Marc Tardif

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CanadaCanada  Marc Tardif Ice hockey player
Date of birth June 12, 1949
place of birth Granby , Quebec , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 81 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1969 , 1st lap, 2nd position
Montréal Canadiens
Career stations
1966-1967 Thetford Mines Canadiens
1967-1969 Montréal Junior Canadiens
1969-1973 Montréal Canadiens
1973-1974 Los Angeles Sharks
1974 Michigan Stags
Baltimore Blades
1974-1983 Québec Nordiques

Marc Gerard Marquis Tardif (born June 12, 1949 in Granby , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Montréal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1983 . He also played in the World Hockey Association for the Los Angeles Sharks , Michigan Stags and Québec Nordiques , with whom he later moved to the NHL.

Career

Tardif began his junior career with the Montréal Junior Canadiens in the QMJHL . In the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft , he was selected by the Montréal Canadiens in the first round in second position. The season 1969-70 he played mainly with the farm team of the Canadiens, before 1970-71 helped the Canadiens in the NHL to the Stanley Cup triumph. In 1972 he had his final breakthrough with 31 goals.

In 1973 he moved to the Los Angeles Sharks in the WHA . There he was the best scorer in the first season, although the team played its worst season. The team moved to Detroit and played the upcoming season as Michigan Stags . Only a little later, Tardif was transferred to the Québec Nordiques .

In Quebec he became one of the big stars of the league. In 1975 he finished the season with 50 goals and scored ten more times in the playoffs , but his team lost the final to the Houston Eros . The next season, Tardif towered over all other players in the league. He scored the most goals and provided the most goals. The playoffs were very short for him, as he sustained serious head injuries in a game after an attack by an opponent. This resulted in one of the few court cases in which an ice hockey player was charged with assault. Tardif received the Bill Hunter Trophy as top scorer and the Gordie Howe Trophy as the league's MVP .

The 1976-77 season he played as captain of the Nordiques and led them with 109 points in the playoffs. This time they won the championship in the AVCO World Trophy final. 1977-78 he scored 154 points and was again elected most valuable player in the league.

In the summer of 1979, the team moved to the NHL after the dissolution of the WHA. Tardif led the Nordiques as captain for the first two seasons. In 1983 he announced his retirement from ice hockey.

Tardif was the top scorer and second best scorer in the history of the WHA. He scored a total of 666 points (316 goals, 350 assists ) in the WHA. In the NHL he got 401 points (194 goals, 207 assists).

The Québec Nordiques blocked his number 8 in his honor, which was no longer awarded to any player until the move to Colorado in 1995.

He currently resides in Welland , Ontario with his family . His son Jamie Tardif was selected in the third round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames .

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 8th 517 194 207 401 443
NHL playoffs 6th 62 13 15th 28 75
WHA regular season 6th 446 316 350 666 418
WHA playoffs 5 44 27 32 59 35

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personal data
SURNAME Tardif, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tardif, Marc Gerard Marquis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Granby , Quebec