Tomáš Tatar
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| Born | December 1, 1990 Dubnica, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Detroit Red Wings |
| National team |  Slovakia |
| NHL Draft | 60th overall, 2009 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
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| Competitor for Slovakia |
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| Silver | 2012 Helsinki | |
Tomáš Tatar (born December 1, 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career[edit]
Tatar was selected 60th overall in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Red Wings.[1] He was also drafted 15th overall in the first round of the 2009 KHL Entry Draft by SKA St. Petersburg. After signing an entry-level contract with the Wings Tatar played for affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL).[2]
Tatar scored his first NHL goal in his first game, on December 31, 2010 against Dwayne Roloson of the New York Islanders,[1] scoring a game-tying goal in the third period.[3]
In the 2012/2013 season was he playing for three different teams, first because of possible lockout for Slovak ŠHK 37 Piešťany, then for Detroit Red Wings and he ended the season with Grand Rapids Griffins, with which he won the Calder Cup and also received the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy for the most valuable player of the play-offs.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | HKm Zvolen | SVK | 48 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 58 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 70 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 76 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | ŠHK 37 Piešťany | SVK | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 61 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 23 | ||
| 2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2009 | Slovakia | WJC | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pleiness, Chuck (31 December 2010). "Eaves out of tonight's Red Wings game after injury". Royal Oak Daily Tribune. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Tomas Tatar". eurohockey.net. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
- ^ "Islanders 4, Red Wings 3, OT". nhl.com. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Calder Cup for duet of Slovaks". Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Tomas Tatar's player profile at NHL.com
- Tomáš Tatar's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Tomáš Tatar – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Tomas Tatar's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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