Prior to turning professional, Tifu played major junior hockey in the QMJHL with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

Undrafted on August 14, 2008, the Dayton Bombers traded Tifu to the Florida Everblades for Jarret Lukin, Steve Czech, Mike McLean, and future considerations.

[4] After three seasons with the Royals, Tifu signed abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with French club, Ducs d'Angers of the Ligue Magnus on June 10, 2014.

[5] In his only season with the club, Tifu adapted quickly to an elite status in France contributing with 35 points in just 26 games.

In the 2015–16 season, Tifu appeared in 5 games with the Beast, and recorded his 500th ECHL point before he was traded in a return to the Reading Royals on October 28, 2015.