# Patrice Tardif

Patrice Pamphile Tardif (born October 30, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre. He played 65 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2008, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

## Early life

Tardif was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Thetford Mines.

## Career

Making his debut with the St. Louis Blues, Tardif was traded along with Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson, and draft picks to the Los Angeles Kings in 1996 for Wayne Gretzky. He is now a star forward for the Thetford Assurancia of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

## Personal life

Tardif's grandfather was former Union Nationale politician, Patrice Tardif.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | Black Lake Miners | QJHL-B | 32 | 37 | 33 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Lennoxville Junior College | QCAA | 27 | 58 | 36 | 94 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990–91 | University of Maine | HE | 36 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | University of Maine | HE | 31 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | University of Maine | HE | 45 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | University of Maine | HE | 34 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 53 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 30 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 66 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 28 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 1997–98 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 63 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 199–00 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 18 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1999–00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 50 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 50 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2001–02 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | QSPHL | 40 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | QSPHL | 49 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 77 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 27 |
| 2003–04 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | QSPHL | 40 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
| 2004–05 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 41 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 47 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 44 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Isothermic de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 280 | 98 | 110 | 208 | 369 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 65 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1990–91 |