Thomas Vanek

Find news about Thomas Vanek and check out the latest Thomas Vanek pictures. and his sisters Åker and Hora, who all made their Swedish hockey debut, when they were 15. Vanek was raised in a single-family home and moved with his parents to Stuttgart when his maternal half-sister was born in 1942. Shortly after he was in eighth grade Vanek spent ten...

• Born: ( 1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 36) Baden bei Wien, Austria
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
• Weight: 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
• Position: Left wing
• Shot: Right
• Played for: Buffalo Sabres Graz 99ers New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens Minnesota Wild Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks Columbus Blue Jackets
• National team: Austria
• NHL Draft: 5th overall, 2003 Buffalo Sabres
• Playing career: 2004–2019