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Thomas Vanek
Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1984 in Vienna, Austria
Draft: Buffalo, 1st round (5th overall), 2003 NHL Entry
Contract: 7 years/$50,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $7,142,857.14 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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Elo Fan Ratings
Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 26, 2013 5:25 AM
| Skater Rank: #256. Walt Tkaczuk… #257. Allan Stanley… #258. Alex Tanguay… #259. THOMAS VANEK… #260. Dave Poulin… #261. Harry Howell… #262. Bob Nystrom… |
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2005-06 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 81 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 19 | -11 | 72 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 204 | 12.3 | 1193 | 14:44 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 33 | 47 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 237 | 18.1 | 1376 | 16:47 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 82 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 26 | -5 | 64 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 240 | 15.0 | 1382 | 16:51 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 73 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 28 | -1 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 211 | 19.0 | 1255 | 17:12 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 71 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 182 | 15.4 | 1190 | 16:46 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 238 | 13.4 | 1388 | 17:21 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 78 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 23 | -6 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 204 | 12.7 | 1321 | 16:56 |
| 2012-13 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 38 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 16 | -1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 16.8 | 699 | 18:24 |
| Career | NHL | 585 | 250 | 238 | 488 | 196 | 34 | 358 | 142 | 105 | 3 | 41 | 163 | 0 | 75 | 1635 | 15.3 | 9805 | 16:46 | ||
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| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2005-06 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 81 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.59 | 0.24 | 0.89 | 2.52 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 20 | 74 | 37 | 48 | 0 | -11 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 82 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 1.02 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 2.89 | 45 | 41 | 86 | 36 | 121 | 36 | 39 | 1 | 47 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 82 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 0.78 | 2.93 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 30 | 94 | 37 | 62 | 0 | -5 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 73 | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.88 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 2.89 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 29 | 93 | 42 | 53 | 1 | -1 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 71 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 2.56 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 24 | 84 | 35 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 0.40 | 0.51 | 0.91 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 2.98 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 31 | 103 | 40 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 78 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0.30 | 0.67 | 2.62 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 26 | 87 | 35 | 59 | 1 | -6 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 7.2 |
| 2012-13 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 38 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 1.08 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 3.13 | -1 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 5.5 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 585 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.83 | 0.34 | 0.61 | 2.79 | 247 | 225 | 472 | 196 | 656 | 262 | 365 | 6 | 34 | 50.4 | 11.3 | 61.7 | ||
NHL Playoffs
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2005-06 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | 107 | 10:45 | |
| 2006-07 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 16.7 | 263 | 16:27 | |
| 2009-10 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 41 | 13:38 | |
| 2010-11 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25.0 | 120 | 17:10 | |
| Career | NHL | 36 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 9 | -5 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 18.3 | 532 | 14:46 | |||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1999-00 | 16 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 20 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 53 | 46 | 45 | 91 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Austria | WJC-B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 45 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 60 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | Austria | WJC-B | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 20 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 20 | Austria | WJC-A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 20 | Austria | WC-A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 42 | 26 | 68 | -3 | 62 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Austria | Oly-Q | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 24 | Austria | WC-B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 74 | 42 | 26 | 68 | -3 | 62 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Oly-Q | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | USHL | 108 | 80 | 73 | 153 | 81 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCHA | 83 | 57 | 56 | 113 | 132 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-B | 10 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Other Playoffs
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1999-00 | 16 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | USHL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Thomas Vanek | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | |
| Glenn Anderson | 92.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.3 | |
| Marian Gaborik | 92.5 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 3.8 | |
| Denis Savard | 92.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 5.8 | |
| Marcel Dionne | 92.3 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.0 | |
| Rick Martin | 92.2 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 | |
| Mats Sundin | 92.0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | |
| Gilbert Perreault | 91.8 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.4 | |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 91.8 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | |
| Jason Spezza | 91.7 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | |
| Pierre Turgeon | 91.5 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 1.9 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Thomas Vanek | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| Ryan Getzlaf | 90.0 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | |
| Alexander Semin | 88.4 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | |
| Eric Staal | 87.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Corey Perry | 87.2 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.6 | |
| Gordie Drillon | 86.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Eddie Gerard | 85.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |||
| Jason Pominville | 83.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Carter | 83.3 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| Kent Nilsson | 81.9 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Anze Kopitar | 81.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | ||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games
2009 NHL |
Honors
2006-07 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Games Played 2007-08 NHL 82 (3) |
Goals 2008-09 NHL 40 (5) |
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Plus/Minus |
Even Strength Goals |
Power Play Goals 2008-09 NHL 20 (1) 2012-13 NHL 9 (3) |
Game-Winning Goals 2009-10 NHL 6 (10) |
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Shooting Percentage 2008-09 NHL 19.0 (4) Active 15.3 (4) |
Goals Per Game 2008-09 NHL 0.55 (5) 2012-13 NHL 0.53 (5) Career NHL 0.43 (78) |
Goals Created Per Game |
Adjusted Goals 2008-09 NHL 42 (5) |
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