Sean Tallaire

Sean Tallaire
Born	(1973-10-03) October 3, 1973 Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	IHL Manitoba Moose Grand Rapids Griffins Cleveland Lumberjacks Long Beach Ice Dogs Utah Grizzlies Kansas City Blades DEL Iserlohn Roosters ERC Ingolstadt Nürnberg Ice Tigers Kölner Haie Kassel Huskies
NHL draft	202nd overall, 1993 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1996–2010

Sean Tallaire (born October 3, 1973 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the International Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Career

Tallaire played college hockey at Lake Superior State University from 1992 to 1996. Tallaire was selected in the eight round, 202nd overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He was named the tournament MVP at the 1994 NCAA Championship Tournament, which was won by LSSU.

After college, Tallaire played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 with the Manitoba Moose, Grand Rapids Griffins, Cleveland Lumberjacks, Long Beach Ice Dogs, Utah Grizzlies, and Kansas City Blades. His best season came with the Grizzlies in 1999-2000, when he scored 31 goals and had 65 points. Aside from the IHL, Tallaire also had brief stints in the American Hockey League and Western Professional Hockey League.

In 2001, Tallaire went to Europe to play in Germany, joining the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. After one season with the Roosters, he played three years with the ERC Ingolstadt, interrupted by a season with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. He signed a one-year contract with the Kölner Haie prior to the 2006-2007 season, in which he was having his best season offensively before tearing his ACL midway through the season. After his recovery, Kölner offered him another one-year contract for the following season, in which the Sharks were league runners up. Talliare signed with Kölner's rival, Kassel Huskies and played two seasons with them.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Lake Superior State University	NCAA		43	26	26	52	26		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Lake Superior State University	NCAA		45	23	32	55	22		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Lake Superior State University	NCAA		41	21	28	49	38		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Lake Superior State University	NCAA		40	32	18	50	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Manitoba Moose	IHL		74	21	29	50	36		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		73	13	17	30	65		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		7	1	1	2	4		10	2	2	4	4
1998–99	Central Texas Stampede	WPHL		2	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL		56	24	19	43	68		8	4	1	5	8
1998–99	Springfield Falcons	AHL		6	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		82	31	34	65	85		5	0	0	0	10
2000–01	Kansas City Blades	IHL		80	23	28	51	44		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		60	22	21	43	38		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		52	18	17	35	68		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		52	12	20	32	54		9	1	5	6	2
2004–05	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		52	17	20	37	40		6	1	3	4	16
2005–06	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		45	12	13	25	24		7	2	0	2	10
2006–07	Kölner Haie	DEL		30	12	11	23	28		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kölner Haie	DEL		56	12	25	37	36		14	4	3	7	10
2008–09	Kassel Huskies	DEL		52	14	23	37	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Kassel Huskies	DEL		26	4	5	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				425	123	155	278	312		36	8	11	19	38

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	1992–93
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1994
All-CCHA First Team	1995–96
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1995–96

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database