This article is about the ice hockey player. For his uncle, the lacrosse player, see John Tavares (lacrosse).
Ice hockey player
John Tavares
Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs in October 2022
Born
(1990-09-20) September 20, 1990 (age 33) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight
216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position
Centre
Shoots
Left
NHL team Former teams
Toronto Maple Leafs New York Islanders SC Bern
National team
Canada
NHL draft
1st overall, 2009 New York Islanders
Playing career
2009–present
John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected first overall by the New York Islanders, for whom he played nine seasons and served as captain for five seasons.
Previously, Tavares competed at the major junior level as a member of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) before being traded to the London Knights at the 2009 OHL trading deadline along with Michael Del Zotto. Tavares broke into the OHL after gaining exceptional player status[1] at age 14, allowing the Generals to select him in the OHL Priority Draft as an underage player in 2005. Tavares was named the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Rookie of the Year in 2006 and CHL Player of the Year in 2007. Tavares finished his Major Junior and OHL career with most goals (215), and 6th in points (433).
Tavares was the focus of an unsuccessful push to have the NHL's draft rules changed to allow him to participate in the 2008 Entry Draft, as well as an attempt to allow him to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a 17-year-old in 2007. Tavares was ranked as the top prospect for the 2009 Draft by both the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and International Scouting Services.
Tavares has represented Canada at five International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)-sanctioned events, including the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. At the under-20 level, he won gold medals at the 2008 and 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was named the most valuable player of the 2009 tournament after scoring eight goals and 15 points in six games. He also participated in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships, but failed to medal. Additionally, Tavares represented Team Ontario at the 2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and 2007 Super Series. On January 7, 2014, he was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics despite an injury preventing him from participating in the final two games.
^"Exceptional Player Status – CHL". ItsAboutHockey.com. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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six, Tavares scored the first New York goal with 54 seconds left in the third period to send the game into overtime. In the second overtime, Tavares scored...
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First period 10:18 – pp – Morgan Geekie (1) 19:52 – David Pastrnak (1) JohnTavares (1) – pp – 18:26 Second period No scoring Auston Matthews (1) – 12:06...
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