Jeff Taffe
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| Born |
February 19, 1981 Hastings, MN, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Slovan Bratislava Phoenix Coyotes New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild Linköpings HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 30th overall, 2000 St. Louis Blues |
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Jeffrey Charles Taffe (born February 19, 1981) is an American center currently playing with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Taffe was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing three seasons with the University of Minnesota, during which the Blues traded his rights to the Phoenix Coyotes in a deal involving Keith Tkachuk, Taffe made his professional debut with Coyotes' American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in the 2002–03 season. He also appeared in 20 NHL games with the Coyotes that same season, scoring three goals.
Taffe spent the 2004-05 season as a member of the American Hockey League's Utah Grizzlies. On November 28, 2004, Taffe was involved in an on-ice incident where he elbowed Houston Aeros goalie Josh Harding in the back of Harding's neck, resulting in a grade two concussion to Harding. Taffe was suspended for four games by the league.
Taffe appeared in 82 games over parts of three seasons with the Coyotes before being traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jamie Lundmark during the 2005–06 season. He appeared in two games with the Rangers, before being traded back to Phoenix later in the season in exchange for Martin Sonnenberg.
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