Alex Tanguay

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Alex Tanguay : biography

November 21, 1979 –

Alexandre Tanguay (born November 21, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL and briefly for HC Lugano in the Swiss National League A in 2004. An offensive player, he is best known for his passing and playmaking ability.

An alumnus of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Tanguay is the team’s all-time leading scorer and had his jersey retired. During his junior career, he was also a member of Canada’s under-20 team at the 1998 World Junior Championships. Selected in the first round, 12th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, he began his NHL career with Colorado in 1999. Tanguay won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2001, scoring the championship-winning goal in Game 7 against the New Jersey Devils. Individually, he was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy following his rookie season and was chosen to the 2004 All-Star Game during his six-year tenure with Colorado. In July 2006, he was traded to the Flames and spent two years with the club before single-season stints with the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. In July 2010, he returned to Calgary, signing as an unrestricted free agent.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 70 27 41 68 50 12 4 8 12 8
1997–98 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 51 47 38 85 32 5 7 6 13 4
1998–99 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 31 27 34 61 30 5 1 2 3 2
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL 5 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 2 0
1999–00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 76 17 34 51 22 17 2 1 3 2
2000–01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 27 50 77 37 23 6 15 21 8
2001–02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 70 13 35 48 36 19 5 8 13 0
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 26 41 67 36 7 1 2 3 4
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 69 25 54 79 42 8 2 2 4 2
2004–05 HC Lugano NLA 6 3 3 6 4
2005–06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71 29 49 78 46 9 2 4 6 12
2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL 81 22 59 81 44 6 1 3 4 8
2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 78 18 40 58 48 7 0 4 4 4
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 50 16 25 41 34 2 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 10 27 37 32
2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL 79 22 47 69 24
2011–12 Calgary Flames NHL 64 13 36 49 28
2012–13 Calgary Flames NHL 40 11 16 27 22
NHL totals 922 249 513 762 451 98 19 40 59 42