Jeff Taffe
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| Born | February 19, 1981, Hastings, Minnesota |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team F. teams |
Florida Panthers New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Draft | 30th overall, 2000 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro career | 2002 – present |
Jeff Taffe (born February 19, 1981, in Hastings, Minnesota) is a center for the Florida Panthers organization. He was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
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[edit] Playing career
After playing three seasons with the University of Minnesota, during which the Blues traded his rights to the Phoenix Coyotes in a deal involving Keith Tkachuk, Taffe made his professional debut with Coyotes' American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in the 2002–03 season. He also appeared in 20 NHL games with the Coyotes that same season, scoring three goals.
Taffe appeared in 82 games over parts of three seasons with the Coyotes before being traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jamie Lundmark during the 2005–06 season. He appeared in two games with the Rangers that season, before being traded back to Phoenix later in the season in exchange for Martin Sonnenberg.
After beginning the 2007–08 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Taffe was recalled to fill a spot in the roster and has since contributed to the Pittsburgh Penguins fourth line. He remained on the team as a healthy scratch in the playoffs that year as Adam Hall was favored to fill Taffe's fourth line position.
Taffe played a handful of games during the 2008–09 NHL season mainly on a recall only basis and did not permanently stay with the NHL club. He played in Wilkes-Barre for the remainder of the AHL regular season and playoffs. After Wilkes-Barre was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Taffe was recalled for the Pittsburgh Penguins playoff run and eventual 2009 Stanley Cup Championship. He was on the practice squad but did not play in any games however. His name was not included on the Stanley Cup due to this fact. However, Taffe and a number of other Wilkes-Barre players and healthy scratches took part in the on-ice Stanley Cup celebration and team photo.
Taffe signed a two year, two-way deal worth $1 million ($500,000 per year) with the Florida Panthers on July 3, 2009[1]
[edit] Awards
- Minnesota Mr. Hockey (most outstanding senior high school player in Minnesota): 1998–99 season
[edit] Regular Season Statistics
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM 1998-99 Rochester Mustangs USHL 17 12 9 21 26 1999-00 U. of Minnesota NCAA 39 10 10 20 22 2000-01 U. of Minnesota NCAA 38 12 23 35 56 2001-02 U. of Minnesota NCAA 43 34 24 58 86 2002-03 Springfield Falcons AHL 57 23 26 49 44 2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 20 3 1 4 4 2003-04 Springfield Falcons AHL 15 10 6 16 19 2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59 8 10 18 20 2004-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 27 9 10 19 35 2005-06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 0 2005-06 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 2005-06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 36 6 16 22 34 2005-06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 33 5 6 11 29 2006-07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 59 20 20 40 22 2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17 4 2 6 2 2007-08 WBS Penguins AHL 27 11 10 21 22 2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45 5 7 12 8 2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 0 2 2 2 2008-09 WBS Penguins AHL 74 25 50 75 65
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| Preceded by Johnny Pohl |
Minnesota Mr. Hockey 1998–99 season |
Succeeded by Paul Martin |
| Preceded by Barret Jackman |
St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 2000 |
Succeeded by Shawn Belle |
