Brad Tapper

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CanadaCanada  Brad Tapper Ice hockey player
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

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
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
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

  1. ↑ ecachockey.com via Brad Tapper
  2. ↑ 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iserlohn-roosters.de
  3. ↑ hockeyweb.de, classes for tappers
  4. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iserlohn-roosters.de

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Tapper, Brad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Scarborough , Ontario