Richard Stephen (Rick) Tabaracci

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Photo taken from Upper Deck 1991-92 #339. Reprinted without permission.


BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Toronto, Ontario, January 2, 1969.
HOME: Calgary, Alberta.
HEIGHT: 5'10"-5'11"
WEIGHT: 179-190 lbs
UNIFORM #: 31 (Winnipeg, Calgary), 35 (Colorado)
CATCHES: Right
JUNIOR TEAM: Cornwall (OHL)
SALARY (1996-97): $835,000

STYLE:
STRENGTHS: Very acrobatic and aggressive. Very good skater. Very confident.
WEAKNESSES: Vulnerable to high glove shots and top left corner shots.

Name pronounced TA-buh-RA-chee.


WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Cuts down the angles with outstanding precision...likes to position himself initially far out of the net...can make the save on his feet...possesses good quickness...concentrates well...uses the blocker effectively...clears his own rebounds...never freezes the puck unnecessarily...displays excellent stamina...plays an agressive style...handles the puck adeptly...manages well with a heavy work load...usually rebounds fron bad performances with very strong ones." (The National Hockey League 1987-88 Sourcebook, p. 85)

"Unloaded by the Caps in '95, he's feisty in the crease and the dressing room." (ESPN Hockey 96, p. 111)

"Was very good with the Lightning after the Flames traded him for Aaron Gavey. The scrambling netminder is very popular with fans and teammates. Something tells us that the Calgary brass believes a combo comprising Tabaracci and [Dwayne] Roloson could tug the line well enough to use Kidd as trade-bait." (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 200)

"Has been bouncing around the NHL, the IHL, and the AHL for 11 seasons. An extremely athletic goaltender, Tabaracci relies on his flexibility and on guesswork to survive. Makes some of the most acrobatic saves imaginable but injuries and inconsistency have always plagued the journeyman. Unfortunately, his stock has dropped over the last few seasons." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 198)


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SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
85-86 Markham Jr. B               40   2176               188   5.18                    1
86-87 Cornwall Royals OHL         59   3347  23  32   3   290   5.20                    1
87-88 Cornwall Royals OHL         58   3448  33  18   6   200   3.48                    3
88-89 Cornwall Royals OHL         50   2974  24  20   5   210   4.24                    1
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL      1     33   0   0   0     4   7.27      21   .810     0   0   0     2    38.18  873.16
89-90 Moncton Hawks AHL           27   1580  10  15   2   107   4.06                    2
      Fort Wayne Komets IHL       22   1064   8   9   1    73   4.12                    0
90-91 Moncton Hawks AHL           11    645   4   5   2    41   3.81                    0
      Winnipeg Jets NHL           24   1093   4   9   4    71   3.90     570   .875     1   0   1     8    31.29  927.59
91-92 Moncton Hawks AHL           23   1313  10  11   1    80   3.66                    0
      Winnipeg Jets NHL           18    966   6   7   3    52   3.23     470   .889     0   0   1     4    29.19  938.02
92-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL           19    959   5  10   0    70   4.38     496   .859     0   0   0    10    31.03  910.59
      Moncton Hawks AHL            5    290   2   1   2    18   3.72                    0
      Washington Capitals NHL      6    343   3   2   0    10   1.75     162   .938     2   0   0     4    28.34  985.50
93-94 Portland Pirates AHL         3    177   3   0   0     8   2.71                    0
      Washington Capitals NHL     32   1770  13  14   2    91   3.08     817   .889     2   0   0     6    27.69  934.78
94-95 Washington Capitals NHL      8    394   1   3   2    16   2.44     147   .891     0   0   1     2    22.39  928.47
      Chicago Wolves IHL           2    120   1   1   0     9   4.50                    0
      Calgary Flames NHL           5    202   2   0   1     5   1.49      93   .946     0   0   1     0    27.62  992.28
95-96 Calgary Flames NHL          43   2391  19  16   3   117   2.94    1087   .892     3   0   2     8    27.28  937.83
96-97 Calgary Flames NHL           7    361   2   4   0    14   2.33     155   .910     1   0   0     0    25.76  952.61
      Tampa Bay Lightning NHL     55   3012  20  25   6   138   2.75    1415   .902     4   0   1    12    28.19  949.45
97-98 Calgary Flames NHL          42   2417  13  22   6   116   2.88    1087   .893     0   0   1    14    26.98  938.26
98-99 Washington Capitals NHL     23   1193   4  12   3    50   2.51     530   .906     2   0   0     2    26.66  950.09
      Canada WORLD                 4    219                11   3.01     101   .891     0
99-00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL        1     59   0   1   0     4   4.07      32   .875     0   0   0     0    32.54  929.24
      Orlando Solar Bears IHL     21   1231  15   6   4    53   2.58     541   .902     1   0   0     6    26.37  945.98
      Colorado Avalanche NHL       2     60   1   0   0     2   2.00      18   .889     0   0   0     0    18.00  918.89
      Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL   10    568   5   5   0    28   2.96     317   .912     0   0   0    15    33.49  967.48
      Utah Grizzlies IHL          11    626   4   4   3    24   2.30     313   .923     1   0   1     8    33.00  973.32
00-01 Utah Grizzlies IHL          30   1648  14  13   1    67   2.44     846   .921     1   0   1    31    30.80  972.14
ELEVEN (11) NHL SEASONS          286  15255  93 125  30   760   2.99    7100  0.893    15   0   8    72    27.93  939.50

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
86-87 Cornwall Royals OHL          5    303   1   4   26   5.15                    0
87-88 Cornwall Royals OHL         11    642   5   6   37   3.46                    0
      Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL     1     13   0   0    1   4.62                    0
88-89 Cornwall Royals OHL         18   1080  10   8   65   3.61                    1
89-90 Fort Wayne Komets IHL        3    159   1   2   19   7.17                    0
91-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL            7    387   3   4   26   4.03     212   .877     0   0   0     0    32.87  932.14
92-93 Washington Capitals NHL      4    304   1   3   14   2.76     160   .913     0   0   0     4    31.58  965.13
93-94 Washington Capitals NHL      2    111   0   2    6   3.24      50   .880     0   0   0     0    27.03  925.05
94-95 Calgary Flames NHL           1     19   0   0    0   0.00       9  1.000     0   0   0     0    28.42 1047.37
95-96 Calgary Flames NHL           3    204   0   3    7   2.06      84   .917     0   0   0     0    24.71  957.84
99-00 Utah Grizzlies IHL           3    179   1   2    7   2.35                    0   0   0     2   
FIVE (5) NHL POSTSEASONS          17   1025   4  12   53   3.10     515  0.897     0   0   0     4    30.15  947.33

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