Luc Tardif Jr.

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Luc Tardif, Jr.
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Born (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 38)
Rouen, France
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Dragons de Rouen
Scorpions de Mulhouse
Ours de Villard-de-Lans
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Brûleurs de Loups
Current FFHG Division 1 coach Spartiates de Marseille
National teamFlag of France.svg  France
Playing career 2001–2016

Luc Tardif Jr. (born 30 November 1984) is a French ice hockey coach, and former professional player. He is the head coach and general manager for Spartiates de Marseille of the French FFHG Division 1. Tardif is the son of International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif. A product of the French ice hockey system, Tardif is also a citizen of Canada, his father's country of birth. [1]

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Playing career

Tardif has played in the top level league of France, the Ligue Magnus, for Mulhouse in 2003–2004, Villard-de-Lans in 2004–2007, Morzine-Avoriaz in 2007–2009, and Rouen in 2009–2011, winning the Coupe Magnus twice (2010 and 2011). He was picked up by the ECHL's Florida Everblades for the 2011–12 season, where he sustained a season-ending injury on 22 December 2011. [2] The team released him to Grenoble, with whom he signed a two-year contract, on 27 April 2012. [3]

International play

Tardif participated in the IIHF World Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, [4] 2010 and 2014 as a member of the French national team. [5]

Personal life

Tardif is the son of Luc Tardif, a former professional ice hockey player, former president of the French Ice Hockey Federation and the current president of the International Ice Hockey Federation. [6] He is one of three children of the senior Tardif, [7] and is the brother-in-law of Jonathan Zwikel. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ Wommack, Woody. "Blades Page Notebook: Tardif out for the season". Naples Daily News . Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Transferts : Première arrivée" (in French). Brûleurs de Loups. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Team Roster, France" (PDF). IIHF . Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. ↑ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN   978-0-9867964-0-1.
  6. ↑ "French hockey official Luc Tardif elected IIHF president". ESPN. Associated Press. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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  8. ↑ Haest, Christophe (15 April 2011). "Interview : Jonathan Zwikel". hockeyhebdo.com. Média Sports Loisirs. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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