2007-08: Played 33 games senior season, scoring 4-3--7 totals ... tied for eighth on team in goals ... seventh overall on UAA in shots on goal with 55 ... credited for game-winning goal in UAA’s 4-0 win over Michigan Tech (Feb. 1) ... tallied a pair of two-game point-scoring streaks (Oct. 12-13 and Nov. 2-3), recording a goal and an assist each time ... attempted season high four shots on net Oct. 26 against Minnesota State, Dec. 29 at Alaska Fairbanks and Feb. 22 at Denver ... scored unassisted goal Nov. 2 at St. Cloud State ... earned WCHA All-Academic Team honors for third straight season.
2006-07: Scored 1-4?5 totals in 36 games as a junior ... seventh on team in shots on goal with 60 ... recorded career-highs in both penalties (23) and penalty minutes (76), finishing season fourth on team in both categories ... scored goal in UAA’s 6-2 win over North Dakota (Nov. 17) ... assisted on two overtime game-winning goals (6-5 win at Alaska Fairbanks Oct. 20 and 5-4 win at Colorado College Dec. 8)... earned WCHA All-Academic Team honors for second consecutive season.
2005-06: Led UAA in goals with a career-best eight ... team’s second-leading point-scorer with a career-high 14 ... also established career-high in assists with six (eighth overall) ... tied for first in power-play goals with three (career-best) ... third in shots on goal with 57 ... recorded 19 penalties for 46 penalty minutes ... fourth overall on UAA in penalties ... team’s top point-scorer in WCHA contests with 12 (6g, 6a) ... tallied second-career multi-point game with a 1 goal, 1 assist effort in Seawolves’ 5-3 win over North Dakota Jan. 6 ... attempted a season-high five shots on goal Dec. 30 at UAF ... earned WCHA All-Academic Team honors.
2004-05: Team’s fifth-leading goal scorer with six, finished freshman season with 11 points overall ... tied for second among UAA rookies in scoring ... tallied first-collegiate goal Oct. 15 against Canisius ... finished tied for seventh on team in points ... scored five goals in season’s first nine games ... notched a five-game point streak from Oct. 29 to Nov. 12 (3-2--5) ... registered one multi-point game, collecting an assist and a goal Oct. 30 at Michigan Tech ... tallied game-winning goal in UAA’s 5-2 win over UAF Oct. 22 ... scored one power-play goal ... saw action in 33 games.
BEFORE UAA: Scored 25-27--52 totals for the Chilliwack Chiefs in 2003-04 of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League...Chiefs’ fifth-leading scorer during the regular season...tallied 9 goals and 5 assists in 11 playoff games...earned team's Most Dedicated Award...played for Williams Lake of the BCHL in 2002-03...earned Jim McGonagle Memorial Award (Most Dedicated) while with Williams Lake...also played for the Great Falls Americans (AWHL) and Billings Bulls (AWHL).
PERSONAL: Born June 28, 1984 in Fresno, Calif...parents are Phil and Maria Tarkir... twin brother Zach plays hockey at Northern Michigan ... other interests include fishing and baseball...majoring in psychology.
CAREER STATS
Overall GP G A PTS PEN-MIN PPG SHG GWG
2004-05 33 6 5 11 14-28 1 0 1
2005-06 31 8 6 14 19-46 3 0 0
2006-07 36 1 4 5 23-76 0 0 0
2007-08 33 4 3 7 10-31 0 0 0
Totals 133 19 18 37 66-181 4 0 1
WCHA GP G A PTS PEN-MIN PPG SHG GWG
2004-05 24 3 4 7 10-20 1 0 0
2005-06 25 6 6 12 16-32 3 0 0
2006-07 27 1 2 3 15-49 0 0 0
2007-08 25 3 2 5 7-25 0 0 0
Totals 101 13 14 27 48-126 4 0 0
CAREER BESTS
Goals (game): 1 19 times (last: 2/15/08 vs. St. Cloud State)
Assists (game): 1 18 times (last: 11/17/07 at Minnesota)
Points (game): 2 1/6/06 vs. North Dakota (1-1--2)
