Playing career

Tucker is one of three players, along with Tyson Nash and Ryan Huska, that were a part of all three Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup wins in 1992, 1994 and 1995. In 1996, while playing for the Fredericton Canadiens, he won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League.

Tucker was drafted in the sixth round (151st overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Stéphane Richer and David Wilkie for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and Mick Vukota in 1998, where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2000 for Mike Johnson.

Tucker became notorious on Long Island during the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs after he lowbridged the New York Islanders' captain Michael Peca during game five of the first round. The check blew out Peca's MCL and ACL on his left knee, ending his season and delaying his entry into the 2002-03 campaign. No penalty was assessed. In the offseason of 2006, the Leafs signed Peca for one season, making Tucker and Peca teammates.

On June 24, 2008, he became an unrestricted free agent after his former club, the Maple Leafs, bought out the remainder of his contract. On July 1, 2008, he signed a two-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche worth $4.5 million.

On October 1, 2010, as a free agent just prior to the 2010-11 season, Tucker announced his retirement from professional hockey after 14 seasons in the NHL.

Personal

In 1998, Tucker married Shannon Corson, the sister of former NHL player Shayne Corson. Shayne and Tucker were teammates on the Leafs for three seasons, and Tucker frequently helped him deal with his panic attacks. Tucker and his wife have two sons, Cole and Cain, and a daughter, Owynn.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		26	3	10	13	42		9	0	1	1	16
1992-93	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		67	31	58	89	155		13	7	6	13	34
1993-94	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		66	52	88	140	143		19	9	18	27	43
1994-95	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		64	64	73	137	94		21	16	15	31	19
1995-96	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		74	29	64	93	174		7	7	3	10	14
1995-96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	7	13	20	110		4	0	0	0	0
1997-98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		39	1	5	6	57		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		35	6	8	14	89		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	21	22	43	176		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		50	14	20	34	108		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		27	7	10	17	55		12	4	2	6	15
2000-01	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		82	16	21	37	141		11	0	2	2	6
2001-02	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		77	24	35	59	92		17	4	4	8	38
2002-03	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		77	10	26	36	119		6	0	3	3	6
2003-04	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		64	21	11	32	68		12	2	0	2	14
2005-06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	28	33	61	100		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		56	24	19	43	81		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	18	16	34	100		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		63	8	8	16	67		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		71	10	14	24	47		6	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				947	215	261	476	1410		68	10	11	21	81

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Canada	WJC	01 !		7	0	4	4	0
Junior totals					7	0	4	4	0

Awards

Award	Year
WHL
West First All-Star Team	1993-94, 1994-95
Memorial Cup All-Star Team	1993-94, 1994-95
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy	1993-94
CHL First All-Star Team	1993-94
AHL
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award	1995-96

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