- Tavis Hansen
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2.5
weight_lb = 220
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|6|17|mf=y
birth_place = Prince Albert, SK, CAN
career_start = 1995
career_end = 2007
draft = 58th overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team =Winnipeg Jets
former_teams =Phoenix Coyotes Tavis Hansen (born
June 17 ,1975 ) is a retired professionalice hockey player.Hansen played 2 seasons (1993–1994 and 1994–1995) of junior hockey for the
Tacoma Rockets of theWestern Hockey League .He was drafted in the 3rd round, 58th overall by the
Winnipeg Jets in the1994 NHL Entry Draft . Hansen made his NHL debut with the Jets after his second and final season in Tacoma. His NHL rights were transferred toPhoenix Coyotes when the franchise relocated in 1996, but he spent the entire 1995–1996 season with the Coyotes'American Hockey League ("AHL") affiliate - theSpringfield Falcons . Hansen made his first appearance as a Coyote in 1996–1997 season and returned to Springfield before being called up again in 1998–1999. He scored his first NHL goal, versus Calgary, in February 1999, during what would be a 20-game stint with the Coyotes that season. He also made his first NHL playoff appearance in 1998.In 1999–2000, Hansen was named captain of the
Springfield Falcons and recorded career highs for points (48) and penalty minutes (164) while still managing to lend his skills to the Coyotes for five games. He returned in 2000–01 for seven games in Phoenix, playing 24 for the Falcons, alongside Daniel Briere.Hansen missed a majority of the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 seasons recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in a game vs. the
Hershey Bears (AHL) on February 3, 2001. Ironically, Hershey later signed him as a free agent and he helped the Bears make a run at playoffs to finish off the 2001–2002 season. He was signed as a free agent bySan Jose Sharks on September 5, 2002, and played the next two seasons as captain for theCleveland Barons (the Sharks' AHL affiliate). During the 2004–2005 NHL lockout, Hansen made his first move overseas to play for Oji Paper in the Japanese League. He played the next two years forHC TWK Innsbruck (Erste Bank Eishockey Liga-Austria), and captained the Tirolean team his second season.Tavis Hansen retired from professional hockey in April 2007. He resides in
Seattle, Washington with his family.External links
*hockeydb|15581
* [http://www.falconsahl.com/index.php?id=340/ Springfield Falcons "Where Are They Now?"]
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