Who is Chris Tanev?

Chris Tanev is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

He currently plays as a defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He is also an alternate captain of the Vancouver Canucks.

Tanev played a major role in the 2016 IIHF World Championships and won a gold medal for Team Canada against Finland.

Chris Tanev: Early life, Childhood, and Education

Tanev was born on December 20, 1989, in East York, Ontario, Canada.

He is the son of Sophie Meredith and Mike Tanev.

He has two brothers named Brandon Tanev and Kyle Tanev. His nationality is Canadian and he is of Macedonian ethnicity.

He attended high school at the East York Collegiate Institute.

After graduation from there, he enrolled in the Rochester Institute of Technology as a finance major while playing college hockey.