| Tanner Glass | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Glass with thePittsburgh Penguins in April 2013 | |||
| Born | (1983-11-29)November 29, 1983 (age 41) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL draft | 265th overall,2003 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2018 | ||
Tanner Glass (born November 29, 1983) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeywinger. Known as a physical player, he played in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theFlorida Panthers,Vancouver Canucks,Winnipeg Jets,Pittsburgh Penguins,New York Rangers andCalgary Flames. During the2012 NHL Lockout, he played forHC ’05 Banská Bystrica in theSlovak Extraliga and he also had a spell withBoxers de Bordeaux of theFrenchLigue Magnus.
Glass playedjunior hockey in theBritish Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for two seasons with thePenticton Panthers andNanaimo Clippers, earning All-Star Team honours in 2003. Going on to thecollege ranks with theDartmouth Big Green for four seasons, he helped his club to two third-place finishes in theECAC Hockey Conference and served as team captain in his senior year. Selected 265th overall by the Florida Panthers in the2003 NHL Entry Draft, he turned professional in2007 with the team'sAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theRochester Americans. For the next two seasons, he split time between the NHL and AHL before signing with the Canucks in July 2009 as anunrestricted free agent. He solidified his role as a fourth-line forward on the team and helped them to the2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to theBoston Bruins. In July 2011, he left the Canucks for the Jets via free agency. The following year, he signed with the Penguins as a free agent, and subsequently played with the Rangers after his contract with the Penguins expired.
Glass has been the Rangers' Assistant Director of Player Development since he officially announced his retirement as an active player in June 2019.[1]
Born inRegina, Saskatchewan, Glass playedmidget with the Yorkton Mallers of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League (SMHL). In 2001–02, he began a two-year career of Junior A in theBritish Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). Playing his rookie season with thePenticton Panthers, he recorded 11 goals and 39 points over 57 games. The following season, he was traded to theNanaimo Clippers after 32 games with Penticton. He finished his second junior season with 23 goals and 62 points over 50 games, split between Penticton and Nanaimo. In addition to appearing in the 2003 BCHL All-Star Game, Glass received end-of-season BCHL All-Star Team honours.[2] In the off-season, he was selected 265th overall in the2003 NHL Entry Draft by theFlorida Panthers.
Following his draft, he joined thecollege hockey ranks with theDartmouth Big Green of theECAC Hockey Conference. He missed 8 games in his freshman year due tomononucleosis,[3] finishing with 11 points over 26 games. He helped the Big Green to the third-place game of the ECAC playoffs, where they lost to theColgate Raiders.[4] The following season, he improved to 15 points in 33 games. Prior to his junior year, he was named analternate captain for the Big Green,[5] going on to score a college career-high 12 goals and 28 points over 33 games. Glass made his second appearance in the ECAC's third-place game, winning 3–2 against Colgate.[4]Captaining the team as a senior in 2006–07,[3] Glass matched his career-high 28 points and helped Dartmouth to the third-place game once more. He finished his college career losing to theSt. Lawrence Saints.[4]
Still unsigned by the Panthers at the end of his college career, Glass received an amateur tryout contract from Florida'sAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theRochester Americans, on March 21, 2007.[2] He notched his first professional point, an assist, against theSyracuse Crunch four days later.[6] Playing the final four games of the2006–07 AHL season, he finished with one assist in his initial stint with the Americans.[3] After signing his first NHL contract with the Panthers in August 2007,[7] Glass split the2007–08 season between Rochester and Florida. He began the campaign in the AHL, scoring his first professional goal against goaltenderJaroslav Halak in a game against theHamilton Bulldogs on October 12, 2007.[6] The following month, he received his first NHL call-up and earned just over a minute of ice time in his NHL debut against theCarolina Hurricanes, a 4–3 loss on November 12, 2007.[8] After being sent back down within eight days, Glass earned two more call-ups over the course of the season. On January 22, 2008, he scored his first NHL goal againstRay Emery in a 5–3 win against theOttawa Senators.[6] Playing 41 games in his rookie NHL season, he notched a goal and an assist, while also recording 11 points in 43 AHL games. Beginning the2008–09 season in the AHL for the second consecutive year, Glass was appointed as analternate captain for the Americans.[6] After appearing in 44 AHL games (4 goals and 13 points) and 3 NHL games (no points), he sustained a season-ending injury on February 7, 2009.[6] Glass did not receive a qualifying offer from the Panthers for the following season.
Glass became anunrestricted free agent in the off-season. On the first day of free agency, he was signed by theVancouver Canucks to a one-year, two-way deal worth the league-minimum $500,000 at the NHL level.[7][9]
With early injuries to Canucks forwards during training camp, Glass made the line-up for the start of the season as the thirteenth forward.[10] He scored his first goal with the Canucks on November 1, 2009, in a 3–0 win against theColorado Avalanche.[11] He recorded 11 points (four goals and seven assists) over 67 games in2009–10.
In the off-season, Glass filed forarbitration, looking for a one-way contract to ensure an NHL salary.[9] He was re-signed on July 12, 2010, to a one-year contract worth $625,000.[12] Until suffering an upper-body injury during practice in early March 2011, Glass was the lone staple on the Canucks' fourth line, playing with a rotation of wingers and centres.[13] Glass missed nine games with the injury, returning in early April.[7] He finished the regular season with three goals and seven assists for 10 points over 73 games, helping the Canucks win thePresidents' Trophy as the team with the league's best record for the first time in franchise history. With the top seed in the Western Conference, the Canucks eliminated the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators andSan Jose Sharks in the first three rounds of the2011 playoffs en route to the2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in seven games to theBoston Bruins, despite initially holding a 3–2 series lead. Over 20 post-season games, Glass recorded no points and 18 penalty minutes.
Set to become anunrestricted free agent in the off-season, Glass expressed a desire to return to the Canucks,[14] but he was not re-signed. On July 1, 2011, he agreed to a one-year contract worth $750,000 with theWinnipeg Jets.[15] Playing on the Jets' third line withJim Slater andChris Thorburn, Glass set career highs in goals, assists and points in his first and only season with Winnipeg, earning a total of 16 points.[16]
The Jets did not re-sign Glass, and on July 1, 2012, he signed a 2-year contract with thePittsburgh Penguins, worth $1.1 million per year.[17] During the2012–13 NHL lockout, Glass played in theSlovak Extraliga forBanská Bystrica.[18] In 6 games for the Slovakian club, he tallied one assist. Once the NHL season finally began, he played in 48 games, scoring 2 points.
On November 23, 2013, in a match against theMontreal Canadiens, Glass broke his hand blocking a shot fromP.K. Subban.[19] He was placed on the injured reserve for 33 days before returning to the ice on December 27 against theCarolina Hurricanes.[20] On January 26, 2014, Glass registered 13 of the Penguins' 36 total hits in a loss to theDallas Stars.[19][21]
On July 1, 2014, Glass signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers on a three-year contract worth $1.45 million per year.[22][23]
Glass underwhelmed in 2014-15, with 6 points in 66 games, and after a poor start to the 2015-16 season, Glass was put on waivers and assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack.[24] Glass was then recalled by the Rangers on December 14 afterJarret Stoll was waived.[25]
On August 29, 2017, Glass signed a professional tryout agreement with theCalgary Flames.[26] On October 3, the Flames signed Glass to a one-year, $650,000 contract.[27]
Following completion of the2017–18 season with the Flames, his 11th in the NHL, Glass as a free agent opted to sign abroad by agreeing to a one-year contract withFrench club,Boxers de Bordeaux of theLigue Magnus on August 31, 2018.[28] On June 13, 2019, the club announced his retirement from playing professional hockey.[29]
Glass has established himself as primarily afourth-line forward in the NHL.[3][16] His work ethic makes him effective at blocking shots. A physical and aggressive player, he is also known to be a capablefighter.[3] He has also been recognized as a leader on his teams, serving as an alternate captain with Rochester in the AHL,[6] as well as a captain with Dartmouth during his college career.[3]
Glass was born inRegina, Saskatchewan,[7] to Fred and Cathy Glass.[30] He has a brother, Darnell, and a sister, Shayna.[30] Growing up in nearbyCraven, Saskatchewan,[3] he graduated from Lumsden High School. An honour roll student, Glass also played on several athletic high school teams. He won provincial championships in baseball and hockey, as well bronze medals in the 200 metre and 4x100 metre relaytrack events.[30] On July 23, 2011, Glass married Emily Tracy inSeattle, Washington;[31] the couple have two sons together.[32]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Yorkton Mallers AAA | SMHL | 41 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Yorkton Terriers | SJHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Yorkton Mallers AAA | SMHL | 39 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 120 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Penticton Panthers | BCHL | 57 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Penticton Panthers | BCHL | 32 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 33 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 33 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 32 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 73 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 78 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 66 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 98 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 57 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 57 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Boxers de Bordeaux | FRA | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| NHL totals | 527 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 658 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 68 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| BCHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2003 | |
| All-Star Team | 2003 | |
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