forwards Jamie Tardif and Josh Hennessey". Big Bad Blog. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  3. ^ "Bruins' Jamie Tardif makes hometown debut in Toronto against Maple Leafs". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-02-02. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  4. ^ "Sabres sign Minor-leaguer Jamie Tardif". The Sports Network. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  5. ^ "Eagles take Jamie Tardif under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  6. ^ "Mallards sign veteran forward Tardif". ECHL. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  7. ^ "Mallards win emotional finale". Quad City Times. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
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