Nick Tarnasky

Canadian professional hockey player Nick Tarnasky plays with the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League. Tarnasky was traded from the Nashville Predators to the Panthers on November 28, 2008, for Wade Belak.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: November 25, 1984
2. Birthplace: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
3. Height: 6' 2"
4. Weight: 224 lbs.
5. Position: Center
6. Shoots: Left
7. Draft year: 2003

NHL Career

Tarnasky was drafted 287th overall in the 2003 NHL draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He continued to play for his junior team, the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League for one season after the draft, then joined the Lightning's American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in 2004. He made his NHL debut with the Lightning in 2005 and split his first season between the Lightning and the Falcons. After earning a full roster spot with the Lightning in 2006, Tarnasky renewed his contract to stay with the franchise for three years. In September of 2008, Tarnasky was traded to the Nashville Predators.

Timeline

• 2002-04: Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL
• 2003: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning
• 2004-06: Springfield Falcons, AHL
• 2005-08: Tampa Bay Lightning
• 2008: Nashville Predators
• 2008-present: Florida Panthers

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