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Canada John Tavares
#91 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 24/25
2-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 2
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time CHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time CHL Player of the Year 1
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Draft Prospect Award 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
Sep 20, 1990
Position
C/LW
Age
34
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Oakville MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$11,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs / Signed
Drafted
2009 round 1 #1 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
PREMIUM

Cousin: Quinn Tavares

Tavares is a franchise center with great offensive instincts and anticipation of the play. He is the OHL's all-time goal leader with 215 in 247 games. He won gold twice at the World Juniors before making his NHL debut and later won gold at the Olympics and World Cup. After 9 years with the New York Islanders, John joined his childhood team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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John Tavares Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA GTHL U15 90* 95* 92* 187* 76* -* |
2004-05 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA “A” GTHL U16 72* 91* 67* 158* 62* -* |
Milton Icehawks OPJHL 20* 13* 15* 28* 10* -* |
2005-06 Oshawa Generals OHL 65* 45* 32* 77* 72* -13* |
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 5* 6* 8* 13* 8* -* |
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* 4* |
2006-07 Oshawa Generals OHL 67* 72* 62* 134* 60* 25* | Playoffs 9 7 12 19 6 -4
2007-08 Oshawa Generals “A” OHL 59* 40* 78* 118* 69* 22* | Playoffs 15 3 13 16 20 3
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 1* 5* 2* 0* |
2008-09 Oshawa Generals “C” OHL 32* 26* 28* 54* 32* 5* |
London Knights OHL 24* 32* 18* 50* 22* 5* | Playoffs 14 10 11 21 8 -2
Canada U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 8* 7* 15* 0* 7* |
2009-10 New York Islanders NHL 82* 24* 30* 54* 22* -15* |
Canada WC 7* 7* 0* 7* 6* 2* |
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 79* 29* 38* 67* 53* -16* |
Canada WC 7* 5* 4* 9* 12* 6* |
2011-12 New York Islanders “A” NHL 82* 31* 50* 81* 26* -6* |
Canada WC 8* 4* 5* 9* 12* 4* |
2012-13 SC Bern NLA 28* 17* 25* 42* 28* 16* |
New York Islanders “A” NHL 48* 28* 19* 47* 18* -2* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 4 -4
2013-14 New York Islanders “C” NHL 59* 24* 42* 66* 40* -6* |
Canada OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
2014-15 New York Islanders “C” NHL 82* 38* 48* 86* 46* 5* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 2 2
2015-16 New York Islanders “C” NHL 78* 33* 37* 70* 38* 6* | Playoffs 11 6 5 11 6 -3
2016-17 New York Islanders “C” NHL 77* 28* 38* 66* 38* 4* |
Canada WCup 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 2* |
2017-18 New York Islanders “C” NHL 82* 37* 47* 84* 26* -12* |
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 82* 47* 41* 88* 34* 19* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 0 -5
2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 63* 26* 34* 60* 24* -7* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 -3
2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 56* 19* 31* 50* 14* 12* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 79* 27* 49* 76* 32* -8* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 2 0
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 80* 36* 44* 80* 34* -7* | Playoffs 11 4 4 8 4 -1
2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 80* 29* 36* 65* 30* 2* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 0
Canada “C” WC 9* 2* 9* 11* 6* -4* |
2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 33* 15* 17* 32* 20* 8* |
Projected NHL 81* 37* 42* 79* 49* 20* |
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John Tavares Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA Big Nickel U14 7* 8* 13* 21* 2* -* |
2004-05 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA OHL Cup 5* 6* 2* 8* 0* -* |
2006-07 OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2007-08 Canada U20 Super Series 8* 1* 8* 9* 26* -* |
OHL All-Stars “A” CHL Challenge 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* 1* |
2008-09 OHL All-Stars “C” CHL Challenge 2* 3* 1* 4* 2* 1* |
2012-13 SC Bern ET 1* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 3* 1* 4* 0* 2* |

John Tavares Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Big Nickel U14 1 7* 8* 13* 21* 3.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 3 6* 5* 5* 10* 1.67* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 1* 1* 2* 3* 3.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U15 1 90* 95* 92* 187* 2.08* 76* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 72* 91* 67* 158* 2.19* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 1 142* 471* 601* 1 072* 0.94* 495* -23* | 9 62 23 * 23 * 46 * 0.74 * 20 * -14 *
NLA (NL) 1 28* 17* 25* 42* 1.50* 28* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 247* 215* 218* 433* 1.75* 255* 44* | 3 38 20 * 36 * 56 * 1.47 * 34 * -3 *
OHL Cup 1 5* 6* 2* 8* 1.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OPJHL (OJHL) 1 20* 13* 15* 28* 1.40* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 3* 1* 4* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Super Series 1 8* 1* 8* 9* 1.13* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 31* 18* 18* 36* 1.16* 36* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 6* 8* 13* 2.60* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 12* 8* 20* 1.54* 2* 7* | 0 * * * * * *

John Tavares Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed New York Islanders Toronto Maple Leafs
09/28/2012
09/28/2012 Confirmed New York Islanders SC Bern
09/15/2011
09/15/2011 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
07/15/2009
07/15/2009 Confirmed London Knights New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 15 #137 overall by Indiana Ice in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2005, 1 #1 overall by Oshawa Generals in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 91 retired by Oshawa Generals

Cult/Star player for Boston Jr. Rangers 18U AAA

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for London Knights

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Cult/Star player for Oshawa Generals

Cult/Star player for SC Bern

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA