Yannick Tifu

Yannick Tifu
Born	(1984-10-12) October 12, 1984 Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player
Known for	Centre position in ice hockey; agitator and scorer

Yannick Tifu (born October 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who occupies the Centre position. He is currently signed with Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 competing in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. Tifu is well-known for his role as an agitator combined with impressive scoring skills.

Playing career

Tifu developed his skills in major junior hockey playing for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the QMJHL. Although he went undrafted, on August 14, 2008, he was traded by the Dayton Bombers to the Florida Everblades in exchange for several players and future considerations. Following two seasons with the Elmira Jackals, during which he also had loan stints in the AHL with the Binghamton Senators, Tifu signed as a free agent with the newly established Chicago Express of the ECHL on October 7, 2011, despite receiving offers from rivals Reading Royals.

During the 2011–12 campaign, after appearing in just 17 games for Chicago, Tifu was traded to the Reading Royals in return for Chad Painchaud. He swiftly earned the captaincy by March 2012 and led the team offensively with 59 points over 52 games before their playoff run ended in the first round.

For the 2012–13 season, Tifu was reappointed as captain. He participated in every contest and topped all offensive categories with 27 goals, 45 assists, and a total of 72 points—becoming only the third player in Royals history to achieve this feat and the second to do so consecutively. In the playoffs, he led the league by scoring 12 goals and accumulating 25 points, steering Reading to their inaugural Kelly Cup victory. Honored as both Team and Fans MVP, Tifu was promptly re-signed for the following season on July 4, 2013.

After completing three seasons with Reading, Tifu inked a one-year deal on June 10, 2014, with French squad Ducs d'Angers competing in the Ligue Magnus. He adjusted rapidly and contributed 35 points across 26 games.

Upon returning to North America, he signed with the Brampton Beast on July 29, 2015. Early in the 2015–16 season, within five games, Tifu reached his milestone of 500 ECHL points before being traded back to Reading on October 28, 2015.

Between 2016 and 2021, Tifu played for Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 in the LNAH. Due to COVID-19 restrictions causing a league shutdown in December 2021, he joined the Watertown Wolves of the Federal Prospects Hockey League at the start of 2022.

Personal life

While continuing his playing career in Saint-Georges, Yannick Tifu has held the position of store director at HockeySupremacy.com, Canada's largest hockey retailer, since 2017.

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				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		69	8	17	25	48		4	1	0	1	4
2002–03	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		70	21	30	51	74		4	0	1	1	0
2003–04	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		70	42	48	90	39		11	4	6	10	8
2004–05	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		70	28	54	82	55		10	5	1	6	11
2005–06	Rockford IceHogs	(UHL)		(UHL)	(UHL)	(UHL)	(UHL)	(UHL)		(UHL)	(UHL)	(UHL)	(UHL)
2006–07 ECHL season	Phoenix RoadRunners	ECHL		13	2	10	12	20		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		65	26	51	77	84		22	7	10	17	20
2007–08 ECHL season	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		39	15	42	57	39		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08 AHL season	Albany River Rats	AHL		9	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		15	1	2	3	15
2008–09 (partial)	Albany River Rats	AHL		37	3	15	18	33
2008–09 (partial)	Florida Everblades	ECHL		24	6	27	33	49		9	1	4	5	4
2009–10 (partial)	Victoria Salmon Kings	ECHL		6	0	0	0	6
2009–10 (partial)	Elmira Jackals	ECHL		48	15	41	56	69		5	2	3	5	6
2009–10 (partial)	Albany River Rats	AHL		3	1	0	1	4