- Jeff Taffe
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 200px
team=Pittsburgh Penguins
prospect_team =
prospect_league =
former_teams =New York Rangers
Phoenix Coyotes
league = NHL
position = Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 207
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date|1981|2|19|mf=y
birth_place = Hastings, MN, U.S.
draft = 30th overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team = St. Louis Blues
career_start = 2002
career_end =Jeff Taffe (born
February 19 ,1981 , in Hastings,Minnesota , U.S.) is a professionalice hockey center. He was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the2000 NHL Entry Draft .Playing career
After playing three seasons with the University of Minnesota, during which the Blues traded his rights to the
Phoenix Coyotes in a deal involvingKeith Tkachuk , Taffe made his professional debut with Coyotes'American Hockey League affiliate, theSpringfield Falcons , in the 2002–03 season. He also appeared in 20 NHL games with the Coyotes that same season, scoring three goals.Taffe appeared in 81 games over parts of three seasons with the Coyotes before being traded to the
New York Rangers in exchange forJamie Lundmark during the 2005–06 season. He appeared in two games with the Rangers that season, before being traded back to Phoenix later in the season in exchange forMartin Sonnenberg .After beginning the 2007–08 season with the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins , Taffe was recalled to fill a spot in the roster and has since contributed to thePittsburgh Penguins fourth line.Taffe was placed on waivers by the Penguins in Oct. 2008
Awards
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Minnesota Mr. Hockey (most outstanding senior high school player in Minnesota): 1998–99 seasonCareer statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1998-99 Rochester Mustangs USHL 17 12 9 21 26 -- -- -- -- --1999-00 U. of Minnesota NCAA 39 10 10 20 22 -- -- -- -- --2000-01 U. of Minnesota NCAA 38 12 23 35 56 -- -- -- -- --2001-02 U. of Minnesota NCAA 43 34 24 58 86 -- -- -- -- --2002-03 Springfield Falcons AHL 57 23 26 49 44 5 0 3 3 82002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 20 3 1 4 4 -- -- -- -- --2003-04 Springfield Falcons AHL 15 10 6 16 19 -- -- -- -- --2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59 8 10 18 20 -- -- -- -- --2004-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 27 9 10 19 35 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 36 6 16 22 34 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 33 5 6 11 29 -- -- -- -- --2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17 4 2 6 2 -- -- -- -- --2006-07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 59 20 20 40 22 -- -- -- -- --2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45 5 7 12 8 -- -- -- -- --2007-08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 27 11 10 21 22 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 145 20 20 40 34 -- -- -- -- --ee also
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List of AHL seasons
*List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players External links
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