Brad Tapper
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| DEL Team F. Teams |
Hannover Scorpions Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) Chicago Wolves (AHL) Binghamton Senators (AHL) Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 28, 1978, Scarborough, ON, CA |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Brad Tapper (born April 28, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for the Hannover Scorpions in the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga.
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[edit] Playing career
Tapper started his career by playing for the RPI Engineers of the ECAC. Through his three years on the team, he managed to work his way up from third on the team in scoring in the 1997-98 season to eventually led the team in points, goals, power-play goals (10), and game-winning goals (7) during the 1999-00 season. He also shared the team lead with three short-handed goals and ranked third in assists. He also finished that season ranked 15th in NCAA Division I in scoring, and fourth in goals. He also led the nation with seven game-winning goals, and shared 11th with 10 power-play goals.
Following that magnificent season, he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent on April 11, 2000. He split his first season between the Thrashers, and their IHL affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears. He played in two games during Orlando's final run for the Turner Cup. Following the collapse of the International Hockey League, he continued to split his seasons between the Thrashers and their new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, helping the Wolves to their first Calder Cup victory in 2001 while setting professional career highs with the Thrashers in the 2002-03 season.
However, on January 6, 2004, the Atlanta Thrashers recalled and traded Tapper to the Ottawa Senators for center Daniel Corso. The Senators sent him to their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, and at the end of the season decided not to re-sign him. On July 22, 2004, Tapper signed with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of Germany and played one season for them and also one season for the Hannover Scorpions, and also helped helped both of them to unsuccessful runs to the championships.
He was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on June 26, 2006 to a one-year contract. After playing five game for their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Tapper returned to Germany to play for Hannover.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Records
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997-98 | RPI Engineers | ECAC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | RPI Engineers | ECAC | 35 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | RPI Engineers | ECAC | 37 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 45 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 50 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | ||
| 2001-02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 28 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2002-03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 35 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 29 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Nurnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2005-06 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 46 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 165 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 64 | ||
| ECAC Totals | 106 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 203 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| AHL Totals | 122 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 152 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 52 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 71 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] International play
[edit] References
- Atlanta Thrashers.
- Official Player Profile. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
- Chicago Wolves.
- (6 Jan 2004). Thrashers Trade Tapper for Corso. Press Release.
- Euro Hockey. Brad Tapper on European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
- Internet Hockey Database. Brad Tapper. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
- Philadelphia Flyers.
- (26 June 2006). Flyers Sign Right Wing Brad Tapper. Press Release.
- Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Flyers sign right wing to one-year contract. 27 June 2006.
- Flyers cautious on free agency. 2 July 2006.
- Umberger reaches deal with Flyers. 7 July 2006.
