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John Tavares (lacrosse)

Canadian lacrosse player (born 1968)

Summary

Canadian lacrosse player (born 1968)

Field	Value
name	John Tavares
caption	Tavares with the Buffalo Bandits in 2015
birth_date
birth_place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
position	Forward
shoots	Left
height_ft	5
height_in	11
weight_lb	175
nll_team	Buffalo Bandits
former_cla_teams	Peterborough Lakers
Brampton Excelsiors
Six Nations Chiefs
Victoria Shamrocks
career_start	1992
career_end	2015
coach	Buffalo Bandits (Assistant)
(2016-2019;)
career_highlights	NLL all-time leader: games played (308), goals (815), assists (934), and points (1,749)
NLL MVP (1994, 2000, 2001)
nllhof	2016

the lacrosse player

Brampton Excelsiors Six Nations Chiefs Victoria Shamrocks (2016-2019;) Head Coach (2019-Present) NLL MVP (1994, 2000, 2001)

John Tavares (born September 4, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional box lacrosse coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Six Nations Chiefs of the Major Series Lacrosse League. 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 University in Buffalo, New York.

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). His 2,191 loose balls recovered is the second most all-time.

Tavares is the uncle of John Tavares, the alternate captain and star forward of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tavares is currently the head coach of the MSL's Six Nations Chiefs, winning the 2023 MANN cup.

John Tavares was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on May 12, 2022.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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:

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. Tavares also won the Major Series Lacrosse scoring title eight times, and the MSL's Most Valuable Player award three times. Tavares played Ontario Junior A lacrosse for the Mississauga Tomahawks.

Statistics

		Regular Season		Playoffs	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983	Mississauga Tomahawks	OLA Jr B	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	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	1	2	2	4	0	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Vancouver Burrards	WLA	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	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	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	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	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	MSL	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
2010	Peterborough Lakers	MSL	11	20	20	40	4	18	24	30	54	4
2011	Peterborough Lakers	MSL	18	20	41	61	2	11	7	20	27	4
2012	Peterborough Lakers	MSL	12	12	22	34	2	17	17	38	55	4

International play

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

References

(September 2, 2015). "NLL legend John Tavares retires after 24 seasons". Inside Lacrosse.
"Canada's Sports Hall of Fame adds new inductees for 2022". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].
(February 18, 2006). "Bandits Beat Swarm 14–9, Tavares Ties Record". NLL.com.
(March 7, 2006). "Tavares Breaks Points Record, Bandits Fall". NLL.com.
Wheeler, Brian. (March 4, 2006). "Tavares Breaks Scoring Record". Bandits.com.
(March 4, 2006). "Tavares breaks NLL scoring record". [[The Sports Network.
(January 19, 2008). "Tavares Breaks Goal Scoring Record". NLL.com.
(February 19, 2009). "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com.
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"Historical Stats of the Mann Cup". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com.
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(15 May 2003). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship rosters". Outsider's Guide.
(25 June 2007). "2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Canada roster". World Indoor Lacrosse.

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