Luc Tardif Jr. (born 30 November 1984) is a French

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, and former professional player. He is the

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and general manager for

Spartiates de Marseille The Spartiates de Marseille (English: ''Marseille Spartans''), formally known as Marseille Hockey Club, are an ice hockey club based in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The team plays at Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est, which is the coun ...

of the French

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. Tardif is the son of

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president

Luc Tardif Luc Tardif (born 29 March 1953) is a Canadian-born French ice hockey executive, and former professional ice hockey player. A native of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he played in the Quebec Junior A Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey L ...

. A product of the French ice hockey system, Tardif is also a citizen of

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, his father's country of birth.

Playing career

Tardif has played in the top level league of France, the

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, for

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in 2003–2004,

Villard-de-Lans Villard-de-Lans (; oc, Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors ...

in 2004–2007,

Morzine-Avoriaz Avoriaz (, ) is a French mountain resort in the heart of the Portes du Soleil. It is located in the territory of the commune of Morzine. It is easily accessible from either Thonon at Lake Geneva or Cluses station on the A40 motorway between Gen ...

in 2007–2009, and

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

in 2009–2011, winning the

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twice (

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and

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). He was picked up by the

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for the 2011–12 season, where he sustained a season-ending injury on 22 December 2011. The team released him to Grenoble, with whom he signed a two-year contract, on 27 April 2012.

International play

Tardif participated in the

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s in

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and

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as a member of the French national team.

Personal life

Tardif is the son of

, a former professional ice hockey player, former president of the

French Ice Hockey Federation The French Ice Hockey Federation (french: Fédération française de hockey sur glace (FFHG)) is the governing body of ice hockey in France, as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 2006 after separation w ...

and the current president of the

. He is one of three children of the senior Tardif, and is the brother-in-law of

Jonathan Zwikel Jonathan Zwikel (born 16 July 1975) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. He is the son-in-law of Luc Tardif and brother-in-law of Luc Tardif Jr. Career sta ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tardif, Luc Living people French ice hockey forwards 1984 births Florida Everblades players Brûleurs de Loups players HC Morzine-Avoriaz players Ours de Villard-de-Lans players Rouen HE 76 players Sportspeople from Rouen