Mikael Tam

Mikael Tam
Born (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991
Quebec City, Quebec, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Bakersfield Condors
Worcester Sharks
Lake Erie Monsters
Sparta Warriors
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Mikael Tam (born April 26, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Tam played five seasons (2007–2012) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Quebec Remparts, scoring 53 goals and 87 assists for 140 points, while earning 454 penalty minutes, in 318 games played.

While playing with the Remparts on January 17, 2010, Patrice Cormier of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies hit Tam with a hard elbow to the jaw, knocking him unconscious to the ice where he started to convulse. Tam was taken from the game on a stretcher to the hospital where he was treated for brain trauma, a concussion, and broken teeth. The images of Tam convulsing on the ice received wide television coverage,[1] and Cormier was suspended by the QMJHL for the 20 remaining regular season games, plus the playoffs.[2]

On October 8, 2012, Worcester Sharks of the AHL signed Tam for the 2012–13 season.[3] Tam played 19 AHL games for the Sharks and 37 ECHL games for their affiliate the San Francisco Bulls as well as playing in the ECHL playoffs for the Bulls.

Tam signed with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL for the 2013–14 season.[4] Tam also attended the Colorado Avalanche NHL training camp, but was released back to the Monsters on September 16, 2013.[5] Tam began the season with the Monsters, however finished the season in the Central Hockey League playoffs with the Avalanche's secondary affiliate, the Denver Cutthroats.

On September 3, 2014, Tam remained affiliated with the Avalanche and Monsters, in signing a one-year contract with new ECHL affiliate, the Fort Wayne Komets.[6] In the 2014–15 season, Tam suffered a long-term injury after just two games with the Komets, and was limited to just 17 regular season games before contributing with 7 assists in 12 games in the post-season.

On July 24, 2015, Tam opted to pursue a European career, signing a one-year contract as a free agent with Norwegian club, Sparta Warriors of the GET-ligaen.[7] In the 2015–16 season, Tam responded to his first season abroad in recording professional highs with 16 points in 42 games from the blueline with the Warriors.

Tam left Norway in the off-season, returning to the AHL in signing a one-year deal with the Bakersfield Condors, an affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers, on August 18, 2016.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 64110111061104421
2008–09 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 688101810117461014
2009–10 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 501013235193368
2010–11 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 68192645901835830
2011–12 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 681528431061114521
2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 1901131— — — — —
2012–13 San Francisco Bulls ECHL 3739127550008
2013–14 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 3415667— — — — —
2013–14 Denver Cutthroats CHL 14279161433614
2014–15 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 171341012 0 7 7 7
2015–16 Sparta Warriors GET 426101669612343
AHL totals 5316798— — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Patrice Cormier Vicious Elbow on Mikael Tam - Jan 17th 2010 (HD)". YouTube. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Mikael Tam: One year after the big hit". The Star. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Sharks AHL: Worcester Sharks announce transactions". Worcester Sharks. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  4. ↑ Mikaël Tam dans l'organisation de l'Avalanche (French) - Quebec Remparts
  5. ↑ "Avalanche Reduces Roster to 46". Colorado Avalanche. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Defenseman Tam agrees to terms". Fort Wayne Komets. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  7. ↑ "New defenseman in place!" (in Norwegian). Sparta Warriors. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  8. ↑ "Condors sign Mikael Tam". Bakersfield Condors. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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