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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| played_for = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Colorado Avalanche]]
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 190
| catches = Left
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| draft = 26th overall
| draft_year = 1987
| draft_team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| career_start = 1988
| career_end = 2001
}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997 Finland]]|}}
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'''Richard Stephen Tabaracci''' (born January 2, 1969) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]].

==Biography==
Tabaracci was born to a [[Finnish Canadians|Finnish]] mother and an [[Italian Canadians|Italian]] father.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/04/16/caps-tabaracci-has-traveled-this-road-before/0a2b00a0-6895-4d76-a87e-c95b40be804a/ |title=CAPS' TABARACCI HAS TRAVELED THIS ROAD BEFORE |last=Sell |first=Dave |date=April 15, 1993 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=May 31, 2024}}</ref> As a youth, Tabaracci played in the 1982 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with the Toronto Young Nationals [[minor ice hockey]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

Drafted 26th overall in the [[1987 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], Tabaracci also played for the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]], [[Washington Capitals]], [[Calgary Flames]], [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], [[Atlanta Thrashers]], and [[Colorado Avalanche]]. He appeared in 286 NHL games between 1989 and 1999.  Tabaracci represented [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] three times at the [[IIHF World Championships]], winning a gold medal in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18391 |title=Rick Tabaracci player profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/men.html |title=IIHF World Championships Medallists |publisher=IIHF |accessdate=2012-05-16}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 1985–86
| [[Markham Waxers]]
| [[Ontario Junior Hockey League|OJHL]]
| 40 || 19 || 11 || 6 || 2176 || 188 || 1 || 5.18 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986-87 OHL season|1986–87]]
| [[Cornwall Royals]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 59 || 23 || 32 || 3 || 3347 || 290 || 1 || 5.20 || —
| 5 || 1 || 4 || 303 || 26 || 0 || 3.17 || —
|-
| [[1987-88 OHL season|1987–88]]
| Cornwall Royals
| OHL
| 58 || 33 || 18 || 6 || 3448 || 200 || 3 || 3.48 || —
| 11 || 5 || 6 || 642 || 37 || 0 || 3.46 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987-88 IHL season|1987–88]]
| [[Muskegon Lumberjacks]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 4.62 || —
|-
| [[1988-89 OHL season|1988–89]]
| Cornwall Royals
| OHL
| 50 || 24 || 20 || 5 || 2974 || 210 || 1 || 4.24 || —
| 18 || 10 || 8 || 1080 || 65 || 1 || 3.61 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 33 || 4 || 0 || 7.27 || .810
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Moncton Hawks]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 27 || 10 || 15 || 2 || 1580 || 107 || 2 || 4.06 || .867
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 IHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Fort Wayne Komets]]
| IHL
| 22 || 8 || 9 || 1 || 1064 || 73 || 0 || 4.12 || — 
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 159 || 19 || 0 || 7.17 || —
|-
| [[1990-91 AHL season|1990–91]]
| Moncton Hawks
| AHL
| 11 || 4 || 5 || 2 || 645 || 41 || 0 || 3.81 || .866
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1990-91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-96)|Winnipeg Jets]]
| NHL
| 24 || 4 || 9 || 4 || 1093 || 71 || 1 || 3.90 || .875
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1991–92 AHL season|1991–92]]
| Moncton Hawks
| AHL
| 23 || 10 || 11 || 1 || 1313 || 80 || 0 || 3.66 || .888
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 18 || 6 || 7 || 3 || 966 || 52 || 0 || 3.23 || .889
| 7 || 3 || 4 || 387 || 26 || 0 || 4.03 || .877
|-
| [[1992–93 AHL season|1992–93]]
| Moncton Hawks
| AHL
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 290 || 18 || 0 || 3.72 || .883
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992-93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 19 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 959 || 70 || 0 || 4.38 || .859
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1992–93
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| NHL
| 6 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 343 || 10 || 2 || 1.75 || .938
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 304 || 14 || 0 || 2.77 || .913
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993-94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 32 || 13 || 14 || 2 || 1770 || 91 || 2 || 3.08 || .889
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 111 || 6 || 0 || 3.24 || .880
|-
| [[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]]
| [[Portland Pirates]]
| AHL
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 176 || 8 || 0 || 2.72 || .910
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 IHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Chicago Wolves]]
| IHL
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 119 || 9 || 0 || 4.51 || .873
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 8 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 394 || 16 || 0 || 2.44 || .891
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| NHL
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 202 || 5 || 0 || 1.49 || .946
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 1.000
|-
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 43 || 19 || 16 || 3 || 2391 || 117 || 3 || 2.94 || .892
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 204 || 7 || 0 || 2.06 || .917
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996-97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 7 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 361 || 14 || 1 || 2.33 || .910
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1996–97
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
| NHL
| 55 || 20 || 25 || 6 || 3012 || 138 || 4 || 2.75 || .902
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997-98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 42 || 13 || 22 || 6 || 2419 || 116 || 0 || 2.88 || .893
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 23 || 4 || 12 || 3 || 1193 || 50 || 2 || 2.51 || .906
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian National Team]]
| Intl
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 4 || 0 || 4.00 || .870
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 59 || 4 || 0 || 4.07 || .875
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–00 IHL season|1999–00]]
| [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]]
| IHL
| 10 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 568 || 28 || 0 || 2.96 || .912
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1999–00
| [[Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)|Orlando Solar Bears]]
| IHL
| 21 || 11 || 6 || 4 || 1231 || 53 || 1 || 2.58 || .902
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00
| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| NHL
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 2 || 0 || 2.00 || .889
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1999–00
| [[Utah Grizzlies (1995–2005)|Utah Grizzlies]]
| IHL
| 11 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 626 || 24 || 1 || 2.30 || .923
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 179 || 7 || 0 || 2.34 || .910
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 IHL season|2000–01]]
| Utah Grizzlies
| IHL
| 30 || 14 || 13 || 1 || 1648 || 67 || 1 || 2.44 || .921
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 286 !! 93 !! 125 !! 30 !! 15,256 !! 760 !! 15 !! 2.99 !! .893
! 17 !! 4 !! 12 !! 1025 !! 53 !! 0 !! 3.10 !! .897
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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