Patrice Tardif

Patrice Pamphile Tardif (born October 30, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre. He played 65 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2008, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Early life Tardif was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Thetford Mines.

Career Making his debut with the St. Louis Blues, Tardif was traded along with Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson, and draft picks to the Los Angeles Kings in 1996 for Wayne Gretzky.

Personal life Tardif's grandfather was former Union Nationale politician, Patrice Tardif.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Black Lake Miners QJHL-B 32 37 33 70 — — — — — — 1989–90 Lennoxville Junior College QCAA 27 58 36 94 36 7 2 3 5 2 1990–91 University of Maine HE 36 13 12 25 18 — — — — — 1991–92 University of Maine HE 31 18 20 38 14 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Maine HE 45 23 25 48 22 — — — — — 1993–94 University of Maine HE 34 18 15 33 42 — — — — — 1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 11 4 4 8 21 4 2 0 2 4 1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 3 10 13 29 — — — — — 1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 53 27 18 45 83 — — — — — 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 23 3 0 3 12 — — — — — 1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 15 1 1 2 37 — — — — — 1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 30 13 13 26 69 — — — — — 1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 9 0 3 3 13 — — — — — 1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 66 24 23 47 70 11 0 1 1 8 1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 28 10 9 19 24 15 3 7 10 14 1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 41 13 13 26 68 — — — — — 1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 63 21 35 56 88 5 1 2 3 0 199–00 Quebec Citadelles AHL 18 9 10 19 23 3 1 1 2 8 1999–00 Manitoba Moose IHL 50 12 18 30 70 — — — — — 2000–01 Kassel Huskies DEL 50 11 14 25 34 8 1 4 5 10 2001–02 HC Bolzano ITA 4 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Prolab de Thetford Mines QSPHL 40 28 30 58 53 — — — — — 2002–03 Prolab de Thetford Mines QSPHL 49 28 48 76 77 22 18 15 33 27 2003–04 Prolab de Thetford Mines QSPHL 40 21 30 51 36 15 10 18 28 10 2004–05 Prolab de Thetford Mines LNAH 41 13 28 41 56 — — — — — 2005–06 Prolab de Thetford Mines LNAH 47 13 33 46 52 — — — — — 2006–07 Prolab de Thetford Mines LNAH 44 20 27 47 48 — — — — — 2007–08 Isothermic de Thetford Mines LNAH 4 0 1 1 8 — — — — — IHL totals 280 98 110 208 369 35 6 10 16 26 NHL totals 65 7 11 18 78 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1990–91