USA Jeff Taffe
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
43
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

© Photo: Jozef Kaffka

Jeff Taffe Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Hastings High USHS-MN 25* 21* 37* 58* -* -* |
1997-98 Hastings High USHS-MN 28* 37* 29* 66* -* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Hastings High USHS-MN 28* 39* 51* 90* -* -* |
Rochester Mustangs USHL 17* 12* 9* 21* 26* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 2* 5* 29* -* |
1999-00 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 39* 10* 10* 20* 22* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 4* 5* 2* 1* |
2000-01 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 38* 12* 23* 35* 56* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 2* 8* 6* 1* |
2001-02 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 43* 34* 24* 58* 86* -* |
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 20* 3* 1* 4* 4* -4* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 57* 23* 26* 49* 44* -13* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 8 -3
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59* 8* 10* 18* 20* -8* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 15* 10* 6* 16* 19* -3* |
2004-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 27* 9* 10* 19* 35* -19* |
2005-06 New York Rangers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 36* 6* 16* 22* 34* -6* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 33* 5* 6* 11* 29* -13* |
2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17* 4* 2* 6* 2* -7* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 59* 20* 20* 40* 22* -12* |
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45* 5* 7* 12* 8* 2* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 27* 11* 10* 21* 22* -1* |
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* -4* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 74* 25* 50* 75* 65* 14* | Playoffs 12 5 6 11 22 2
2009-10 Florida Panthers NHL 21* 1* 1* 2* 4* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 61* 28* 28* 56* 47* 0* | Playoffs 7 1 6 7 9 2
2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 74* 30* 37* 67* 22* 10* |
2011-12 Minnesota Wild NHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |
Houston Aeros AHL 70* 18* 35* 53* 16* -13* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -4
2012-13 Hershey Bears AHL 73* 18* 53* 71* 27* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 2 -2
2013-14 Hershey Bears “A” AHL 75* 21* 26* 47* 23* -20* |
2014-15 Linköping HC SHL 54* 18* 41* 59* 43* 12* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 2 -7
2015-16 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 56* 12* 14* 26* 18* 5* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 1
2016-17 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 58* 18* 25* 43* 60* -6* |
2017-18 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 32* 4* 15* 19* 12* -12* | Relegation 4 2 5 7 2 4
2018-19 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 62* 12* 19* 31* 18* -25* |

Jeff Taffe Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Minnesota District USA-S17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2014-15 Linköping HC Champions HL 10* 4* 6* 10* 2* 0* |
2017-18 HC Ambrì-Piotta Swiss Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |

Jeff Taffe Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 12 681* 224* 323* 547* 0.80* 405* -76* | 5 33 6 * 19 * 25 * 0.76 * 41 * -5 *
Champions HL 1 10* 4* 6* 10* 1.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 3 176* 42* 58* 100* 0.57* 96* -26* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * 1 *
NCAA 3 120* 56* 57* 113* 0.94* 164* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 180* 21* 25* 46* 0.26* 40* -20* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 1 32* 4* 15* 19* 0.59* 12* -12* | 1 4 2 * 5 * 7 * 1.75 * 2 * 4 *
SHL 1 54* 18* 41* 59* 1.09* 43* 12* | 1 11 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.36 * 2 * -7 *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 17* 12* 9* 21* 1.24* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 81* 97* 117* 214* 2.64* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 29* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 7* 6* 13* 0.93* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Jeff Taffe Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/22/2018
08/22/2018 Confirmed HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Slovan Bratislava
08/07/2017
08/07/2017 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava HC Ambrì-Piotta
07/13/2016
07/13/2016 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Slovan Bratislava
04/07/2015
04/07/2015 Confirmed Linköping HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
07/22/2014
07/22/2014 Confirmed Hershey Bears Linköping HC
06/14/2013
06/14/2013 Extension Hershey Bears Hershey Bears
05/30/2013
05/30/2013 Confirmed Linköping HC Unknown
05/17/2013
05/17/2013 Confirmed Hershey Bears Linköping HC
07/02/2012
07/02/2012 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Hershey Bears
07/21/2011
07/21/2011 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild
07/22/2010
07/22/2010 Confirmed Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks
07/06/2009
07/06/2009 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Florida Panthers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 10 #171 overall by Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Hastings High

Cult/Star player for HC Slovan Bratislava

Received Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award -- 1999