Brad Tapper

Brad Tapper (born April 28, 1978) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Thrashers over parts of three seasons.
==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 1999–2000 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 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 IHL, 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 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 the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga and played one season for them and also one season for the Hannover Scorpions.
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 another season for Hannover. After playing the next two seasons with the Iserlohn Roosters, he announced his retirement on June 25, 2009.
==Awards==
* 1999–2000: All-Conference First Team (ECAC)
* 1999–2000: East Second All-American Team (NCAA)
* 2000–2001: Turner Cup Orlando Solar Bears
* 2001–2002: Calder Cup Chicago Wolves
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
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
2006–07 	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL 	 	5 	3 	1 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hannover Scorpions 	DEL 	 	25 	6 	17 	23 	38 	 	6 	2 	2 	4 	18
2007–08 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 	 	49 	18 	30 	48 	167 	 	7 	1 	5 	6 	26
2008–09 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 	 	17 	6 	9 	15 	45 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	71 	14 	11 	25 	72 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	 	127 	33 	46 	79 	156 	 	28 	4 	7 	11 	52
DEL Totals 	DEL Totals 	DEL Totals 	 	187 	65 	100 	165 	516 	 	27 	5 	13 	18 	126
ECAC Totals	ECAC Totals 	ECAC Totals	 	106 	65 	51 	116 	203 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1978
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Hannover Scorpions players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
Category:Orlando Solar Bears players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:R.P.I. Engineers players