Position	Right Wing/Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	ft  in ( m) 178 lb (81 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 15 1975 (1975--) (age 32), Castor, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	151st overall, 1993 Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career	1995 – present

Darcy Tucker (born March 15, 1975 in Castor, Alberta) is an ice hockey player with the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.

Early career

The 5'10" winger was drafted in the 6th round (151st overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He is one of 3 players, along with Tyson Nash and Ryan Huska, that were a part of all three Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup wins in 1992, 1994 & 1995. In 1996, Tucker won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League, while playing for the Fredericton Canadiens. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Stephane Richer and David Wilkie for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and Mick Vukota in 1998 where he played for 3 seasons before being traded to the Maple Leafs in 2000 for Mike Johnson.

Tucker became notorious on Long Island during the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs after he hip-checked Islanders captain Michael Peca during game six of the first round. The check blew out the MCL and ACL on Peca's left knee, ending his season and delaying his entry into the 2002-2003 campaign. No penalty was assessed. Peca became Tucker's teammate in the offseason of 2006 after signing a one-year contract with the Maple Leafs.

Personal

Tucker and his wife Shannon (sister of former NHL player and teammate Shayne Corson) have three children.

Career statistics

External links

• Darcy Tucker's NHL player profile
• Darcy Tucker's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Maple Leafs profile
• Darcy Tucker at TSN.ca
• Video clip from Sportsnet of Tucker at his cottage during the offseason

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