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Thomas Vanek

Hockey Player

Birthday January 19, 1984

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Baden bei Wien, Austria

Age 40 years old

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About

NHL left winger who was named to his first All Star team in 2009, representing the Buffalo Sabres. After spending the bulk of his career in Buffalo, he went on to play for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings.

Before Fame

He scored 57 goals in two seasons with the University of Minnesota from 2002 to 2004.

Trivia

He joined the Austrian Hockey Leauge's Graz 99ers in 2012 during the NHL lockout.

Family Life

He has four children with his wife Ashley Vanek: Blake, Thomas, Luka and Kade.

Associated With

He was teammates with goalkeeper Martin Biron on the Buffalo Sabres from 2005 to 2007.