46 Facts About Luc Tardif

Luc Tardif was born on 29 March 1953 and is a Canadian-born French ice hockey executive, and former professional ice hockey player.

Luc Tardif led fundraising to open the Aren'Ice as a national training facility in 2016, and the transition of Ligue Magnus teams from sports associations into teams with a professional structure.

Luc Tardif served with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee as the head of mission for France at the Olympics during the 2014 and 2018 Winter Games, and promoted the 2024 Summer Olympics bid for Paris.

Luc Tardif was elected to the International Ice Hockey Federation council in 2010, appointed its treasurer in 2012, then became its finance committee chairman in 2016.

Luc Tardif was elected president of the IIHF in 2021, on a campaign to make it a non-political body, and to fight doping in sport and racism.

Luc Tardif stated desires to combine Division 1 at the Ice Hockey World Championships to have a larger event, to encourage top-tier coaches to teach in developing countries, and to expand three-on-three ice hockey targeted at youths.

Luc Tardif sought for the National Hockey League to allow its players to participate in ice hockey at the Olympic Games, and to co-ordinate schedules for the Kontinental Hockey League and other European leagues to benefit players attending the Olympics.

Luc Tardif was born on 29 March 1953, in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada.

Luc Tardif began playing ice hockey in Canada at age three.

Luc Tardif was described by Le Nouvelliste as "possibly the most talented centre to come out of the area since Rene Robert", but did not stay with the Ducs due to his academic commitments and lack of physical play.

Luc Tardif declined offers to play NCAA Division I ice hockey, and instead attended the Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres and played two seasons of Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union hockey for the UQTR Patriotes.

Luc Tardif earned an invitation to training camp for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1974.

Luc Tardif moved to Europe to play two seasons in the Belgian Hockey League with the Brussels Royal IHSC, where he led the 1975 Dutch Cup in goals scored.

Luc Tardif had planned on returning to Trois-Rivieres after two seasons in Belgium, until a former teammate from UQTR recommended him to Chamonix HC who sought to fill their vacancy for a foreign-born player.

Luc Tardif won the Charles Ramsay Trophy as the league's top scorer four times in five seasons from 1979 to 1983.

Luc Tardif won the first of two Nationale A League titles when he led Chamonix HC to its final championship in 1979.

In 1984, Luc Tardif was recruited by Rouen to achieve promotion to the Nationale A League.

Luc Tardif helped Rouen win its first Nationale A League title in 1990, then retired.

Luc Tardif served as Rouen's player-coach for several seasons, was briefly the team's vice-president, and oversaw the youth hockey program at Rouen during his spare time.

Luc Tardif served as the head of the hockey department at the FFSG from 2000 to 2006.

Luc Tardif negotiated the separation of French hockey from the FFSG to establish the French Ice Hockey Federation, with the support of IIHF president Rene Fasel.

Luc Tardif served as the inaugural president of the independent FFHG from 2006 to 2021.

Luc Tardif implemented a control commission for financial transparency, since multiple teams had filed for bankruptcy during the 1990s.

Luc Tardif later led the campaign to raise financing for a national training facility, Aren'Ice.

Luc Tardif negotiated a television contract for the league with L'Equipe 21.

Luc Tardif retired as president of the FFHG in 2021, and was succeeded by its vice-president, Pierre-Yves Gerbeau.

Luc Tardif was the event manager at Club France, the French house of the 2010 Olympic Village in Vancouver.

Luc Tardif was chosen by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee as the head of mission for France at the Olympics during the 2014 and 2018 Winter Games.

Luc Tardif was elected to the CNOSF's administrative council in 2021.

Together with its president Brigitte Henriques, Luc Tardif was named co-chair of the Olympic Commission, an organ of the CNOSF that oversees matters pertaining directly to the Olympic Games.

Luc Tardif was a member of the French International Sports Committee, and charged with promoting Paris' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Luc Tardif joined the IIHF in 2008, as a member of the competition committee.

Luc Tardif was elected to the IIHF Council in 2010.

Luc Tardif was appointed treasurer of the IIHF in 2012, graduating to the position of finance committee chairman in 2016.

Luc Tardif oversaw the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships hosted in Edmonton, on behalf of the IIHF.

Luc Tardif was a late addition to the 2021 IIHF presidential race to succeed Rene Fasel.

Luc Tardif was elected to a five-year mandate as the fourteenth president of the IIHF, and became the first representative of France to hold the position since the inaugural president, Louis Magnus.

Luc Tardif stated his desire for the IIHF to resume activities halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to combine Division 1A and Division 1B at the Ice Hockey World Championships to have a larger event, and to encourage top-tier coaches to teach in developing countries.

Luc Tardif campaigned for president with the goals of fighting doping in sport and racism, and to make the IIHF a non-political body.

Luc Tardif stated a desire to make hockey a universal sport similar to soccer or basketball, and the research and development would be key components of growth.

Luc Tardif stated that expanding the IIHF's three-on-three ice hockey program was a priority, and targeting it to youth.

Luc Tardif felt that co-ordination of schedules for the Kontinental Hockey League and other European leagues would benefit the players in Olympic years.

Luc Tardif sought for the National Hockey League to allow its players to participate in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and for the Olympics in China to encourage more players to participate in hockey across Asia.

Luc Tardif was hired by Quille, the Grand-Ouest branch of the construction firm Bouygues, and ascended to be the director of sales for the company.

Luc Tardif oversaw and developed tenders for public and private building works, including his former Rouen team's new ice rink.

Luc Tardif met his Belgian wife Dalila during his second season playing in Europe.