Christopher Tanev
Undrafted defenceman who played for four NHL teams.
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Harold Cecchetti · via Wikipedia: Christopher Tanev · CC BY-SA 4.0
He is of Macedonian descent and has two brothers, including professional hockey player Brandon Tanev.[1] Sophie Meredith and Mike "Misho" Tanev are the parents of Christopher Tanev, who was born in East York, Ontario.[1]
Life and work
He was named Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year and made the conference's All-Rookie and Third All-Star Teams.[2] Tanev signed as an undrafted free agent with the Vancouver Canucks on May 31, 2010.[3] He was traded to the Dallas Stars on February 28, 2024, in a three-team deal.[4] In a February 4, 2013 overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers, Tanev netted his first NHL goal.[5]
A five-year contract extension with the Canucks was signed by Tanev on March 24, 2015.[5] Tanev agreed to a four-year deal worth $18 million with the Calgary Flames on October 9, 2020.[6] A six-year, $27 million contract was signed by Tanev with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, 2024.[7]
What the cited sources add
The "Tanev 'unsung hero' of gold medal game" account states that at age 26, Tanev had 295 NHL games on his resume.[8] That same source reports that Tanev logged 8:37 of ice time in the third period of the gold-medal game.[8] The account also notes that Tanev finished the tournament with one assist and a plus-eight rating.[8] According to that source, Tanev wanted to improve his shot and hired a shooting specialist.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "A day with Tanev", NHL.com "Tanev has Macedonian roots with his grandparents on both sides hailing from the country in southeastern Europe"; "Tanev a late grower, not a late bloomer", Vancouver Canucks, 2010-06-28; "Tanev a late grower, not a late bloomer", Vancouver Canucks, 2010-06-28; Jamieson, Jim, "'Short' tale with a Disney ending", The Province, 2011-03-12; "Chris Tanev", Rochester Institute of Technology (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Former men's hockey standout Chris Tanev makes NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks", Rochester Institute of Technology, 2011-01-17 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jamieson, Jim, "'Short' tale with a Disney ending", The Province, 2011-03-12; Vancouver Canucks, "Canucks sign defencemen Yann Sauve, Lee Sweatt, and Chris Tanev", Canucks.com, May 31, 2010; "Tanev a late grower, not a late bloomer", Vancouver Canucks, 2010-06-28 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Stars acquire Tanev from Flames in 3-team trade", NHL.com, February 28, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tanev's OT goal lifts Canucks past Oilers; "Canucks sign defenceman Chris Tanev to five-year contract extension", National Hockey League (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Flames sign Tanev to four-year, $18 million deal", The Sports Network, October 9, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Christopher Tanev" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tanev signs 6-year, $27 million contract with Maple Leafs", NHL (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Tanev 'unsung hero' of gold medal game". facts only, no text reused. hockeybuzz.com
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Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold 2016 IIHF World Championship
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2006–07 | Durham Fury | OPJHL | 40 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | Durham Fury | OPJHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Markham Waxers | OPJHL | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Markham Waxers | OPJHL | 50 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | AHC | 41 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010–11 | AHL | 39 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | AHL | 34 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 29 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 64 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 70 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 56 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| NHL totals | 878 | 36 | 174 | 210 | 218 | 73 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 14 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gold | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Markham Waxers | ||
| Top Defenceman | 2009 | |
| College | ||
| Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year | 2010 | |
| All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team | 2010 | |
| All-Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team | 2010 | |
| Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2010 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Babe Pratt Trophy | 2015 | |
| Calgary Flames | ||
| J. R. "Bud" McCaig Award | 2021 | |
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Christopher Tanev (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Christopher Tanev (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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