Yannick Tifu is a Canadian

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...

 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 Centre

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

 who currently plays for the Chicago Express

Chicago Express

Chicago Express Airlines, Inc. was a regional airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.It operated regional feeder services from Chicago Midway Airport under the name ATA Connection. On June 1, 1999, ATA Airlines acquired Chicago Express for $1.9 million...

. Tifu is a talented agitator who can get under the opponent's skin, but can also, finish checks, score, and fight.

Playing career

Prior to turning professional, Tifu played major junior hockey in the QMJHL with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Iamgold Arena...

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On August 14, 2008, the Dayton Bombers

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....

 traded Tifu to the Florida Everblades

Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998...

 for Jarret Lukin

Jarret Lukin

Jarret Lukin is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Allen Americans in the Central Hockey League....

, Steve Czech

Steve Czech

Steve Czech is an American former professional ice hockey player who, over three seasons, played 136 regular season games and 27 playoff games with the Florida Everblades in the ECHL ....

, Mike McLean

Mike McLean (ice hockey)

Mike McLean is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League ....

, and future considerations.

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