John Tavares (lacrosse)

John Tavares (born September 4, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional box lacrosse player and current head coach of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He is the NLL's all-time leading scorer and also a mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York.

John Tavares
Born (1968-09-04) September 4, 1968
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanada
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 pounds (79 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionForward
NLL teamBuffalo Bandits
CLA teamsPeterborough Lakers
Brampton Excelsiors
Six Nations Chiefs
Victoria Shamrocks
Pro career1992–2015
CoachBuffalo Bandits (Assistant)
(2016)
Career highlights

NLL all-time leader: games played (308), goals (815), assists (934), and points (1,749)
NLL MVP (1994, 2000, 2001)

NLL Hall of Fame, 2016

Tavares played his entire National Lacrosse League (NLL) career with the Buffalo Bandits, starting in their inaugural season in 1992. He was acquired from the Detroit Turbos in exchange for Brian Nikula in October 1991. Tavares was also the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association representative for the Bandits.

Tavares is the NLL's all-time leader in games played (306), goals (815), assists (934), and points (1,749).[1] His 2,191 loose balls recovered is the second most all-time.

National Lacrosse League

On Saturday February 18, 2006, the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Minnesota Swarm by a score of 14–9 in front of 12,458 fans at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. In that game, John Tavares tied the NLL Career Points (goals + assists) record at 1,091 points held by Gary Gait, who had retired after the 2005 season.[2]

On Saturday March 4, 2006, 10,961 fans witnessed history. On that night, the Buffalo Bandits played their 7th regular season game again hosting the Minnesota Swarm, and Tavares scored two points in an 11–8 loss. The first was his 1,092nd career point, the record-breaker, which was an assist to Mark Steenhuis who scored a power-play goal at 11:57 in the second period. (The second point, Point 1,093, was also an assist to Steenhuis in the third period.) Play was stopped, and Tavares was given the game ball.[3][4][5]

On Saturday January 20, 2008, Tavares scored his 597th career goal (against goalie Matt Vinc) in a win over the New York Titans, passing Gary Gait and becoming the NLL's all-time leader in goals scored.[6] May 17, 2008 Tavares won his fourth championship and first since 1996. The Bandits beat the Portland Lumberjax in the championship game with the help of two Tavares goals.

During the 2009 NLL season, he was named to the All-Star Game.[7]

Career totals including playoffs

  • Games Played: 344
  • Career Goals: 899
  • Career Assists: 1,050
  • Career Points: 1,949
  • Loose Balls: 2,464
  • Tavares was the first player in NLL history to have 500 goals and 500 assists.

Points milestones

  • No. 1: Jan. 4, 1992, assist to Rich Kilgour vs. New York in first game.
  • 100: March 20, 1993, goal vs. Detroit's Paul Mootz in 16th game.
  • 200: Jan. 20, 1996, goal vs. Baltimore's J.J. Pearl in 34th game.
  • 300: Feb. 7, 1997, assist to Darris Kilgour vs. Baltimore in 47th game.
  • 400: Jan. 8, 1999, goal vs. Philadelphia's Dallas Eliuk in 62nd game.
  • 500: Feb. 18, 2000, goal vs. Rochester's Pat O'Toole in 78th game.
  • 600: Feb. 10, 2001, goal vs. Washington's Devin Dalep in 91st game.
  • 700: Feb. 1, 2002, assist to Chris Driscoll vs. Montreal in 107th game.
  • 800: Feb. 8, 2003, assist to Mike Accursi vs. Toronto in 122nd game.
  • 900: Feb. 14, 2004, goal vs. Anaheim's Matt Disher in 139th game.
  • 1,000: Feb. 19, 2005, assist to Delby Powless vs. Rochester in 154th game.
  • 1,091: Feb. 18, 2006, assist to Cory Bomberry vs. Minnesota in 169th game. (Ties Gary Gait's then-existing NLL Career Points Record)
  • 1,092: March 4, 2006, assist to Mark Steenhuis vs. Minnesota in 170th game. (New NLL Career Points Record)
  • 1,600: March 17, 2012, goal vs. Minnesota in 259th game.
  • 1,949: May 8, 2015, assist to Dhane Smith vs. Rochester in (Division Semifinal) game 349. (final tally)

Statistics

Reference:[8]

John Tavares Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

1992 Buffalo Bandits 8 21 22 43 66 26 5.38 8.25 3.25 3 12 12 24 29 8 8.00 9.67 2.67
1993 Buffalo Bandits 8 35 23 58 93 28 7.25 11.63 3.50 2 4 3 7 6 2 3.50 3.00 1.00
1994 Buffalo Bandits 8 27 20 47 74 14 5.88 9.25 1.75 2 6 8 14 19 9 7.00 9.50 4.50
1995 Buffalo Bandits 8 24 21 45 66 21 5.63 8.25 2.63 1 2 1 3 6 0 3.00 6.00 0.00
1996 Buffalo Bandits 10 41 40 81 102 4 8.10 10.20 0.40 2 4 7 11 20 2 5.50 10.00 1.00
1997 Buffalo Bandits 10 37 29 66 104 18 6.60 10.40 1.80 2 7 9 16 30 0 8.00 15.00 0.00
1998 Buffalo Bandits 9 31 25 56 80 8 6.22 8.89 0.89 1 2 5 7 9 0 7.00 9.00 0.00
1999 Buffalo Bandits 12 33 34 67 112 35 5.58 9.33 2.92
2000 Buffalo Bandits 12 34 49 83 123 10 6.92 10.25 0.83 1 2 1 3 18 0 3.00 18.00 0.00
2001 Buffalo Bandits 14 51 64 115 159 14 8.21 11.36 1.00
2002 Buffalo Bandits 16 42 46 88 145 12 5.50 9.06 0.75
2003 Buffalo Bandits 16 49 58 107 155 25 6.69 9.69 1.56 2 5 8 13 16 0 6.50 8.00 0.00
2004 Buffalo Bandits 16 49 44 93 118 25 5.81 7.38 1.56 3 7 13 20 21 4 6.67 7.00 1.33
2005 Buffalo Bandits 16 43 59 102 126 9 6.38 7.88 0.56 1 2 3 5 9 0 5.00 9.00 0.00
2006 Buffalo Bandits 16 32 53 85 95 12 5.31 5.94 0.75 3 7 4 11 13 0 3.67 4.33 0.00
2007 Buffalo Bandits 15 42 61 103 77 6 6.87 5.13 0.40 2 5 5 10 12 2 5.00 6.00 1.00
2008 Buffalo Bandits 16 29 58 87 91 23 5.44 5.69 1.44 3 5 14 19 22 0 6.33 7.33 0.00
2009 Buffalo Bandits 16 51 43 94 98 6 5.88 6.13 0.38 2 2 6 8 10 0 4.00 5.00 0.00
2010 Buffalo Bandits 10 21 28 49 57 22 4.90 5.70 2.20 1 0 2 2 5 0 2.00 5.00 0.00
2011 Buffalo Bandits 16 32 46 78 59 10 4.88 3.69 0.63 1 3 4 7 3 0 7.00 3.00 0.00
2012 Buffalo Bandits 16 41 39 80 53 8 5.00 3.31 0.50 1 2 1 3 3 0 3.00 3.00 0.00
2013 Buffalo Bandits 12 14 25 39 38 6 3.25 3.17 0.50
2014 Buffalo Bandits 16 24 27 51 78 31 3.19 4.88 1.94 3 7 5 12 17 0 4.00 5.67 0.00
2015 Buffalo Bandits 9 12 20 32 22 6 3.56 2.44 0.67 1 0 5 5 5 0 5.00 5.00 0.00
305 815 934 1,749 2,191 379 5.73 7.18 1.24 37 84 116 200 273 27 5.41 7.38 0.73
Career Total: 342 899 1,050 1,949 2,464 406 5.70 7.20 1.19

GPGames played; GGoals; AAssists; PtsPoints; LBLoose balls; PIMPenalty minutes; Pts/GPPoints per games played; LB/GPLoose balls per games played; PIM/GPPenalty minutes per games played.

Canadian Lacrosse Association

Tavares' teams have won seven Mann Cups, 1992 and 1993 with the Brampton Excelsiors, 1994 through 1996 with the Six Nations Chiefs, 2002 with the Victoria Shamrocks, and 2012 with the Peterborough Lakers. In 1992, 1993, and 1996, Tavares won the Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the Mann Cup competition.[9] Tavares also won the Major Series Lacrosse scoring title eight times, and the MSL's Most Valuable Player award three times.[10] Tavares played Ontario Junior A lacrosse for the Mississauga Tomahawks.

Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1983Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr B1404020004
1984Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr B-----274110
1985Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr B47299101715324
1986Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr B1713244176141571289916
1987Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr B2312856184251142236512
1987Bay Area BengalsOLA Jr A13250-----
1988Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr A23777214936-----
1989Mississauga TomahawksOLA Jr A24706113135-----
1989Orangeville NorthmenMSL12240-----
1990Vancouver BurrardsWLA16322860301520234335
1991Vancouver BurrardsWLA24464894804561114
1992Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL16444690471330265625
1993Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL16534093391334296322
1994Six Nations ChiefsMSL13444589421842468832
1995Six Nations ChiefsMSL205553108501431366720
1996Six Nations ChiefsMSL246971140451439246338
1997Six Nations ChiefsMSL20465710327495148
1998Akwesasne ThunderMSL1633488127-----
1999Akwesasne ThunderMSL18364379251626295528
2000Akwesasne ThunderMSL16456611145-----
2001Akwesasne ThunderMSL1426527810-----
2001Victoria ShamrocksWLA820325261125275213
2002Victoria ShamrocksWLA79233215173439736
2003Victoria ShamrocksWLA8142236111427265321
2004Akwesasne ThunderMSL18385189735490
2005Akwesasne ThunderMSL17315586837074
2006St. Regis IndiansMSL131640561132790
2007St. Regis IndiansMSL10102535210721289
2008St. Regis IndiansMSL17345993691724414
2009St. Regis IndiansMSL12162945291422367
2010Peterborough LakersMSL112020404182430544
2011Peterborough LakersMSL18204161211720274
2012Peterborough LakersMSL121222342171738554
Junior B4527110237348401277019736
Junior A Totals4815013528571-----
Senior A Totals36577110181789543236422482904301

International play

Medal record
Indoor lacrosse
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2003 Toronto
2007 Halifax

John Tavares represented Canada internationally. He played for his home country in the 2003[12] and in the 2007[13] World Championships, winning the gold medal in both.

See also

  • NLL records

References

  1. "NLL legend John Tavares retires after 24 seasons". Inside Lacrosse. September 2, 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "Bandits Beat Swarm 14–9, Tavares Ties Record". NLL.com. February 18, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  3. "Tavares Breaks Points Record, Bandits Fall". NLL.com. March 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  4. Wheeler, Brian; Zita McKenna (March 4, 2006). "Tavares Breaks Scoring Record". Bandits.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  5. "Tavares breaks NLL scoring record". TSN.com. March 4, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  6. "Tavares Breaks Goal Scoring Record". NLL.com. January 19, 2008. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  7. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  8. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  9. "Historical Stats of the Mann Cup". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  10. "Player Profiles: John Tavares Stats". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  11. http://www.peterboroughlakers.ca/images/JTavaresStat1.jpg
  12. "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship rosters". Outsider's Guide. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008.
  13. "2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Canada roster" (PDF). World Indoor Lacrosse. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2007.

Further reading

Preceded by
Gary Gait
MILL Championship game MVP
1992, 1993
Succeeded by
Paul Gait
Preceded by
none
MILL MVP
1994
Succeeded by
Gary Gait
Preceded by
Gary Gait
NLL MVP
2000, 2001
Succeeded by
Paul Gait
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