20 year old, played in the NCAA last year with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). RIT plays in Atlantic Hockey conference. He had 10 goals, 18 assists in 41 games.
Before RIT: Played the last two seasons for the Markham Waxers of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) … junior teammate of fellow incoming RIT recruit Bryan Potts … led all Markham defensemen in scoring with four goals and 37 assists for 41 points in 50 games in 2008-09 … assistant captain and was named the top defenseman for the Waxers in 2008-09 … helped lead Markham to the South-East Division title and was the Most Improved Player in 2007-08 … was a teammate of current Tiger forward Mark Cornacchia … previously played for Stoufville and Durham of the OPJHL.
Personal: Finance major … attended East York Collegiate Institute … born Dec. 20, 1989, in East York, Ontario … son of Mike Tanev and Sophie Meredith … has two brothers, Brandon and Kyle … favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings … favorite NHL player is Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings … favorite food is barbequed ribs … favorite sports moment was winning the OPJHL Southeast Championship with Markham in 2008-09 … would like to obtain a career in professional hockey or have a job in the financial sector in the next 10 years … favorite movie is Remember the Titans … favorite music group is Led Zeppelin … hobbies include golf, basketball, and watching movies.
Quote:
Chris was a real late bloomer who grew almost six inches during his final
year of juniors. He is a very skilled player who can be a dominant defenseman as he gets stronger. Chris is an excellent passer who moves the puck very well and has a great shot. — Coach Wilson
A deeper look inside this RIT team reveals its own best-kept secret. Freshman defenseman Chris Tanev logs a lot of ice time and plays on the top defense pairing for RIT with All-American candidate Dan Ringwald. We spoke with Tanev about the excitement surrounding the Tigers, his transition to college hockey and other aspects about RIT.
Seems like a move to acquire some new blood for the defense.
Tanev listed at 21 years old, 6'2", 185 lbs, shoots right, lots of upside.
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Chris was a real late bloomer who grew almost six inches during his final year of juniors. He is a very skilled player who can be a dominant defenseman as he gets stronger. Chris is an excellent passer who moves the puck very well and has a great shot. — Coach Wilson
Meh. Future useful player or Daniel Rahimi v2.0? Oh well. Can't go wrong adding dmen.
Welcome, Chris Tanev. Please me at least moderately serviceable.
Difference being Rahimi could barely skate and had absolutely no offensive upside (never scored more than 3 goals or 8 points at any level in the past 6 years).
I'll take the D-depth any day. RH shot and late 89' born is a big bonus. It's like getting an extra mid round pick for just money (mid round picks that we are missing this year (2nd + 3rd)).
From the RIT site:
Quote:
Chris was a real late bloomer who grew almost six inches during his final
year of juniors. He is a very skilled player who can be a dominant defenseman as he gets stronger. Chris is an excellent passer who moves the puck very well and has a great shot.
doubt anyone has actually seen him play, but are we expecting him to be with the Moose next year? Manitoba's blueline might be getting a bit too crowded as far as rookie pro dmen go. can't see there being enough ice time to go around, assuming at least a couple AHL vets so the team can remain competitive.
Sounds like the type of player you can account on. *boom boom*
Hopefully he's a smart kid if he's studying finance. I like intelligent defensive players, smarts can make up for lack of physical skills to some degree especially in D. Lack of D brains can kill a team: Bieksa & stupid plays come to mind.
If he's a late bloomer physically might just be a steal, at least we are getting back our trade picks by stealth.
Yeah I would expect him to be on the Moose. This could be a good chunk of a very young Manitoba D core next season: Tanev, Sauve, Connauton, Oberg, Baumgartner, Ellington (up and down with Salmon Kings)
If Mike Funk gets over PCS he could be in the mix as well.
If Mike Funk gets over PCS he could be in the mix as well.
Anyone else getting the feeling of succession and progression planning? Gillis seems to get loading up on D that should make the team around the time Salo and (hopefully the new D we get this year) are at the ends of their contracts. If just 2 of the many young D make the team in the next 1-3 years we are looking good, 2 FA + Edler+Ehrhoff+2 newbies in 3 years time, with another 1-2 more coming through after that it looks good.
Seems like a plan...from Nucks management.
plan+nucks=twilight zone.
doubt anyone has actually seen him play, but are we expecting him to be with the Moose next year? Manitoba's blueline might be getting a bit too crowded as far as rookie pro dmen go. can't see there being enough ice time to go around, assuming at least a couple AHL vets so the team can remain competitive.
Capgeek has us at 41 players for next season and 10 of those are RFA's.
Our depth chart on defence as of right now looks something like this (including RFA's):
to the forwards!
