Born: Vienna, AUT
Age: 33
Height/Weight: 6’2”/214lbs
Position: LW
GP: 48
G: 15
A: 23
PIM: 16
ATOI: 14:37
Thomas Vanek came to the Red Wings on a one year, $2.6 million low-risk, high-reward deal. The winger had success out of the gate putting up 4 goals and 8 points in the team’s first 7 games. The Wings were 5-2-0 during that stretch. He missed about a month due to injury after that, but when he returned he was a pretty key cog in Detroit’s offense.