Tony Tanti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tony Tanti

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1963

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Tony Tanti

  • Anthony Tanti (born September 7, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
  • He was a left winger and played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks.
  • Originally selected 12th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he was traded to the Canucks in January 1983.
  • Tanti achieved the 40-goal mark on three occasions during his seven-year tenure with Vancouver.
  • After being traded away in January 1990, he spent one-and-a-half year stints with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres, respectively.
  • After 12 years in the NHL, Tanti went overseas to play for BSC Preussen of the German Bundesliga.
  • He retired following the 1997–98 season.
  • Tanti was known as a skilled, goal-scoring forward and has been described as the first "true sniper" in Canucks history.
  • Tanti was born in Toronto, Ontario.

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