Brad Tapper

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 185
team = Iserlohn Roosters
former_teams = Hannover Scorpions
Nurnberg Ice Tigers
"NHL"
Atlanta Thrashers
league = DEL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|4|28|mf=y
birth_place = Scarborough, ON, CAN
career_start = 2000


image_size = 230px|

Brad Tapper (born April 28, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga.

Playing career

Tapper started his career by playing for the RPI Engineers of the ECAC. Through his three years on the team, he managed to work his way up from third on the team in scoring in the 1997–98 season to eventually led the team in points, goals, power-play goals (10), and game-winning goals (7) during the 1999–2000 season. He also shared the team lead with three short-handed goals and ranked third in assists. He also finished that season ranked 15th in NCAA Division I in scoring, and fourth in goals. He also led the nation with seven game-winning goals, and shared 11th with 10 power-play goals.

Following that season, he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent on April 11, 2000. He split his first season between the Thrashers, and their IHL affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears. He played in two games during Orlando's final run for the Turner Cup. Following the collapse of the International Hockey League, he continued to split his seasons between the Thrashers and their new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, helping the Wolves to their first Calder Cup victory in 2001 while setting professional career highs with the Thrashers in the 2002–03 season.

However, on January 6, 2004, the Atlanta Thrashers recalled and traded Tapper to the Ottawa Senators for center Daniel Corso. The Senators sent him to their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, and at the end of the season decided not to re-sign him. On July 22, 2004, Tapper signed with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of Germany and played one season for them and also one season for the Hannover Scorpions, and also helped helped both of them to unsuccessful runs to the championships.

He was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on June 26, 2006 to a one-year contract. After playing five game for their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Tapper returned to Germany to play for Hannover for another season. In 2007 he switched to Iserlohn Roosters to play in their first line.

Awards

* 1999–2000: All-Conference First Team (ECAC)
* 1999–2000: East Second All-American Team (NCAA)

Career statistics

References

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