Thomas Vanek

Born on: January 19, 1984
Birth place: Vienna, Austria
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg)

Drafted by: Buffalo Sabres, 1. round (#5 overall), in 2003 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	19	2003	University of Minnesota	NCAA Division I Champion	University of Minnesota defeated University of New Hampshire 5‑1 in the championship game.
NCAA Division I Championships

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Mar 14, 2019	TBL @ DET	(5-4)	0	1	1	0	0	15:52	13:40	2:12	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	3.782	3.782	0.000	4.390	4.390	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Mar 16, 2019	NYI @ DET	(1-2)	0	0	0	0	0	12:17	10:23	1:54	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0%	0	1	0	1	0.00%
Mar 19, 2019	DET @ NYR	(3-2)	0	0	0	0	1	12:38	11:08	1:30	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0%	1	0	0	1	0.00%
Mar 21, 2019	DET @ STL	(2-5)	2	0	2	0	0	14:45	13:35	1:10	0:00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%	8.136	0.000	8.136	8.834	0.000	8.834	0.000	0.000	0.000	5	40.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Mar 23, 2019	DET @ VGK	(3-2)	0	0	0	0	0	14:21	13:30	0:51	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	2	0.0%	1	0	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Rows Seasons		Overall								Goals			per Game			Shots
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
2000‑01	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	16	20	19	10	29	15		6	2	3	0.950	0.500	1.450
2001‑02	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	17	53	46	45	91	54		11	0	5	0.868	0.849	1.717
2002‑03	University of Minnesota	NCAA	18	45	31	31	62	60		7	0	5	0.689	0.689	1.378	209	14.8
2003‑04	University of Minnesota	NCAA	19	38	26	25	51	72		6	1	3	0.684	0.658	1.342
2003‑04	Team Austria U20		19	6	3	1	4	17	-8	1	0	0	0.500	0.167	0.667	23	13.0
2003‑04	Team Austria		19	6	2	5	7	0	2	0	0	0	0.333	0.833	1.167	18	11.1
2004‑05	Rochester Americans	AHL	20	74	42	26	68	62	-3	25	0	6	0.568	0.351	0.919	271	15.5
2005‑06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	21	81	25	23	48	72	-11	11	0	4	0.309	0.284	0.593	204	12.3
2006‑07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	22	82	43	41	84	40	47	15	0	5	0.524	0.500	1.024	237	18.1
2007‑08	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	23	82	36	28	64	64	-5	19	0	9	0.439	0.341	0.780	240	15.0
2007‑08	Team Austria		23	5	5	5	10	6	2	3	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	23	21.7
2008‑09	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	24	73	40	24	64	44	-1	20	2	5	0.548	0.329	0.877	211	19.0
2008‑09	Team Austria		24	6	1	3	4	2	-1	1	0	0	0.167	0.500	0.667	13	7.7
2009‑10	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	25	71	28	25	53	42	9	10	0	6	0.394	0.352	0.746	182	15.4
2010‑11	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	80	32	41	73	24	2	11	0	5	0.400	0.513	0.913	238	13.4
2011‑12	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	27	78	26	35	61	52	-6	10	0	5	0.333	0.449	0.782	204	12.7
2012‑13	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	28	38	20	21	41	20	-1	9	1	2	0.526	0.553	1.079	119	16.8
2012‑13	Team Austria		28	7	4	2	6	2	-2	1	0	1	0.571	0.286	0.857	33	12.1
2013‑14	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	29	13	4	5	9	4	-5	1	0	0	0.308	0.385	0.692	50	8.0
2013‑14	New York Islanders	NHL	29	47	17	27	44	34	4	5	0	2	0.362	0.574	0.936	137	12.4
2013‑14	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	29	18	6	9	15	8	8	2	0	2	0.333	0.500	0.833	61	9.8
2013‑14	Team Austria		29	4	0	1	1	4	-4	0	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.250	10	0.0
2014‑15	Minnesota Wild	NHL	30	80	21	31	52	37	-6	5	0	2	0.263	0.388	0.650	171	12.3
2015‑16	Minnesota Wild	NHL	31	74	18	23	41	22	-10	6	0	5	0.243	0.311	0.554	146	12.3
2016‑17	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	32	48	15	23	38	16	2	5	0	2	0.313	0.479	0.792	99	15.2
2016‑17	Florida Panthers	NHL	32	20	2	8	10	6	-7	0	0	0	0.100	0.400	0.500	34	5.9
2016‑17	Team Europe		32	6	0	1	1	2	-2	0	0	0	0.000	0.167	0.167	15	0.0
2017‑18	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	33	61	17	24	41	28	-12	4	0	1	0.279	0.393	0.672	121	14.0
2017‑18	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	33	19	7	8	15	8	9	0	0	0	0.368	0.421	0.789	47	14.9
2018‑19	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	34	64	16	20	36	26	-12	4	0	1	0.250	0.313	0.563	108	14.8
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
	NHL Totals			1029	373	416	789	547	5	137	3	56	0.362	0.404	0.767	2609	14.3
	NCAA Totals			83	57	56	113	132		13	1	8	0.687	0.675	1.361	209
	AHL Totals			74	42	26	68	62	-3	25	0	6	0.568	0.351	0.919	271	15.5
	USHL Totals			73	65	55	120	69		17	2	8	0.890	0.753	1.644

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
2000‑01	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	16	8	5	4	9	2		0	0	0	0.625	0.500	1.125
2001‑02	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	17	3	0	0	0	9		0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2004‑05	Rochester Americans	AHL	20	5	2	3	5	10	4	0	0	2	0.400	0.600	1.000	20	10.0
2005‑06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	21	10	2	0	2	6	-1	2	0	0	0.200	0.000	0.200	16	12.5
2006‑07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	22	16	6	4	10	10	2	1	0	2	0.375	0.250	0.625	36	16.7
2009‑10	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	25	3	2	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0.667	0.333	1.000	10	20.0
2010‑11	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	7	5	0	5	0	-7	4	0	0	0.714	0.000	0.714	20	25.0
2013‑14	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	29	17	5	5	10	4	-4	3	0	0	0.294	0.294	0.588	28	17.9
2014‑15	Minnesota Wild	NHL	30	10	0	4	4	2	-7	0	0	0	0.000	0.400	0.400	19	0.0
2017‑18	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	33	6	1	1	2	2	-1	1	0	0	0.167	0.167	0.333	13	7.7
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
	NHL Totals			69	21	15	36	26	-17	11	0	2	0.304	0.217	0.522	142	14.8
	USHL Totals			11	5	4	9	11		0	0	0	0.455	0.364	0.818
	AHL Totals			5	2	3	5	10	4	0	0	2	0.400	0.600	1.000	20	10.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
Team Austria - U20 World Championship 2004	19	6	3	1	4	17	-8	1	0	0.500	0.167	0.667	23	13.0
Team Austria - World Championship 2004	20	6	2	5	7	0	2	0	0	0.333	0.833	1.167	18	11.1
Team Austria - World Championship 2009	25	6	1	3	4	2	-1	1	0	0.167	0.500	0.667	13	7.7
Team Austria - World Championship 2013	29	7	4	2	6	2	-2	1	1	0.571	0.286	0.857	33	12.1
Team Austria - Olympics ‑ Sochi 2014	30	4	0	1	1	4	-4	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.250	10	0.0
Team Europe - World Cup 2016	32	6	0	1	1	2	-2	0	0	0.000	0.167	0.167	15	0.0
World Championship Totals		19	7	10	17	4	-1	2	1	0.368	0.526	0.895	64	10.9
U20 World Championship Totals		6	3	1	4	17	-8	1	0	0.500	0.167	0.667	23	13.0
World Cup Totals		6	0	1	1	2	-2	0	0	0.000	0.167	0.167	15	0.0
Olympics Totals		4	0	1	1	4	-4	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.250	10	0.0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
Team Austria - World Championship D1A 2008	24	5	5	5	10	6	2	3	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	23	21.7
Men Totals		5	5	5	10	6	2	3	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	23	21.7

All-Star Game Appearences

Year	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
2009	Eastern Conference All-Stars	NHL	25	1	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0
	NHL All-Star Game Totals			1	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0