Rick Tabaracci

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| played_for = Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets
Washington Capitals
Calgary Flames
Tampa Bay Lightning
Atlanta Thrashers
Colorado Avalanche

| position = Goaltender

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| catches = Left

| ntl_team = CAN

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 26th overall

| draft_year = 1987

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 2001

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Richard Stephen Tabaracci (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Biography

Tabaracci was born to a Finnish mother and an Italian father.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/04/16/caps-tabaracci-has-traveled-this-road-before/0a2b00a0-6895-4d76-a87e-c95b40be804a/ |title=CAPS' TABARACCI HAS TRAVELED THIS ROAD BEFORE |last=Sell |first=Dave |date=April 15, 1993 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 31, 2024}} As a youth, Tabaracci played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-18}}

Drafted 26th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tabaracci also played for the Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, and Colorado Avalanche. He appeared in 286 NHL games between 1989 and 1999. Tabaracci represented Canada three times at the IIHF World Championships, winning a gold medal in 1997.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18391 |title=Rick Tabaracci player profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2010-07-02}}{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/men.html |title=IIHF World Championships Medallists |publisher=IIHF |accessdate=2012-05-16}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1985–86 \| Markham Waxers \| OJHL \| 40	19	11	6	2176	188	1	5.18	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| Cornwall Royals \| OHL \| 59	23	32	3	3347	290	1	5.20	— \| 5	1	4	303	26	0	3.17	—
1987–88 \| Cornwall Royals \| OHL \| 58	33	18	6	3448	200	3	3.48	— \| 11	5	6	642	37	0	3.46	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| Muskegon Lumberjacks \| IHL \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \| 1	0	0	13	1	0	4.62	—
1988–89 \| Cornwall Royals \| OHL \| 50	24	20	5	2974	210	1	4.24	— \| 18	10	8	1080	65	1	3.61	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 1	0	0	0	33	4	0	7.27	.810 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90 \| Moncton Hawks \| AHL \| 27	10	15	2	1580	107	2	4.06	.867 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Fort Wayne Komets \| IHL \| 22	8	9	1	1064	73	0	4.12	— \| 3	1	2	159	19	0	7.17	—
1990–91 \| Moncton Hawks \| AHL \| 11	4	5	2	645	41	0	3.81	.866 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1990–91 \| Winnipeg Jets \| NHL \| 24	4	9	4	1093	71	1	3.90	.875 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92 \| Moncton Hawks \| AHL \| 23	10	11	1	1313	80	0	3.66	.888 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Winnipeg Jets \| NHL \| 18	6	7	3	966	52	0	3.23	.889 \| 7	3	4	387	26	0	4.03	.877
1992–93 \| Moncton Hawks \| AHL \| 5	2	1	2	290	18	0	3.72	.883 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Winnipeg Jets \| NHL \| 19	5	10	0	959	70	0	4.38	.859 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 6	3	2	0	343	10	2	1.75	.938 \| 4	1	3	304	14	0	2.77	.913
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 32	13	14	2	1770	91	2	3.08	.889 \| 2	0	2	111	6	0	3.24	.880
1993–94 \| Portland Pirates \| AHL \| 3	3	0	0	176	8	0	2.72	.910 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Chicago Wolves \| IHL \| 2	1	1	0	119	9	0	4.51	.873 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 8	1	3	2	394	16	0	2.44	.891 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| 5	2	0	1	202	5	0	1.49	.946 \| 1	0	0	19	0	0	0.00	1.000
1995–96 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| 43	19	16	3	2391	117	3	2.94	.892 \| 3	0	3	204	7	0	2.06	.917
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996–97 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| 7	2	4	0	361	14	1	2.33	.910 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97 \| Tampa Bay Lightning \| NHL \| 55	20	25	6	3012	138	4	2.75	.902 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| 42	13	22	6	2419	116	0	2.88	.893 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 23	4	12	3	1193	50	2	2.51	.906 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00 \| Canadian National Team \| Intl \| 1	0	1	0	60	4	0	4.00	.870 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Atlanta Thrashers \| NHL \| 1	0	1	0	59	4	0	4.07	.875 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00 \| Cleveland Lumberjacks \| IHL \| 10	5	5	0	568	28	0	2.96	.912 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Orlando Solar Bears \| IHL \| 21	11	6	4	1231	53	1	2.58	.902 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00 \| Colorado Avalanche \| NHL \| 2	1	0	0	60	2	0	2.00	.889 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Utah Grizzlies \| IHL \| 11	4	4	3	626	24	1	2.30	.923 \| 3	1	2	179	7	0	2.34	.910
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Utah Grizzlies \| IHL \| 30	14	13	1	1648	67	1	2.44	.921 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 286 !! 93 !! 125 !! 30 !! 15,256 !! 760 !! 15 !! 2.99 !! .893 ! 17 !! 4 !! 12 !! 1025 !! 53 !! 0 !! 3.10 !! .897