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Thomas Vanek

Position: LW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1984 in Vienna, Austria

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

* Complete sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
26
Buffalo Sabres
2006		 26
Buffalo Sabres
2007-2008

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
2005-06 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81 25 23 48 0.59 19 0.23 74 37 48 0 -11 72 14 11 0 4 204 2.52 12.3 1193 14:44
2006-07 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 43 41 84 1.02 33 0.40 121 36 39 1 47 40 28 15 0 5 237 2.89 18.1 1376 16:47
2007-08 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 36 28 64 0.78 26 0.31 94 37 62 0 -5 64 17 19 0 9 240 2.93 15.0 1382 16:51
Career NHL 245 104 92 196 0.80 78 0.32 289 110 149 1 31 176 59 45 0 18 681 2.78 15.3 3951 16:08

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
2005-06 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 2 0 2 0.20 -1 6 0 2 0 0 16 1.60 12.5 107 10:45
2006-07 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 16 6 4 10 0.63 2 10 5 1 0 2 36 2.25 16.7 263 16:27
Career NHL 26 8 4 12 0.46 1 16 5 3 0 2 52 2.00 15.4 371 14:15

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1999-00 16 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 35 15 18 33 0.94 12
2000-01 17 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 20 19 10 29 1.45 15
2001-02 18 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 53 46 45 91 1.72 54
2001-02 18 Austria WJC-B 5 5 6 11 2.20 2
2002-03 19 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 31 31 62 1.38 60
2003-04 20 University of Minnesota WCHA 38 26 25 51 1.34 72
2003-04 20 Austria WJC-A 6 3 1 4 0.67 37
2003-04 20 Austria WC-A 6 2 5 7 1.17 0
2004-05 21 Rochester Americans AHL 74 42 26 68 0.92 -3 62 17 25 0 6
Career AHL 74 42 26 68 0.92 -3 62 17 25 0 6
Career USHL 108 80 73 153 1.42 81
Career WC-A 6 2 5 7 1.17 0
Career WCHA 83 57 56 113 1.36 132
Career WJC-A 6 3 1 4 0.67 37
Career WJC-B 5 5 6 11 2.20 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1999-00 16 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 0
2000-01 17 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 8 5 4 9 1.13 2
2001-02 18 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 9
2004-05 21 Rochester Americans AHL 5 2 3 5 1.00 4 10 2 0 0 2
Career AHL 5 2 3 5 1.00 4 10 2 0 0 2
Career USHL 14 5 5 10 0.71 11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

2006-07 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

2006-07 NHL 82 (2)
2007-08 NHL 82 (3)

Goals

2006-07 NHL 43 (5)

Goals Per Game

2006-07 NHL 0.52 (8)

Plus/Minus

2006-07 NHL 47 (1)

Even Strength Goals

2006-07 NHL 28 (6)

Power Play Goals

2007-08 NHL 19 (2)

Game-Winning Goals

2007-08 NHL 9 (3)

Shooting Percentage

2006-07 NHL 18.1 (9)