Darcy Tucker

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 178

| team =

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche

| league =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|15}}

| birth_place = Castor, Alberta, Canada

| career_start = 1995

| career_end = 2010

| draft = 151st overall

| draft_year = 1993

| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens

| image = Darcy Tucker Maple Leafs 2008.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Tucker with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2008

|}}

Darcy Tucker (born March 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.{{cite web|title=Metis|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metis/}} He played most of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. Throughout his NHL career he also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. Tucker was born in Castor, Alberta, but grew up in Endiang, Alberta. Tucker is of Métis descent.{{Cite web|url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/national-hockey-league-embraces-aboriginals/|title=National Hockey League embraces aboriginals - Indian Country Media Network|website=indiancountrymedianetwork.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911025526/https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/national-hockey-league-embraces-aboriginals/|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}

Playing career

Tucker is one of three players, along with Tyson Nash and Ryan Huska, that were a part of all three Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup wins in 1992, 1994 and 1995.{{cite web | url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10690 | title = Tyson Nash | publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame | access-date = 2007-01-04}} In 1996, while playing for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL), he won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's top rookie.

Tucker was drafted in the sixth round, 151st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Stéphane Richer and David Wilkie for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and Mick Vukota in 1998, where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2000 for Mike Johnson.

Tucker became notorious on Long Island during the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs after he lowbridged the New York Islanders' captain Michael Peca during Game 5 of the first round.Split reference:

"Game five" reference: {{cite news | title = Leafs, Isles go into Game 6 without captains

| url = https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/leafs-isles-go-into-game-6-without-captains-1.315283 | publisher=CBC Sports | date = 2002-04-29 | access-date = 2020-12-19}}

"Notorious hit" reference: {{cite news | title = Tucker keeping quiet about Islanders | url = https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/tucker-keeping-quiet-about-islanders-1.339251 | publisher=CBC Sports | date = 2003-03-18 | access-date = 2020-12-19}} The check blew out Peca's MCL and ACL on his left knee, ending his playoff campaign and delaying his entry into the 2002–03 season. No penalty was assessed. In the 2006 off-season, the Leafs signed Peca to a one-year contract, making Tucker and Peca teammates.

On June 24, 2008, Tucker became an unrestricted free agent after the Maple Leafs bought-out the remainder of his contract, paying Tucker $1 million per year over six years.{{cite news|title=Maple Leafs: Darcy Tucker's salary finally off the books|newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=June 18, 2014 |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2014/06/18/maple_leafs_darcy_tuckers_salary_finally_off_the_books.html}} On July 1, 2008, he signed a two-year, $4.5 million contract with the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Colorado/2008/07/01/6036936-cp.html |title=Colorado signs Tucker |publisher=Slam Sports |date=2008-07-01 |access-date=2008-10-22 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080702162504/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Colorado/2008/07/01/6036936-cp.html |archive-date=July 2, 2008 }}

On October 1, 2010, as a free agent just prior to the 2010–11 season, Tucker announced his retirement from professional hockey after 14 seasons in the NHL.{{cite news| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/darcy-tucker-announces-retirement/article4327758/ | title = Darcy Tucker announces retirement | newspaper = The Globe and Mail | date = 2010-10-01 | access-date = 2010-10-01}} He remained around the game as a player agent.{{cite web|title=Darcy Tucker is just one of the dads at the OHL combine|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/darcy-tucker-just-one-dads-ohl-combine/}}

Personal

In 1998, Tucker married Shannon Corson, the sister of former NHL player Shayne Corson. Shayne and Tucker were teammates on the Maple Leafs for three seasons, and Tucker frequently helped him deal with his panic attacks.{{cite magazine|last=Kennedy |first=Kostya |title=Brotherly Love |url=http://www.macanxiety.com/corson.htm |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=2001-10-22 |access-date=2008-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070729234329/http://www.macanxiety.com/corson.htm |archive-date=July 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} Tucker and his wife have three children.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1991–92

| Kamloops Blazers

| WHL

| 26

| 3

| 10

| 13

| 42

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 16

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| 1992–93

| Kamloops Blazers

| WHL

| 67

| 31

| 58

| 89

| 155

| 13

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 34

1993–94

| Kamloops Blazers

| WHL

| 66

| 52

| 88

| 140

| 143

| 19

| 9

| 18

| 27

| 43

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| Kamloops Blazers

| WHL

| 64

| 73

| 137

| 94

| 21

| 16

| 15

| 31

| 19

1995–96

| Fredericton Canadiens

| AHL

| 74

| 29

| 64

| 93

| 174

| 7

| 3

| 10

| 14

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| 1995–96

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| —

1996–97

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 73

| 7

| 13

| 20

| 110

| 4

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 39

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 57

| —

1997–98

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 35

| 6

| 8

| 14

| 89

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 82

| 21

| 22

| 43

| 176

| —

1999–00

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 50

| 14

| 20

| 34

| 108

| —

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| 1999–00

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 27

| 7

| 10

| 17

| 55

| 12

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 15

2000–01

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 82

| 16

| 21

| 37

| 141

| 11

| 0

| 2

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 77

| 24

| 35

| 59

| 92

| 17

| 4

| 8

| 38

2002–03

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 77

| 10

| 26

| 36

| 119

| 6

| 0

| 3

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 64

| 21

| 11

| 32

| 68

| 12

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 14

2005–06

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 74

| 28

| 33

| 61

| 100

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 56

| 24

| 19

| 43

| 81

| —

2007–08

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 74

| 18

| 16

| 34

| 100

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 63

| 8

| 16

| 67

| —

2009–10

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 71

| 10

| 14

| 24

| 47

| 6

| 0

| 2

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 947

! 215

! 261

! 476

! 1,410

! 68

! 10

! 11

! 21

! 81

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1995

| Canada

| WJC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 0

| 4

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 7

! 0

! 4

! 0

Awards

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | WHL

West First All-Star Team

| 1993–94, 1994–95

Memorial Cup All-Star Team

| 1993–94, 1994–95

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy

| 1993–94

CHL First All-Star Team

| 1993–94

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | AHL

Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

| 1995–96

| {{cite web | url = http://ahlhalloffame.com/dudley-red-garrett-memorial-award-p139049 | title = Dudley Red Garrett Memorial Award | publisher = American Hockey League | date = 2014-05-15 | access-date = 2014-05-15 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100917203812/http://ahlhalloffame.com/dudley-red-garrett-memorial-award-p139049 | archive-date = September 17, 2010 | df = mdy-all }}

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}
[http://darcytucker.ca Darcy Tucker Official Website]

Category:1975 births

Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers

Category:Colorado Avalanche players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta

Category:Kamloops Blazers players

Category:Living people

Category:Montreal Canadiens players

Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks

Category:People from the County of Paintearth No. 18

Category:People from the County of Stettler No. 6

Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players

Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players

Category:Métis sportspeople