Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Tanev was born December 20, 1989 in East York, Ontario, Canada. He is a defenseman in the National Hockey League.

Unselected in the NHL Entry Draft, he was signed by the Canucks as a free agent after his freshman year with the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers. In his only college season, he was named Atlantic Hockey's Rookie of the Year, in addition to receiving All-Tournament and Third All-Star Team honours, while helping the Tigers to a conference championship. Prior to college, he played three seasons in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League. His first NHL goal was scored on February 4, 2013, in an overtime win against Devan Dubnyk of the Edmonton Oilers. On March 24, 2015 Tanev signed a 5-year contract extension with the Canucks. 

On October 9, 2020, Tanev left the Canucks as a free agent after 10 seasons and signed a four-year, $18 million contract with fellow Western Canadian club, the Calgary Flames.