Chris Tancill

Christopher William Tancill (born February 7, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life Tancill was born in Livonia, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Southfield, Michigan.

Career Tancill was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft. After playing four seasons at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Tancill made his professional debut with the American Hockey League's Springfield Indians in the 1990–91 season and was one of the stars leading the team to the Calder Cup championship in that year. He also made his NHL debut with the Whalers that same season, appearing in nine games, scoring one goal and adding one assist.

Tancill was traded to the Detroit Red Wings during the 1991–92 season in exchange for Daniel Shank. For the 1993–94 season, he joined the Dallas Stars. After one season with the Stars, he spent three with the San Jose Sharks organization.

Tancill played in two more NHL games with the Dallas Stars during the 1997–98 season. He then went to Switzerland and spent six seasons in Nationalliga A. He retired following the 2003–04 season.

In his NHL career, Tancill appeared in 134 games. He scored 17 goals and added 32 assists. He also appeared in 11 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring one goal and adding one assist.

Awards and honors Award Year All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1990

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 St. Clair Falcons NAHL 45 51 99 150 — — — — — — 1986–87 University of Wisconsin WCHA 40 9 23 32 26 — — — — — 1987–88 University of Wisconsin WCHA 44 13 14 27 48 — — — — — 1988–89 University of Wisconsin WCHA 44 20 23 43 50 — — — — — 1989–90 University of Wisconsin WCHA 45 39 32 71 44 — — — — — 1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 9 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 1990–91 Springfield Indians AHL 72 37 35 72 46 17 8 4 12 32 1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Springfield Indians AHL 17 12 7 19 20 — — — — — 1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 50 36 34 70 42 19 7 9 16 31 1992–93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1992–93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 68 59 43 102 62 10 7 7 14 10 1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 12 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 60 41 54 95 55 5 0 2 2 8 1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 64 31 28 59 40 — — — — — 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 26 3 11 14 10 11 1 1 2 8 1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 45 7 16 23 20 — — — — — 1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 27 12 16 28 18 — — — — — 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 25 4 0 4 8 — — — — — 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 42 19 26 45 31 4 2 0 2 2 1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Michigan K–Wings IHL 70 30 39 69 86 4 3 0 3 14 1998–99 EHC Kloten NDA 42 19 30 49 46 12 4 2 6 16 1999–00 EV Zug NLA 45 25 26 51 56 11 6 4 10 10 2000–01 EV Zug NLA 43 27 23 50 42 4 0 3 3 2 2001–02 EV Zug NLA 43 21 21 42 28 4 1 1 2 2 2002–03 EV Zug NLA 43 22 22 44 63 — — — — — 2002–03 SC Rapperswil–Jona NLA — — — — — 7 0 2 2 0 2003–04 EV Zug NLA 44 12 19 31 24 2 1 1 2 4 AHL totals 249 163 145 308 201 50 24 20 44 75 NDA/NLA totals 260 126 141 267 259 40 12 13 25 34 NHL totals 134 17 32 49 54 11 1 1 2 8

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1996 United States WC 8 5 2 7 10 1997 United States WC 8 2 3 5 2 2000 United States WC 7 1 2 3 2 Senior totals 23 8 7 15 14