- Alex Tanguay
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 250px
team=Montreal Canadiens
former_teams =Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 191
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|11|21
birth_place = Sainte-Justine, QC
draft = 12th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =Colorado Avalanche
career_start = 1999Alex Tanguay (born November 21, 1979, in Sainte-Justine,
Quebec ) is a professionalice hockey player who is currently playing for theMontreal Canadiens of theNational Hockey League .Playing career
Tanguay plays left wing and centre. He was drafted 12th overall in the first round of the
1998 NHL Entry Draft by theColorado Avalanche (Formerly Quebec Nordiques, which was his favorite team). Tanguay started playing for the Avalanche in 1999 and played for them until 2006, when he was traded to theCalgary Flames . He won theStanley Cup in 2001. Tanguay's first NHL goal was scored October 8, 2000 against thePittsburgh Penguins . He finished his rookie season second in rookie scoring with 51 points.In the 2000–01 season, the finals series pitted the Colorado Avalanche against the
New Jersey Devils . In a best-of-seven series, Colorado won game six 4–0 to tie the overall series score at 3–3, resulting in a game seven that would determine the winner of the Stanley Cup. Alex Tanguay got the final goal in that 4–0 victory. In game seven, Tanguay scored the opening two goals (and assisted the third) in Colorado's 3–1 victory, including the cup-winning goal.On June 24, 2006, during the
2006 NHL Entry Draft , Tanguay was traded to the Calgary Flames forJordan Leopold , a second-round pick, and a conditional draft pick in either 2007 or 2008.On June 20, 2008, during the
2008 NHL Entry Draft , Tanguay was traded to the Montreal Canadiens along with a fifth-round pick in 2008 (Maxim Trunev ) in exchange for the 25th overall pick (Greg Nemisz ) and a second-round pick in 2009.His younger brother, Maxime, currently plays in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for theVictoriaville Tigres .Awards & Achievements
*QMJHL All-Rookie Team - 1997
Career statistics
ee also
*
List of AHL seasons
*List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players
*List of QMJHL seasons External links
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