Thomas Vanek is an Austrian professional Ice-hockey player who currently an unrestricted free agent. Most recently, he played for the team Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Additionally, his is 12 years of playing experience, he has played for the different teams like Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers and many more.
As of 2019, Thomas has an estimated net worth over $50. Additionally, he has collected $78,634,987 as entire career earnings. Besides, Thomas is a married man who is in a blissful marital relationship with his wife, Ashley Vanek.
As of 2019, Thomas holds an estimated net worth over $50 million which is solely generated from his professional career. Also, he has collected $78,634,987 as entire career earnings, playing 14 seasons in NHL.
As of now, he is an unrestricted free agent and recently he was in a contract with Detroit Red Wings through which he earned $3,000,000 as an annual salary while Danny DeKeyser was one the highest earner of the team with an annual average salary of $5,000,000. Furthermore, he was in a 1 year / $3,000,000 contract with Wings which included $3,000,000 as a guaranteed amount.
Some of his career earnings and contract are tabulated below:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2005-2006 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,942,400 |
| 2006-2007 | Buffalo Sabres | $942,400 |
| 2007-2008 | Buffalo Sabres | $10,000,000 |
| 2008-2009 | Buffalo Sabres | $8,000,000 |
| 2009-2010 | Buffalo Sabres | $6,400,000 |
| 2010-2011 | Buffalo Sabres | $6,400,000 |
| 2011-2012 | Buffalo Sabres | $6,400,000 |
| 2012-2013 | Buffalo Sabres | $3,746,341 |
| 2013-2014 | Montreal Canadiens | $5,152,000 |
| 2013-2014 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,248,000 |
| 2013-2014 | New York Islanders | $3,803,846 |
| 2014-2015 | Minnesota Wild | $5,500,000 |
| 2015-2016 | Minnesota Wild | $6,500,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Minnesota Wild | $2,500,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Florida Panthers | $577,760 |
| 2016-2017 | Detroit Red Wings | $2,022,240 |
| 2017-2018 | Minnesota Wild | $2,500,000 |
| 2017-2018 | Columbus Blue Jackets | $440,873 |
| 2017-2018 | Vancouver Canucks | $1,559,127 |
| 2018-2019 | Detroit Red Wings | $3,000,000 |
Moreover, he also earns an additional amount of money from his brand endorsement but the details about the earnings for the deals are not in the media yet. Moreover, the player with such a huge net worth is obvious to have an expensive car and house. Unfortunately, the detailed information about his assets is still under the rock.
Thomas is a married man and is currently living with his lovely wife, Ashley Vanek. However, the details information about his wedding is not in the media yet. The couple is parents of four children named, Blake, Thomas, Luka, and Kade. Also, the couple has maintained their life low profiled and this might be the reason why there is very less information about their personal life.
Thomas Vanek with his wife SOURCE: Player Wives & Girlfriends Although there aren't detailed information about the duo's relationship history, they are living a happy life as of now. Moreover, the rumors about them being seperated or divorced never got surfaced in the media; instead, people found that their bonding was increasing significantly.
Thomas Vanek with his children SOURCE: Sport - Oe24 Further, the couple had to go through a long-distance relationship when Thomas was playing in Europe. Likewise, the couple perfectly maintained their bonding despite the distance which eventually helped them to grow strong in their relationship.
Besides, he is yet to be discovered in social media and this might be the major reason why we have very less information about his personal life. However, he is famous in real life with huge fan followings.
Thomas stands in the height of 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) and weighs around 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Thomas was born on 19 January 1984, in Baden bei Wien, Austria to Zdenek Vanek and Jarmila Vanek. Also, he is an Austrian native by birth.
Additionally, he was born under the star sign Capricorn. Moreover, he began playing professionally as a youth in Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Austria. Later, he moved to Canada at the age of 14 to pursue his hockey career.
As of 2019, Thomas is an unrestricted free agent. Most recently, he played for the team Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He started playing professionally for the NHL team Buffalo Sabres, signing a contract on 3 September 2004.
Later, he played for the teams like New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, and Columbus Blue Jackets. In his entire career, he played along with some of the famous NHL plays such as John Tavares, Kyle Okposo, Jason Pominville and many more.
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