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Canada Nick Tarnasky
#29 San Diego Gulls / AHL - 16/17
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Nov 25, 1984
Position
LW/C
Age
41
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 9 #287 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning

Brother: Neil Tarnasky
Sister: Sam Tarnasky

Team Staff profile of Nick Tarnasky also available

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Nick Tarnasky Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Leduc Sun Oil Barons U15 AAA AMBHL 36* 21* 11* 32* 59* -* |
2000-01 Leduc Oil Kings U18 AAA AMHL 35* 39* 29* 68* 95* -* |
Prince Albert Raiders WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
2001-02 Delta Ice Hawks PIJHL 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Drayton Valley Thunder AJHL 20* 7* 4* 11* 10* -* |
Vancouver Giants WHL 10* 1* 0* 1* 5* -1* |
2002-03 Kelowna Rockets WHL 39* 4* 12* 16* 39* -5* |
Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 30* 5* 8* 13* 45* -4* |
2003-04 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 71* 26* 23* 49* 108* -10* |
2004-05 Springfield Falcons AHL 80* 7* 10* 17* 176* -29* |
2005-06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 12* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 68* 14* 9* 23* 100* -8* |
2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77* 5* 4* 9* 80* -6* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 10 -1
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80* 6* 4* 10* 78* -15* |
2008-09 Nashville Predators NHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 17* 1* |
Florida Panthers NHL 34* 1* 5* 6* 33* -2* |
2009-10 Florida Panthers NHL 31* 1* 2* 3* 85* -5* |
Rochester Americans AHL 5* 3* 0* 3* 7* 1* |
2010-11 Florida Everblades ECHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 66* 7* 13* 20* 150* 2* |
2011-12 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 36* 5* 7* 12* 173* -7* |
2012-13 Rochester Americans AHL 74* 16* 10* 26* 138* -21* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 1
2013-14 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76* 13* 9* 22* 144* -18* |
2014-15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 26* 1* 4* 5* 36* 0* |
2015-16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 59* 15* 5* 20* 77* 5* |
2016-17 San Diego Gulls AHL 32* 4* 5* 9* 53* -8* |

Nick Tarnasky Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 1 36* 21* 11* 32* 0.89* 59* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 35* 39* 29* 68* 1.94* 95* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 9 486* 80* 65* 145* 0.30* 881* -76* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 4 * 1 *
AJHL 1 20* 7* 4* 11* 0.55* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 36* 5* 7* 12* 0.33* 173* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 245* 13* 17* 30* 0.12* 297* -30* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * -1 *
PIJHL 1 1* 1* 1* 2* 2.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 152* 36* 43* 79* 0.52* 201* -23* | 0 * * * * * *

Nick Tarnasky Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/08/2016
09/08/2016 Confirmed New York Rangers San Diego Gulls
07/03/2014
07/03/2014 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens New York Rangers
07/06/2013
07/06/2013 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Montréal Canadiens
07/17/2012
07/17/2012 Confirmed Vityaz Chekhov Buffalo Sabres
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2001, 1 #9 overall by Vancouver Giants in the WHL Expansion Draft

Cult/Star player for Kelowna Rockets

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Giants

Career transactions
- 2012-07-17 • Signed to a one-year contract by Buffalo Sabres
- 2011-07-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by Vityaz Chekhov
- 2010-11-12 • Signed to a one-year contract by Springfield Falcons (AHL)
- 2010-09-25 • Released from the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2010-09-17 • Invited to the Chicago Blackhawks training camp
- 2008-11-27 • Traded to the Florida Panthers for Wade Belak
- 2008-09-28 • Traded to the Nashville Predators for a conditional 5th or 6th round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (Jaroslav Janus)
- 2007-06-11 • Signed to a three-year contract by the Tampa Bay Lighting
- 2004-07-39 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning