Brad Tapper

Brad Tapper
Coach Brad Tapper surveys the crowd at the Florida Everblades Kelly Cup celebration
Born	(1978-04-28) April 28, 1978 (age 39) Scarborough, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) Chicago Wolves (AHL) Binghamton Senators (AHL) Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) Hannover Scorpions (DEL) Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2009

Brad Tapper (born April 28, 1978) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Thrashers over parts of three seasons. After retiring from playing, he remained active in hockey as a coach. He is currently the assistant coach of the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). Prior to that, Tapper spent 2 years as the assistant coach of the Chicago Wolves from 2014 through 2015. He was also the assistant coach with both the Orlando Solar Bears and Florida Everblades of the ECHL. In 2012, Tapper had success with the Florida Everblades coaching them to the Kelly Cup championship.

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 IHL, 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.