What is Thomas Vanek?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Thomas Vanek.jpg | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|1|19}} | birth_place = [[Baden bei Wien]], Austria | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 218 | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]] | shot = Right | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | played_for ='''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]:'''<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[New York Islanders]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Minnesota Wild]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[Vancouver Canucks]]<br>'''[[ICE Hockey League|EBEL]]:'''<br>[[Graz 99ers]] | ntl_team = AUT | draft = 5th overall | draft_year = 2003 | draft_team = [[Buffalo Sabres]] | career_start = 2004 | career_end = 2019 }} '''Thomas Vanek ''' (born January 19, 1984) is an [[Austria]]n former professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|left winger]]. He played a total of 14 years in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Vanek played for the [[Buffalo Sabres]], [[New York Islanders]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Minnesota Wild]], [[Detroit Red Wings]], [[Florida Panthers]], and the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. He also played for the [[Graz 99ers]] of the [[ICE Hockey League|Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] (EBEL). ==Career== Before he played in the NHL, Vanek played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the [[United States Hockey League|USHL]] for 3 seasons and the [[University of Minnesota]] for 2 years. He was drafted 5th overall by the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in the 2003 NHL draft. He played for the [[Buffalo Sabres]] for 8 seasons. On October 27, 2013, he was traded to the [[New York Islanders]] for [[Matt Moulson]], a 2014 1st round draft pick, and a 2015 2nd round draft pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=688751|accessdate=2013-10-27|title=Islanders acquire Vanek from Sabres|publisher=NHL.com}}</ref> On July 1, 2014, Vanek signed a three-year, $5.5 contract with the [[Minnesota Wild]]. The contract will also give him $6.5 million in the second year, and $7.5 million in the third year as w