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Thomas Vanek

#26

age41

posLW

shotr

h6'2"

w214lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$3,000,000$3.00M

Term

1 Year

Expiry Status

UFA 2019 age 35

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick5

Year2003

Agent Stephen Bartlett

Birthdate Jan 19, 1984

Birthplace Vienna

Nationality Austria

UFA Year 2011

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $78,984,800

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2018-19	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	64	16	20	36	26	707	45.16	42.90	-3.87	44.98	-3.78	0.85	1.87
2017-18	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	19	7	8	15	8	241	70.83	60.54	11.91	53.53	1.76	1.50	3.24	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0
2017-18	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	61	17	24	41	28	708	51.72	41.79	-5.85	44.54	-3.27	1.02	2.20
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	20	2	8	10	6	224	39.13	42.02	-7.99	42.65	-7.54	0.54	2.15
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	48	15	23	38	16	537	58.82	48.67	-0.40	48.74	0.70	1.12	2.80
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	WCup	Team Europe	6	0	1	1	2
2015-16	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	74	18	23	41	22	915	50.00	49.53	-1.17	46.12	-2.44	0.66	1.57
2014-15	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	80	21	31	52	37	1,009	47.56	52.81	-3.92	47.98	-5.14	0.77	1.84	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	0
2013-14	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	18	6	9	15	8	249	68.00	44.10	-3.44	46.98	0.04	0.96	3.13	Playoffs	17	5	5	10	0
2013-14	$7,142,857 $7.14M	International	Austria (all)	4	0	1	1	4
2013-14	$7,142,857 $7.14M	OG	Austria	4	0	1	1	4
2013-14	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	New York Islanders	47	17	27	44	34	713	58.11	48.11	2.34	47.23	-0.97	1.01	2.69
2013-14	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	13	4	5	9	4	184	40.00	38.80	0.85	36.97	-4.30	0.98	1.63
2012-13	$7,142,857 $7.14M	International	Austria (all)	7	4	2	6	2
2012-13	$7,142,857 $7.14M	WC	Austria	7	4	2	6	2
2012-13	$7,142,857 $7.14M	ICEHL	Graz99ers	11	5	10	15	4
2012-13	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	38	20	21	41	20	530	48.15	44.45	2.96	45.20	1.65	0.79	2.38
2011-12	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	78	26	35	61	52	999	52.75	47.06	-1.34	47.34	-2.17	0.90	2.16
2010-11	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	80	32	41	73	24	1,048	56.12	51.48	-0.02	51.15	1.00	1.03	2.35	Playoffs	7	5	0	5	0
2009-10	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	71	28	25	53	42	865	56.76	51.21	2.27	49.18	-1.80	1.04	2.22	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0
2008-09	$7,142,857 $7.14M	International	Austria (all)	6	1	3	4	2
2008-09	$7,142,857 $7.14M	WC	Austria	6	1	3	4	2
2008-09	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	73	40	24	64	44	869	51.69	54.20	2.61	49.09	-0.88	1.24	2.42
2007-08	$7,142,857 $7.14M	WC D1	Austria	5	5	5	10	6
2007-08	$7,142,857 $7.14M	International	Austria (all)	5	5	5	10	6
2007-08	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	28	64	64	1,000	50.00	55.15	4.80	51.67	3.28	0.84	2.04
2006-07	$942,400 $942K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	82	43	41	84	40									Playoffs	16	6	4	10	0
2005-06	$942,400 $942K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	81	25	23	48	72									Playoffs	10	2	0	2	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	OGQ	Austria	3	1	0	1	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	AHL	Rochester Americans	74	42	26	68	62									Playoffs	5	2	3	5	0
2003-04	$0 $0K	WC	Austria	6	2	5	7	0
2003-04	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Austria U20	6	3	1	4	37
2003-04	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	38	26	25	51	72
2002-03	$0 $0K	WJC-20 D1	Austria U20	5	9	4	13	10
2002-03	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	45	31	31	62	60
2001-02	$0 $0K	WJC-20 D1	Austria U20	5	5	6	11	2
2001-02	$0 $0K	USHL	Sioux Falls Stampede	53	46	45	91	54									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2000-01	$0 $0K	USHL	Sioux Falls Stampede	20	19	10	29	15									Playoffs	8	5	4	9	0
1999-00	$0 $0K	NAHL	Rochester Jr. Americans	14	6	4	10	8
1999-00	$0 $0K	USHL	Sioux Falls Stampede	35	15	18	33	12									Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
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Signings & Trades

07/1

2018

Vanek, Thomas

1yr

$3,000,000AAV

09/1

2017

Vanek, Thomas

1yr

$2,000,000AAV

07/1

2016

Vanek, Thomas

1yr

$2,600,000AAV

07/1

2014

Vanek, Thomas

3yrs

$6,500,000AAV

07/6

2007

Vanek, Thomas

7yrs

$7,142,857AAV

Transactions & Updates

11/21

2018

Vanek, Thomas

Activated LW Thomas Vanek from injured reserve.

07/1

2018

Vanek, Thomas

Signed LW Thomas Vanek to a one-year, $3 million contract.

02/26

2018

Vanek, Thomas

Acquired LW Thomas Vanek from the Vancouver Canucks for LW Jussi Jokinen and RW Tyler Motte.

09/1

2017

Vanek, Thomas

Signed LW Thomas Vanek to a one-year, $2 million contract.

03/1

2017

Vanek, Thomas

Acquired LW Thomas Vanek from the Detroit Red Wings for D Dylan McIlrath and a 2017 third-round draft pick.

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Contract History

2018-2019 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$3,000,000$3.00M

cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M

expiry 2019 UFA age 35

Signed On Jul 1 2018

Signing Agent Stephen Bartlett

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.77%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$3,000,000$3.00M	UFAage 35
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

NTC

2017-2018 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$2,000,000$2.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

expiry 2018 UFA age 34

Signed On Sep 1 2017

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.67%

Signing Status UFAage 33

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 34
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2016-2017 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$2,600,000$2.60M

cap hit$2,600,000$2.60M

expiry 2017 UFA age 33

Signed On Jul 1 2016

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.56%

Signing Status UFAage 32

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$2,600,000$2.60M	UFAage 33
AAV	$2,600,000$2.60M
Base	$2,600,000$2.60M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$2,600,000$2.60M
Minors Salary	$2,600,000$2.60M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2014-2017 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$19,500,000$19.50M

cap hit$6,500,000$6.50M

expiry 2017 UFA age 33

Signed On Jul 1 2014

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 9.42%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	UFAage 33
AAV	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Base	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Minors Salary	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2007-2014 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$50,000,000$50.00M

cap hit$7,142,857$7.14M

expiry 2014 UFA age 30

Signed On Jul 6 2007

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 14.20%

Signing Status age 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	UFAage 30
AAV	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M
Base	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M
Minors Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2005-2007 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$1,884,800$1.88M

cap hit$628,267$628K

expiry 2007 RFA age 23

Signed On May 1 2025

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.42%

Signing Status age

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2005-06	2006-07	2007
Cap Hit	$942,400$942K	$942,400$942K	RFAage 23
AAV	$942,400$942K	$942,400$942K
Base	$942,400$942K	$942,400$942K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$942,400$942K	$942,400$942K
Minors Salary	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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