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John Tucker

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: September 29, 1964 in Windsor, Ontario

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 19 BUF NHL 21 12 4 16 8 2 4 7 5 0 2 40 30.0
1984-85 20 BUF NHL 64 22 27 49 19 6 21 11 11 0 3 112 19.6
1985-86 21 BUF NHL 75 31 34 65 27 0 39 23 8 0 3 146 21.2
1986-87 22 BUF NHL 54 17 34 51 19 -3 21 13 4 0 0 104 16.3
1987-88 23 BUF NHL 45 19 19 38 16 4 20 13 6 0 0 93 20.4
1988-89 24 BUF NHL 60 13 31 44 15 -5 31 10 3 0 1 94 13.8
1989-90 25 TOT NHL 46 10 21 31 11 8 12 8 2 0 1 69 14.5
1989-90 25 BUF NHL 8 1 2 3 1 -3 2 0 1 0 0 8 12.5
1989-90 25 WSH NHL 38 9 19 28 10 11 10 8 1 0 1 61 14.8
1990-91 26 TOT NHL 38 4 7 11 4 -1 8 3 1 0 0 35 11.4
1990-91 26 BUF NHL 18 1 3 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 16 6.3
1990-91 26 NYI NHL 20 3 4 7 3 -1 4 2 1 0 0 19 15.8
1992-93 28 TBL NHL 78 17 39 56 20 -12 69 11 5 1 1 179 9.5
1993-94 29 TBL NHL 66 17 23 40 16 9 28 15 2 0 6 126 13.5
1994-95 30 TBL NHL 46 12 13 25 10 -10 14 10 2 0 1 81 14.8
1995-96 31 TBL NHL 63 3 7 10 4 -8 18 2 0 1 0 53 5.7
Career NHL 656 177 259 436 168 -10 285 126 49 2 18 1132 15.6

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
1983-84 19 BUF NHL 21 0.57 0.19 0.76 0.37 0.19 1.90 9 3 12 6 22 8 12 0 2 1.2 0.4 1.5
1984-85 20 BUF NHL 64 0.34 0.42 0.77 0.30 0.33 1.75 17 21 38 15 76 39 31 0 6 2.5 1.2 3.7
1985-86 21 BUF NHL 75 0.41 0.45 0.87 0.36 0.52 1.95 24 27 51 20 92 37 56 1 0 3.8 1.1 4.9
1986-87 22 BUF NHL 54 0.31 0.63 0.94 0.34 0.39 1.93 14 29 43 16 67 21 51 2 -3 3.0 0.6 3.5
1987-88 23 BUF NHL 45 0.42 0.42 0.84 0.35 0.44 2.07 16 16 32 13 59 23 32 0 4 2.5 0.6 3.2
1988-89 24 BUF NHL 60 0.22 0.52 0.73 0.26 0.52 1.57 11 25 36 13 65 22 50 2 -5 1.8 0.7 2.4
1989-90 25 TOT NHL 46 0.22 0.46 0.67 0.25 0.26 1.50 9 18 27 10 55 18 30 1 8 1.3 0.8 2.1
1989-90 25 BUF NHL 8 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.14 0.25 1.00 1 2 3 1 4 1 7 1 -3 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989-90 25 WSH NHL 38 0.24 0.50 0.74 0.27 0.26 1.61 8 16 24 9 51 17 23 0 11 1.3 0.8 2.1
1990-91 26 TOT NHL 38 0.11 0.18 0.29 0.11 0.21 0.92 4 7 11 4 19 4 16 0 -1 -0.2 0.5 0.3
1990-91 26 BUF NHL 18 0.06 0.17 0.22 0.08 0.22 0.89 1 3 4 1 8 3 5 0 0 -0.3 0.2 0.0
1990-91 26 NYI NHL 20 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.14 0.20 0.95 3 4 7 3 11 1 11 0 -1 0.0 0.3 0.3
1992-93 28 TBL NHL 78 0.22 0.50 0.72 0.25 0.88 2.29 14 31 45 16 94 35 94 23 -12 2.5 0.9 3.4
1993-94 29 TBL NHL 66 0.26 0.35 0.61 0.24 0.42 1.91 15 21 36 14 59 9 58 17 9 2.4 1.4 3.8
1994-95 30 TBL NHL 46 0.26 0.28 0.54 0.23 0.30 1.76 21 22 43 17 38 11 52 15 -10 1.7 0.4 2.1
1995-96 31 TBL NHL 63 0.05 0.11 0.16 0.06 0.29 0.84 3 7 10 4 22 1 59 30 -8 -1.3 0.8 -0.6
Career NHL 656 0.27 0.39 0.66 0.26 0.43 1.73 157 227 384 148 668 228 541 91 -10 21.0 9.5 30.4

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 19 BUF NHL 3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
1984-85 20 BUF NHL 5 1 5 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1987-88 23 BUF NHL 6 7 3 10 -1 18 3 4 0 2 14 50.0
1988-89 24 BUF NHL 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1989-90 25 WSH NHL 12 1 7 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 12 8.3
1995-96 31 TBL NHL 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 31 10 18 28 4 24 6 4 0 2 42 23.8

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 16 Windsor Legionnaires Minor-ON 58 107 94 201
1981-82 17 Kitchener Rangers OHL 67 16 32 48 32
1982-83 18 Kitchener Rangers OHL 70 60 80 140 33
1983-84 19 Kitchener Rangers OHL 39 40 60 100 25
1991-92 27 HC Asiago Alpenliga 18 17 34 51 4
1991-92 27 HC Asiago Italy 18 16 21 37 6
1996-97 32 HC Milano 24 Alpenliga 30 12 29 41 88
1996-97 32 HC Milano EuroHL 4 0 1 1 6
1996-97 32 HC Fassa Italy 20 11 16 27
1997-98 33 Kapfenberger SV Alpenliga 17 4 8 12
1997-98 33 Kokudo Keikado Toyko Japan 39 27 47 74 53
1998-99 34 Kokudo Keikado Toyko Japan 23 21 20 41 30
1999-00 35 Kokudo Keikado Toyko Japan 24 14 22 36
Career 3 Seasons Alpenliga 65 33 71 104 92
Career 1 Season EuroHL 4 0 1 1 6
Career 2 Seasons Italy 38 27 37 64 6
Career 3 Seasons Japan 86 62 89 151 83
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 58 107 94 201
Career 3 Seasons OHL 176 116 172 288 90

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 17 Kitchener Rangers OHL 15 2 3 5 2
1981-82 17 Kitchener Rangers M-Cup 5 0 0 0 6
1982-83 18 Kitchener Rangers OHL 11 5 9 14 10
1983-84 19 Kitchener Rangers OHL 12 12 18 30 8
1983-84 19 Kitchener Rangers M-Cup 4 2 4 6 0
1991-92 27 HC Asiago Italy 11 7 13 20 15
1999-00 35 Kokudo Keikado Toyko Japan 4 6 3 9 12
Career 1 Season Italy 11 7 13 20 15
Career 1 Season Japan 4 6 3 9 12
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 9 2 4 6 6
Career 3 Seasons OHL 38 19 30 49 20

Similarity Scores

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Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
John Tucker 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.3 -0.6
Ruslan Fedotenko 90.7 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Nick Libett 89.0 5.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.0 -0.8
Nick Mickoski 88.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 -0.4
Pat Flatley 88.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 1.5 1.4 0.4
Dirk Graham 88.1 6.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.1
Ron Sutter 88.0 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 1.0 -0.1
Gus Bodnar 87.9 4.5 4.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.1 0.2 -0.9
Jerry Toppazzini 87.3 5.1 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.3 -0.5
Frank St. Marseille 87.2 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 1.9 1.5 0.6
Guy Carbonneau 87.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 0.0 -0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
John Tucker 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.3 -0.6
Ruslan Fedotenko 90.7 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Nick Mickoski 88.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 -0.4
Dirk Graham 88.1 6.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.1
Gus Bodnar 87.9 4.5 4.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.1 0.2 -0.9
Jerry Toppazzini 87.3 5.1 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.3 -0.5
Frank St. Marseille 87.2 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 1.9 1.5 0.6
Nick Libett 87.1 5.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.8
Trent Klatt 86.7 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Brian Savage 86.2 5.7 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1
Pat Flatley 86.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.0

Transactions

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January 5, 1990: Traded to Washington by Buffalo for future considerations, January 5, 1990.

July 3, 1990: Traded to Buffalo by Washington for cash, July 3, 1990.

January 21, 1991: Traded to NY Islanders by Buffalo for future considerations, January 21, 1991.

August 5, 1992: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, August 5, 1992.

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