Brad Tapper
Date of birth | April 28, 1978 |
place of birth | Scarborough , Ontario , Canada |
size | 183 cm |
Weight | 80 kg |
position | Right wing |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
1996-1997 | Wexford Raiders |
1997-2000 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
2000-2003 | Chicago Wolves |
2003-2004 | Atlanta Thrashers |
2004 | Binghamton Senators |
2004-2005 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers |
2005-2006 | Hanover Scorpions |
2006 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
2006-2007 | Hanover Scorpions |
2007-2009 | Iserlohn Roosters |
Brad Tapper (born April 28, 1978 in Scarborough , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey coach who has been an assistant coach for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League since 2014 . As a player, he has spent three seasons in the National Hockey League with the Atlanta Thrashers and five in the German Ice Hockey League . In Germany he was active for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers , Hanover Scorpions and Iserlohn Roosters .
Career
Tapper first played for the Wexford Raiders in the Metro Junior Hockey League . From 1997 he played for the team of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the league operation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In his first season, his brother Bryan Tapper , who was in his fourth and final year of college , also belonged to the team. Brad Tapper performed well during his student days and was his team's top scorer and top scorer in the 1999/00 season . Still, he was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft .
On April 11, 2000, the Atlanta Thrashers from the National Hockey League signed the Canadian as a free agent . In his first season he played mainly for the Orlando Solar Bears farm team in the International Hockey League with which he won his first professional title, the Turner Cup . In addition, Tapper also came to 16 missions in the NHL. In the 2001/02 season he played in the American Hockey League for the Chicago Wolves and won the Calder Cup . For the Thrashers he played 20 games. In the next season Tapper completed 35 appearances, more games in the NHL than the minor league . This personal success was overshadowed by the death of his teammate and close friend Dan Snyder , with whom he had previously played in the NHL, AHL and IHL. Despite the events, he initially stayed in the Atlanta Thrashers organization for the 2003-04 season and became active in charity drives, as did Snyder until his death. On January 6, 2004 Tapper was transferred to the Ottawa Senators in exchange with Daniel Corso and played for the Binghamton Senators in the AHL.
For the 2004/05 season he signed with the Nuremberg Ice Tigers from the German Ice Hockey League . There he was the top scorer and made it to the quarter-finals of the play-offs . The winger then moved to the Hannover Scorpions for one season , where he only scored nine goals and 30 points. On June 26, 2006, Tapper was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers from the NHL, but due to a severe concussion, he only played five times for their farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms from AHL, before returning to the Scorpions. Because Hanover's coach Hans Zach , despite the current contract, no longer planned with him, Tapper had to look for a new club for the 2007/08 season . He had several offers and decided to switch to Iserlohn Roosters . This was initially viewed critically by the Iserlohn fans, as they knew about Tapper's sporting qualities, but he was also noticed as a provocateur during his time as Scorpion at guest performances in Iserlohn. As for his commitment, he said: “I'm looking forward to the new challenge in Iserlohn. I know the hall, the atmosphere and the fans and I'm looking forward to being cheered on by these fans and not being whistled anymore. ”The season was the most successful in Iserlohn's DEL history, to which Tapper also made a significant contribution. The Canadian then extended his contract by two years until 2010. On December 19, 2008, the attacker announced that he would not play for health reasons for an indefinite period of time. On June 24, 2009, the Roosters published the message that Tapper had to end his career for good because his health situation did not allow him to continue to be active as a professional ice hockey player. He also made the decision for the benefit of his family. The striker then turned to the Roosters fans in personal words and thanked them. He described his time in the Sauerland as the best time of his career, where he had ultimately gone from being an unsympathetic person to being a fan favorite. It was initially unclear whether Tapper would stay with the club in another function.
In the 2009/10 season, the Canadian then took his first job as coach of the North York Rangers in the Central Canadiens Hockey League . He himself played in this junior league when it was called the Metro Junior Hockey League . He led his team into the play-offs, but retired there in the first round. In the 2010/11 season he took over the role of assistant coach at the Florida Everblades and won the Kelly Cup for the first time in 2012 under head coach Greg Poss . After three years in Florida, Tapper switched to the Orlando Solar Bears as an assistant trainer at ECHL in 2013 . For the 2014/15 season he took on his first coaching job in the American Hockey League and became assistant coach of the Chicago Wolves. There he was also under contract the next year.
Achievements and Awards
- 2000 ECAC All-Conference First Team
- 2000 NCAA East Second All-American Team
- 2001 Turner Cup win with the Orlando Solar Bears
- 2002 Calder Cup win with the Chicago Wolves
- 2012 Kelly Cup win with the Florida Everblades (as assistant coach)
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1996/97 | Wexford Raiders | MTJHL | 50 | 42 | 70 | 112 | 169 | |||||||
1997/98 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NCAA | 34 | 14th | 11 | 25th | 62 | |||||||
1998/99 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NCAA | 35 | 20th | 20th | 40 | 60 | |||||||
1999/00 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NCAA | 37 | 31 | 20th | 51 | 81 | |||||||
2000/01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 45 | 7th | 9 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2000/01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001/02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 50 | 14th | 12 | 26th | 62 | 19th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 42 | ||
2001/02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 20th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2002/03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 28 | 9 | 14th | 23 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 10 | ||
2002/03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 35 | 10 | 4th | 14th | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 20th | 1 | 8th | 9 | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 29 | 9 | 12 | 21st | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2004/05 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 26th | 23 | 49 | 101 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18th | ||
2005/06 | Hanover Scorpions | DEL | 46 | 9 | 21st | 30th | 165 | 8th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 64 | ||
2006/07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Hanover Scorpions | DEL | 25th | 6th | 17th | 23 | 38 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 10 | ||
2007/08 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 49 | 18th | 30th | 48 | 167 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 6th | 26th | ||
2008/09 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 17th | 6th | 9 | 15th | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
NCAA overall | 106 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 203 | |||||||||
AHL total | 127 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 156 | 28 | 4th | 7th | 11 | 52 | ||||
DEL total | 187 | 65 | 100 | 165 | 516 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18th | 118 | ||||
NHL overall | 71 | 14th | 11 | 25th | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Coaching stations
season | team | league | annotation | |
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2009/10 | North York Rangers | CCHL | Trainer | |
2010/11 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | Assistant coach | |
2011/12 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | Assistant coach | |
2012/13 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | Assistant coach | |
2013/14 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | Assistant coach | |
2014/15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | Assistant coach | |
2015/16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | Assistant coach |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ecachockey.com via Brad Tapper
- ↑ Tapper changes to the Seilersee ( memento of the original from July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ hockeyweb.de, classes for tappers
- ↑ Iserlohn-Roosters.de, Tapper ends impressive career ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Brad Tapper at hockeydb.com (English)
- Brad Tapper at eurohockey.com
- Brad Tapper at legendsofhockey.net (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tapper, Brad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Scarborough , Ontario |