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Thomas Vanek

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Thomas Vanek (born 19 January 1984) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, and Vancouver Canucks. Vanek was drafted by the Sabres fifth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-drafted Austrian player in NHL history along with David Reinbacher in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Thomas Vanek is the 474th most popular hockey player (down from 440th in 2024), the 1,389th most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,365th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Thomas Vanek ranks 474 out of 676. Before him are Andrej Sekera, Mattias Weinhandl, Zbyněk Michálek, Dominik Kahun, Patrik Laine, and Libor Hudáček. After him are Sebastian Dahm, Lucas Rossi, Mats Trygg, Lasse Kukkonen, Ryan Getzlaf, and Sergei Samsonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Thomas Vanek ranks 1,060. Before him are David Bentley, Aleksei Tishchenko, Sarah Meier, Dizzee Rascal, Matteo Anesi, and Lars Petter Nordhaug. After him are Akihiro Sakata, Apoño, Igor Angulo, Silvio Heinevetter, Rubens Sambueza, and Martina Stella.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Thomas Vanek ranks 1,389 out of 1,424. Before him are Thomas Rohregger (1982), Manfred Pranger (1978), Cornelia Hütter (1992), Phillipp Mwene (1994), Paenda (1988), and Sandra Klemenschits (1982). After him are Patrick Pentz (1997), Lisa Theresa Hauser (1993), Lukas Hinterseer (1991), Philipp Hosiner (1989), Nina Burger (1987), and Michael Langer (1985).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Austria

Among hockey players born in Austria, Thomas Vanek ranks 1. After him are Michael Raffl (1988), Thomas Raffl (1986), Marko Daňo (1994), Michael Grabner (1987), and André Burakovsky (1995).

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