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News Stories/Articles/Multimedia:

Post-Game Video Interview - GriffVision - Nov. 6, 2009
Post-Game Video Interview - GriffVision - Oct. 25, 2009
Forward Jamie Tardif named captain of Griffins - Grand Rapids Press - Oct. 1, 2009
For Petes Sake - Griffiti Magazine - March 12, 2008

Captain…Fourth season as a Griffin…Fourth year pro…Ranks among the Griffins’ all-time leaders with 440 shots (10th)…Signed to a professional tryout by Grand Rapids, 1/26/07…Released, 1/28/07…Signed to a professional tryout by Grand Rapids, 2/1/07…Signed to standard player’s contract by Grand Rapids, 2/2/07…Assigned to Toledo, 2/13/07…Recalled from Toledo, 2/14/07…Signed by Grand Rapids, 7/26/07…Signed as a free agent to a two-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 4/15/08…Assigned by Detroit, 10/3/08…Assigned by Detroit, 9/24/09.

2008-09: Tallied 18 points (9-9—18) in 55 games with the Griffins…Scored just eight seconds into the Griffins’ 3-1 win at Peoria (12/30/08), setting franchise records for the fastest goal to start both a game and a period…Missed the final 16 games of the regular season due to injury but returned for the start of the Calder Cup Playoffs. 2007-08: Appeared in all 80 games for Grand Rapids, setting a career high and tying for the team lead…Became one of 17 players in franchise history to play in every regular season contest…Established AHL career highs and ranked among the Griffins’ leaders with 17 goals (4th), 17 assists (T6th), 34 points (T6th), 90 penalty minutes (3rd) and 246 shots (2nd), the last of which tied for the fifth-highest single-season total in franchise history. 2006-07: Made his AHL (with Manitoba) and Grand Rapids debuts…Became the third player in Griffins history to score three goals in one period by netting a natural hat trick during the second frame, 3/3/07 at Syracuse…Made his pro debut with ECHL Toledo, recording 30 points (10-20—30) in just 34 games…Played in the ECHL All-Star Game, scoring a goal for the American Conference in its 6-3 win. 2005-06: Captained Peterborough to OHL and East Division championships…Led the Petes with 40 goals and placed second with 69 points, both career highs…Also set a personal best with 108 PIM and tied another with 29 assists…During the playoffs, he tied for fourth on the team with six goals. 2004-05: Led Peterborough with 37 goals and ranked third with 65 points…In the postseason, he placed second on the squad with eight goals and fifth with 11 points. 2003-04: Ranked among the Petes’ leaders with 25 goals (2nd), 28 assists (5th) and 53 points (2nd). 2002-03: Finished third on Peterborough with 31 goals and 60 points, while his personal-best 29 assists ranked fourth…Ranked among the team’s playoff leaders with three goals (T2nd), four assists (T3rd) and seven points (3rd)…Won a gold medal with Canada at the World U18 Championship in Russia, tallying five points (1-4—5) in seven games. 2001-02: Made his major junior debut…His 44 points (22-22—44) led Petes rookies and ranked fifth overall on the club, while his 22 goals placed fourth.

Personal: Lives in Welland, Ontario…Greatest hockey memory is winning the OHL championship…Hockey idol as a youth was Darren McCarty…Greatest influence on his career was his father…First job was at a hockey school…Most exciting thing he’s ever done is visit Las Vegas…Also speaks French…Played golf, baseball and lacrosse growing up…Once met rapper 50 Cent…Favorite food is sushi…Favorite music artists are Pappa Roach, Shinedow and Taylor Swift…Favorite movie is Transformers…Favorite TV shows are The Shield and Friends…Favorite vacation spot is Las Vegas…Roots for the Michigan Wolverines…Favorite sport to watch besides hockey is football…Enjoys playing Xbox.

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