John Tavares (lacrosse player)
| John Tavares | |
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| Born |
September 4, 1968 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Position | Forward |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 175 pounds (79 kg) |
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MSL team F. Teams |
Peterborough Lakers Brampton Excelsiors Six Nations Chiefs Victoria Shamrocks |
| NLL team | Buffalo Bandits |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Pro career | 1992–2015 |
| Shoots | Both |
John Tavares (born September 4, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional box lacrosse player. He is the National Lacrosse League's all-time leading scorer and also a mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York. He is the uncle of NHL player John Tavares.
Tavares played his entire National Lacrosse League career with the Buffalo Bandits since their inaugural season in 1992. He was acquired from the Detroit Turbos in exchange for Brian Nikula in October 1991. John was also the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association Representative for the Bandits.
Tavares is the NLL's all-time leader in Goals (815), Assists (934), and Points (1,749).
On Saturday February 18, 2006, the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Minnesota Swarm by a score of 14–9 in front of 12,458 fans at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. In that game, John Tavares tied the NLL Career Points (goals + assists) record at 1,091 points held by Gary Gait, who had retired after the 2005 season.
On Saturday March 4, 2006, 10,961 fans witnessed history. On that night, the Buffalo Bandits played their 7th regular season game again hosting the Minnesota Swarm, and Tavares scored two points in an 11–8 loss. The first was his 1,092nd career point, the record-breaker, which was an assist to Mark Steenhuis who scored a power-play goal at 11:57 in the second period. (The second point, Point 1,093, was also an assist to Steenhuis in the third period.) Play was stopped, and Tavares was given the game ball.
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