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John Tavares

1990 - Today

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John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2009 NHL entry draft, he was selected first overall by the New York Islanders, for whom he played nine seasons and served as captain for five seasons. He also served as the captain of the Maple Leafs from 2019 through 2024. Previously, Tavares competed at the major junior level as a member of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) before being traded to the London Knights at the 2009 OHL trading deadline along with Michael Del Zotto. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Tavares is the 395th most popular hockey player, the 1,276th most popular biography from Canada and the 72nd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, John Tavares ranks 395 out of 676. Before him are Roman Josi, Joe Pavelski, Brian Rafalski, Andrej Sekera, Filip Kuba, and Lauris Dārziņš. After him are Juuso Hietanen, Chris Osgood, Mikhail Grabovski, Semyon Varlamov, Ryan Getzlaf, and Michael Frolík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, John Tavares ranks 895. Before him are Ellie Kendrick, Luka Stepančić, Valérie Maltais, Thomas Van der Plaetsen, Marco Koch, and Yevhen Shakhov. After him are Jung Ha-na, Evgeny Donskoy, Alexa Guarachi, Stefan Šćepović, Nicolas Jaar, and Oksana Kalashnikova.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Tavares ranks 1,276 out of 1,622. Before him are Brent Hayden (1983), Ashleigh Ball (1983), Laura Bertram (1978), Jonathan Osorio (1992), Rebecca Henderson (1980), and Valérie Maltais (1990). After him are Heather Doerksen (1980), Chris Osgood (1972), Cindy Busby (1983), Rob Friend (1981), Kaillie Humphries (1985), and Ryan Getzlaf (1985).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, John Tavares ranks 72. Before him are Eric Staal (1984), Carey Price (1987), Corey Perry (1985), Rick Nash (1984), Sean Burke (1967), and Trevor Linden (1970). After him are Chris Osgood (1972), Ryan Getzlaf (1985), Jonathan Toews (1988), Curtis Joseph (1967), P. K. Subban (1989), and Shea Weber (1985).

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