Rick Tabaracci

Richard Stephen Tabaracci (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Biography Tabaracci was born to a Finnish mother and an Italian father. As a youth, Tabaracci played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.

Drafted 26th overall in the 1987 NHL entry draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tabaracci also played for the Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, and Colorado Avalanche. He appeared in 286 NHL games between 1989 and 1999. Tabaracci represented Canada three times at the IIHF World Championships, winning a gold medal in 1997.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1985–86 Markham Waxers OJHL 40 19 11 6 2176 188 1 5.18 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Cornwall Royals OHL 59 23 32 3 3347 290 1 5.20 — 5 1 4 303 26 0 3.17 — 1987–88 Cornwall Royals OHL 58 33 18 6 3448 200 3 3.48 — 11 5 6 642 37 0 3.46 — 1987–88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL — — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 13 1 0 4.62 — 1988–89 Cornwall Royals OHL 50 24 20 5 2974 210 1 4.24 — 18 10 8 1080 65 1 3.61 — 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 33 4 0 7.27 .810 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 27 10 15 2 1580 107 2 4.06 .867 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 22 8 9 1 1064 73 0 4.12 — 3 1 2 159 19 0 7.17 — 1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 11 4 5 2 645 41 0 3.81 .866 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 24 4 9 4 1093 71 1 3.90 .875 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 23 10 11 1 1313 80 0 3.66 .888 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 18 6 7 3 966 52 0 3.23 .889 7 3 4 387 26 0 4.03 .877 1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 5 2 1 2 290 18 0 3.72 .883 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 19 5 10 0 959 70 0 4.38 .859 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 6 3 2 0 343 10 2 1.75 .938 4 1 3 304 14 0 2.77 .913 1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 32 13 14 2 1770 91 2 3.08 .889 2 0 2 111 6 0 3.24 .880 1993–94 Portland Pirates AHL 3 3 0 0 176 8 0 2.72 .910 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Chicago Wolves IHL 2 1 1 0 119 9 0 4.51 .873 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Washington Capitals NHL 8 1 3 2 394 16 0 2.44 .891 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 5 2 0 1 202 5 0 1.49 .946 1 0 0 19 0 0 0.00 1.000 1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 43 19 16 3 2391 117 3 2.94 .892 3 0 3 204 7 0 2.06 .917 1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 7 2 4 0 361 14 1 2.33 .910 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55 20 25 6 3012 138 4 2.75 .902 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 42 13 22 6 2419 116 0 2.88 .893 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 23 4 12 3 1193 50 2 2.51 .906 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Canadian National Team Intl 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .870 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1 0 1 0 59 4 0 4.07 .875 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 10 5 5 0 568 28 0 2.96 .912 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 21 11 6 4 1231 53 1 2.58 .902 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .889 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Utah Grizzlies IHL 11 4 4 3 626 24 1 2.30 .923 3 1 2 179 7 0 2.34 .910 2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 30 14 13 1 1648 67 1 2.44 .921 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 286 93 125 30 15,256 760 15 2.99 .893 17 4 12 1025 53 0 3.10 .897