Patrice Tardif

Patrice Pamphile Tardif (born October 30, 1970) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played for the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings.

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the politician of the same name, see Patrice Tardif (politician).
Patrice Tardif
Born (1970-10-30) October 30, 1970
Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 54th overall, 1990
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1994–2008

Biography

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.[1]

Making his debut with the St. Louis Blues, he 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 Mines Assurancia of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

Tardif's grandfather was former Union Nationale minister Patrice Tardif.

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1990–91

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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