Darcy Tucker

Darcy Tucker (born March 15, 1975 in Castor, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Tucker is one of three players, along with Tyson Nash and Ryan Huska, that were a part of all three Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup wins in 1992, 1994 and 1995. In 1996, while playing for the Fredericton Canadiens, he won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League (AHL). 
Tucker was drafted in the sixth round (151st overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Stéphane Richer and David Wilkie for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and Mick Vukota in 1998, where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Maple Leafs in 2000 for Mike Johnson.
Tucker became notorious on Long Island during the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs after he hip-checked the New York Islanders' captain Michael Peca during game five of the first round. The check blew out Peca's medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament on his left knee, ending his season and delaying his entry into the 2002–03 campaign. No penalty was assessed. In the offseason of 2006, the Leafs signed Peca for one season, making Tucker and Peca teammates.
On June 24, 2008, he became an unrestricted free agent after his former club the Toronto Maple Leafs bought out the remainder of his contract. On July 1, 2008, he signed a two-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche worth $4.5 million.
He played for two years with Colorado, untilhe officially announced his retirement on October 1, 2010.
==Awards==
*1993–94 WHL West First All-Star Team
*1993–94 Memorial Cup All-Star Team
*1993–94 Memorial Cup Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy 
*1993–94 CHL First All-Star Team
*1994–95 WHL West First All-Star Team
*1994–95 Memorial Cup All-Star Team
*1995–96 AHL Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
== 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
1991–92 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	26 	3 	10 	13 	42 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	16
1992–93 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	67 	31 	58 	89 	155 	 	13 	7 	6 	13 	34
1993–94 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	66 	52 	88 	140 	143 	 	19 	9 	18 	27 	43
1994–95 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	64 	64 	73 	137 	94 	 	21 	16 	15 	31 	19
1995–96 	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL 	 	74 	29 	64 	93 	174 	 	7 	7 	3 	10 	14
1995–96 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	73 	7 	13 	20 	110 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997–98 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	39 	1 	5 	6 	57 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	35 	6 	8 	14 	89 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	82 	21 	22 	43 	176 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	50 	14 	20 	34 	108 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	27 	7 	10 	17 	55 	 	12 	4 	2 	6 	15
2000–01 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	82 	16 	21 	37 	141 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	6
2001–02 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	77 	24 	35 	59 	92 	 	17 	4 	4 	8 	38
2002–03 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	77 	10 	26 	36 	119 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	6
2003–04 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	64 	21 	11 	32 	68 	 	12 	2 	0 	2 	14
2005–06 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	74 	28 	33 	61 	100 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2006–07 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	56 	24 	19 	43 	81 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2007–08 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	74 	18 	16 	34 	100 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2008–09 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 	 	63 	8 	8 	16 	67 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	876 	205 	247 	452 	1363 	 	62 	10 	11 	21 	79
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Personal==
In 1998, Tucker married Shannon Corson, the sister of former NHL player Shayne Corson. Shayne and Tucker were teammates on the Leafs for three seasons, and Tucker frequently helped him deal with his panic attacks. Tucker and his wife have two sons, Cole and Cain, and a daughter, Owynn.
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*Video clip from Sportsnet of Tucker at his cottage
Category:Born in 1975
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Kamloops Blazers alumni
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Retired in 2010