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Nick Tarnasky

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: November 25, 1984 in Rocky Mtn. House, Alberta

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 9th round (287th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2005-06 21 TBL NHL 12 0 1 1 0 -3 4 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 56 4:40
2006-07 22 TBL NHL 77 5 4 9 4 -6 80 5 0 0 1 41 12.2 500 6:30
2007-08 23 TBL NHL 80 6 4 10 4 -15 78 5 1 0 1 91 6.6 660 8:15
2008-09 24 TOT NHL 45 1 6 7 2 -1 50 1 0 0 0 38 2.6 330 7:20
2008-09 24 NSH NHL 11 0 1 1 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 62 5:38
2008-09 24 FLA NHL 34 1 5 6 2 -2 33 1 0 0 0 32 3.1 268 7:52
2009-10 25 FLA NHL 31 1 2 3 1 -5 85 1 0 0 0 19 5.3 211 6:49
Career NHL 245 13 17 30 12 -30 297 12 1 0 2 198 6.6 1757 7:10

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2005-06 21 TBL NHL 12 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.02 0.33 0.75 0 1 1 0 3 0 6 0 -3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
2006-07 22 TBL NHL 77 0.06 0.05 0.12 0.05 1.04 0.53 5 4 9 4 16 1 21 0 -6 0.0 0.3 0.3
2007-08 23 TBL NHL 80 0.08 0.05 0.13 0.05 0.98 1.14 7 4 11 5 13 1 27 0 -15 -0.2 0.2 0.0
2008-09 24 TOT NHL 45 0.02 0.13 0.16 0.05 1.11 0.84 1 6 7 2 12 0 13 0 -1 -0.1 0.3 0.2
2008-09 24 NSH NHL 11 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.02 1.55 0.55 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 -0.1 0.1 0.0
2008-09 24 FLA NHL 34 0.03 0.15 0.18 0.06 0.97 0.94 1 5 6 2 9 0 11 0 -2 0.0 0.2 0.2
2009-10 25 FLA NHL 31 0.03 0.06 0.10 0.03 2.74 0.61 1 2 3 1 3 0 8 0 -5 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
Career NHL 245 0.05 0.07 0.12 0.05 1.21 0.81 14 17 31 12 47 2 75 0 -30 -0.5 0.8 0.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2006-07 22 TBL NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 10 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 37 6:13
Career NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 10 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 37 6:13

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 15 Leduc Oil Kings AMBHL 36 21 11 32 59
2000-01 16 Leduc Oil Kings AMHL 35 39 29 68 95
2001-02 17 Drayton Valley Thunder AJHL 20 7 4 11 10
2001-02 17 Vancouver Giants WHL 10 1 0 1 -1 5 1 0 0 0
2002-03 18 2 Teams WHL 69 9 20 29 -9 84 6 3 0
2002-03 18 Kelowna Rockets WHL 39 4 12 16 -5 39 2 2 0
2002-03 18 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 30 5 8 13 -4 45 4 1 0
2003-04 19 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 71 26 23 49 -10 108 19 7 0
2004-05 20 Springfield Falcons AHL 80 7 10 17 -29 176 5 2 0 0
2005-06 21 Springfield Falcons AHL 68 14 9 23 -8 100 11 3 0 2
2009-10 25 Rochester Americans AHL 5 3 0 3 1 7 3 0 0 0
2010-11 26 Florida Everblades ECHL 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
2010-11 26 Springfield Falcons AHL 66 7 13 20 2 150 6 1 0 2 89 7.9
Career 4 Seasons AHL 219 31 32 63 -34 433 25 6 0 4 89 7.9
Career 1 Season AJHL 20 7 4 11 10
Career 1 Season AMBHL 36 21 11 32 59
Career 1 Season AMHL 35 39 29 68 95
Career 1 Season ECHL 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
Career 3 Seasons WHL 150 36 43 79 -20 197 26 10 0 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 5 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5
Nick Tarnasky 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Chris Ferraro 58.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Mark Greig 51.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Bill McDougall 47.0 0.3 0.2 0.0
Bob Mongrain 39.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2
Chris Taylor 36.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Ken Quinney 35.9 0.3 0.3 0.0
Tom McCarthy 34.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1
Peter Sejna 33.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Mike Donnelly 32.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Brian McGrattan 32.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Nick Tarnasky 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Bill McDougall 47.0 0.3 0.2 0.0
Bob Mongrain 39.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2
Ken Quinney 35.9 0.3 0.3 0.0
Tom McCarthy 34.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1
Peter Sejna 33.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Simon Gamache 30.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Jim Storm 27.4 0.4 0.2 0.1
Kris Newbury 24.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Taylor Hall 20.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Mark Freer 19.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Transactions

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September 29, 2008: Traded to Nashville by Tampa Bay for Nashville's 6th round choice (Jaroslav Janus) in 2009 Entry Draft, September 29, 2008.

November 27, 2008: Traded to Florida by Nashville for Wade Belak, November 27, 2008.

September 16, 2009: Missed majority of 2009-10 due to eye injury in pre-season at Ottawa, September 16, 2009.

November 5, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Florida (ECHL), November 5, 2010.

November 11, 2010: Signed to a PTO (professional tryout) contract by Springfield (AHL), November 11, 2010.

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