John Tavares (lacrosse player)
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John Tavares is a professional box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...

 player in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

 and mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and has approximately 1,373students. The school includes an Extended French Program as well as an Advanced Placement Program for...

 in Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...

 Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. He attended D'Youville College
D'Youville College
D'Youville College is a private, coeducational college, independent but with a Roman Catholic tradition. It is located on the West Side of Buffalo, New York, a few blocks from the international Peace Bridge, and has students from around the world...

 in Buffalo, NY.

Tavares has played his entire career with the Buffalo Bandits
Buffalo Bandits
The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 since their inaugural season in 1992. He was acquired from the Detroit Turbos
Detroit Turbos
The Detroit Turbos were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1994. They were based in Detroit, Michigan. The Turbos won the 1991 MILL Championship.-Awards & honors:1A) All Time Roster-All time Record:-Playoff Results:...

 in exchange for Brian Nikula in October 1991. John is also the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association
Professional Lacrosse Players' Association
The Professional Lacrosse Players' Association is the trade union of players in indoor lacrosse's National Lacrosse League....

 Representative for the Bandits.

Tavares is an uncle of ice hockey player John Tavares, the first overall pick of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

, a forward with the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 and has also won the CHL Rookie of the Year
CHL Rookie of the Year
The CHL Rookie of the Year Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League.-Winners:*2010–11 Nail Yakupov, Sarnia Sting*2009–10 Matt Puempel, Peterborough Petes*2008–09 Brett Connolly, Prince George Cougars...

 Award and the OHL Rookie of the Year
Emms Family Award
The Emms Family Award is presented annually to the top first year player in the Ontario Hockey League.The award was donated to the OHL by Leighton "Hap" Emms, former owner of franchises in Barrie, Niagara Falls and St...

 for the 2005–06 OHL season.

NLL

Tavares is first in NLL career points, goals and assists. On Saturday February 18, 2006, the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Minnesota Swarm
Minnesota Swarm
Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....

 by a score of 14-9 in front of 12,458 fans at HSBC Arena in Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. In that game, John Tavares tied the NLL Career Points (goals + assists) record at 1,091 points held by Gary Gait
Gary Gait
Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the...

, who had retired after the 2005
2005 NLL season
The 2005 National Lacrosse League season began on January 1, 2005 and concluded with the championship game on May 14. The Toronto Rock won their fifth NLL championship, defeating the Arizona Sting 19-13 in Toronto....

 season.

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
Mark Steenhuis
Mark Steenhuis is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse ....

 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.

On Saturday January 20, 2008, Tavares scored his 597th career goal in a win over the New York Titans, passing Gary Gait
Gary Gait
Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the...

 and becoming the NLL's all-time leader in goals scored. May 17, 2008 Tavares won his fourth championship and first since 1996. The Bandits beat the Lumberjax in the championship game with the help of two Tavares goals.

During the 2009 NLL season
2009 NLL season
-Pre-season:* August 19, 2008: The NLL announced that the Minnesota Swarm would be moving from the East division to the West division, giving the West six teams to the East's seven....

, he was named to the All-Star Game
National Lacrosse League All-Star Game
National Lacrosse League All Star Game is a lacrosse game played each year between two teams representing the two divisions of the National Lacrosse League .-1991 :...

.

OLA/WLA

Tavares is a six-time member of a Mann Cup
Mann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...

 champion team, winning in 1992 and 1993 with the Brampton Excelsiors
Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)
The Brampton Excelsiors are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-Season-by-season results:...

, 1994 through 1996 with the Six Nations Chiefs
Six Nations Chiefs
The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *...

 (both of the Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...

), and in 2002 with the Victoria Shamrocks
Victoria Shamrocks
The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup 8 times...

 of the Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...

. He is a three-time winner, in 1992, 1993, and 1996, of the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy
Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy
The Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in Mann Cup competition. The Mann Cup is the senior men's lacrosse championship of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion....

 as most valuable player in the Mann Cup
Mann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...

 competition. Tavares also won the Major Series Lacrosse scoring title eight times, and the MSL's Most Valuable Player award three times.

Career totals

As of 2011 season.
  • Games Played, Buffalo Bandits: 252
  • Career Goals, NLL: 724
  • Career Assists, NLL: 823
  • Career Points, NLL: 1547
  • Tavares is the first player in NLL history to have 500 goals and 500 assists.

NLL awards

Weekly and monthly awards, as of 2007 season.
  • Player of the Week (1994–2001) 8 times
  • Overall Player of the Week (2002-) 11 times
  • Offensive Player of the Week (2002-) 9 times
  • Player of the Month 9 times

NLL milestones - points

  • 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
    Darris Kilgour
    Darris Kilgour is the head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Kilgour also played for the Bandits for 8 seasons, before finishing his playing career with the Rochester Knighthawks and Albany Attack. He won three championships with the Bandits, and is...

     vs. Baltimore in 46th game.
  • 400: Jan. 8, 1999, goal vs. Philadelphia's Dallas Eliuk
    Dallas Eliuk
    Dallas Eliuk is a former goaltender and assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League. Prior to starting his coaching career for the Portland LumberJax in the 2009 season, Eliuk played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Wings before being traded to the LumberJax, where he played for three seasons...

     in 62nd game.
  • 500: Feb. 18, 2000, goal vs. Rochester's Pat O'Toole
    Pat O'Toole
    Patrick "Toole Time" O'Toole is the goaltending coach for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League and a retired goaltender...

     in 78th game.
  • 600: Feb. 10, 2001, goal vs. Washington's Devin Dalep in 91st game.
  • 700: Feb. 1, 2002, assist to Chris Driscoll
    Chris Driscoll
    Chris Driscoll is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League.-Professional career:...

     vs. Montreal in 107th game.
  • 800: Feb. 8, 2003, assist to Mike Accursi
    Mike Accursi
    Mike Accursi is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St...

     vs. Toronto in 122nd game.
  • 900: Feb. 14, 2004, goal vs. Anaheim's Matt Disher
    Matt Disher
    Matt Disher is a goaltender for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Disher has been named NLL Player of the Week four times, defensive player of the week three times, and was named Rookie of the Month in February 1999.During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the...

     in 139th game.
  • 1,000: Feb. 19, 2005, assist to Delby Powless
    Delby Powless
    Delby Powless , is a Mohawk lacrosse player from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation near Brantford, Ontario. He was born in Six Nations, Ontario, and is the grandnephew of Ross Powless and cousin of Gaylord Powless, both of whom are in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame...

     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
    Mark Steenhuis
    Mark Steenhuis is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse ....

     vs. Minnesota in 170th game. (New NLL Career Points Record)

NLL career

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
1992 Buffalo 8 21 22 43 66 26 3 12 12 24 29 8
1993 Buffalo 8 35 23 58 93 28 2 4 3 7 6 2
1994 Buffalo 8 27 20 47 74 14 2 6 8 14 19 9
1995 Buffalo 8 24 21 45 66 21 1 2 1 3 6 0
1996 Buffalo 10 41 40 81 102 4 2 4 7 11 20 2
1997 Buffalo 10 37 29 66 104 18 2 7 9 16 30 0
1998 Buffalo 9 31 25 56 80 8 1 2 5 7 9 0
1999 Buffalo 12 33 34 67 112 35 -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 Buffalo 12 34 49 83 123 10 1 2 1 3 18 0
2001 Buffalo 14 51 64 115 159 14 -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Buffalo 16 42 46 88 145 12 -- -- -- -- -- --
2003 Buffalo 16 49 58 107 155 25 2 5 8 13 16 0
2004 Buffalo 16 49 44 93 118 25 3 7 13 20 21 4
2005 Buffalo 16 43 59 102 126 9 1 2 3 5 9 0
2006 Buffalo 16 32 53 85 95 12 3 7 4 11 13 0
2007 Buffalo 15 42 61 103 77 6 2 5 5 10 12 2
2008 Buffalo 16 29 58 87 91 23 3 5 14 19 22 0
2009 Buffalo 16 51 43 94 98 6 2 2 6 8 10 0
2010 Buffalo 10 28 21 49 57 22 1 0 2 2 5 0
2011 Buffalo 16 32 46 78 59 10 1 3 4 7 3 0
2012 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NLL Totals !! 252 !! 724 (a) !! 823 (b) !! 1547 (c) !! 2000 !! 328 !! 32 !! 75 !! 105 !! 180!! 228 !! 27
(a) 1st in career goals
(b) 1st in career assists
(c) 1st in career points

CLA career

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983 Mississauga Tomahawks
Mississauga Tomahawks Jr. B
The Mississauga Tomahawks are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Mississauga Tomahawks play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League....

OLA Jr B
OLA Junior B Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Ontario, Canada.-History:The Junior "B" level of the Ontario Lacrosse Association has been around since at least 1964...

1 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 4
1984 Mississauga Tomahawks OLA Jr B
2 7 4 11 0
1985 Mississauga Tomahawks OLA Jr B 4 7 2 9 9 10 17 15 32 4
1986 Mississauga Tomahawks OLA Jr B 17 132 44 176 14 15 71 28 99 16
1987 Mississauga Tomahawks OLA Jr B 23 128 56 184 25 11 42 23 65 12
1987 Bay Area Bengals OLA Jr A
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:...

1 3 2 5 0
1988 Mississauga Tomahawks OLA Jr A 23 77 72 149 36
1989 Mississauga Tomahawks OLA Jr A 24 70 61 131 35
1989 Orangeville Northmen MSL
Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...

1 2 2 4 0
1990 Vancouver Burrards WLA
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...

16 32 28 60 30 15 20 23 43 35
1991 Vancouver Burrards WLA 24 46 48 94 80 4 5 6 11 14
1992 Brampton Excelsiors
Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)
The Brampton Excelsiors are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-Season-by-season results:...

 
MSL 16 44 46 90 47 13 30 26 56 25
1993 Brampton Excelsiors MSL 16 53 40 93 39 13 34 29 63 22
1994 Six Nations Chiefs
Six Nations Chiefs
The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *...

 
MSL 13 44 45 89 42 18 42 46 88 32
1995 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 20 55 53 108 50 14 31 36 67 20
1996 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 24 69 71 140 45 14 39 24 63 38
1997 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 20 46 57 103 27 4 9 5 14 8
1998 Akwesasne Thunder
St. Regis Indians
The St. Regis Indians are a former Senior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, New York on Akwesasne island. The Indians played in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League from 1998 to 2009. From 1998 to 2005, the team was known as the Akwesasne Thunder.-External...

MSL 16 33 48 81 27
1999 Akwesasne Thunder MSL 18 36 43 79 25 16 26 29 55 28
2000 Akwesasne Thunder MSL 16 45 66 111 45
2001 Akwesasne Thunder MSL 14 26 52 78 10
2001 Victoria Shamrocks
Victoria Shamrocks
The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup 8 times...

WLA 8 20 32 52 6 11 25 27 52 13
2002 Victoria Shamrocks WLA 7 9 23 32 15 17 34 39 73 6
2003 Victoria Shamrocks WLA 8 14 22 36 11 14 27 26 53 21
2004 Akwesasne Thunder MSL 18 38 51 89 7 3 5 4 9 0
2005 Akwesasne Thunder MLS 17 31 55 86 8 3 7 0 7 4
2006 St. Regis Indians MSL 13 16 40 56 11 3 2 7 9 0
2007 St. Regis Indians MSL 10 10 25 35 2 10 7 21 28 9
2008 St. Regis Indians MSL 17 34 59 93 6 9 17 24 41 4
2009 St. Regis Indians MSL 12 16 29 45 2 9 14 22 36 7
Junior B 4527110237348401277019736
Junior A Totals 4815013528571-----
Senior A Totals 3247199351654535190374394768286

External links


See also

  • NLL records
    NLL records
    This page lists all time records for the National Lacrosse League, as well as the predecessors Major Indoor Lacrosse League and Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League.-Championships won:-Championship appearances:-Playoff appearances:...

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