Tavis Hansen

Tavis Svend Hansen (born June 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Tavis Hansen
Born (1975-06-17) June 17, 1975
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Phoenix Coyotes
NHL Draft 58th overall, 1994
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19952007

Career

Hansen played two seasons (1993–1994 and 1994–1995) of junior hockey for the Tacoma Rockets of the Western Hockey League.

He was drafted in the 3rd round, 58th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Hansen made his NHL debut with the Jets after his second and final season in Tacoma. His NHL rights were transferred to Phoenix Coyotes when the franchise relocated in 1996 and he made his first appearance as a 'Yote in the 1996–1997 season. Hansen was, however, quickly returned to Springfield before being called up again in 1998–1999. He scored his first NHL goal, versus Calgary, in February 1999, during what would be a 20-game stint with the Coyotes that season. He also made his first NHL playoff appearance in 1998.

In 1999–2000, Hansen was named captain of the Springfield Falcons and recorded career highs for points (48) and penalty minutes (164) while still managing to lend his skills to the Coyotes for five games. He returned in 2000–01 for seven games in Phoenix, playing 24 for the Falcons, alongside Danny Briere.

Hansen missed a majority of the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 seasons recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in a game vs. the Hershey Bears (AHL) on February 3, 2001. Ironically, Hershey later signed him as a free agent and he helped the Bears make a run at playoffs to finish off the 2001–2002 season. He was signed as a free agent by San Jose Sharks on September 5, 2002, and played the next two seasons as captain for the Cleveland Barons (the Sharks' AHL affiliate).

During the 2004–2005 NHL lockout, Hansen made his first move overseas to play for Oji in the Asia League Ice Hockey. He played the next two years for HC TWK Innsbruck (Erste Bank Eishockey Liga-Austria), and captained the Tirolean team his second season.

Tavis Hansen retired from professional hockey in April 2007. He resides in Seattle, Washington with his family.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Tacoma Rockets WHL 71233154122 813417
1994–95 Tacoma Rockets WHL 71324173142 41128
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 10000
1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 676162285 51232
1996–97 Springfield Falcons AHL 1231423
1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 10000
1997–98 Springfield Falcons AHL 7320143470 412318
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 6323113485 30115
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2021312 20000
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 59212748164 52134
1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 50000
2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 246101681
2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 70004
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 35961550 80338
2002–03 Cleveland Barons AHL 8023214481
2003–04 Cleveland Barons AHL 77171734118 952713
2004–05 Oji Eagles Asia League 39211839134 411214
2005–06 HC Innsbruck EBEL 41121426116 714514
2006–07 HC Innsbruck EBEL 55161430225
NHL totals 34 2 1 3 16 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 490 128 123 251 757 34 9 11 20 50
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