Tomáš Tatar

Tomáš Tatar
Born December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) (age 21)
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 (P)
Cur. team		 Detroit Red Wings
Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 60th overall, 2009
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2008–present

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

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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
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 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Slovakia WJC 7 7 4 11 4
2010 Slovakia WJC 6 3 2 5 6
2010 Slovakia WC 6 2 0 2 4
Junior int'l totals 13 10 6 16 10
Senior int'l totals 6 2 0 2 4

References

  1. ^ a b Pleiness, Chuck (31 December 2010). "Eaves out of tonight's Red Wings game after injury". Royal Oak Daily Tribune. http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2010/12/31/sports/doc4d1e555f884ca458055773.txt. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
  2. ^ "Tomas Tatar". eurohockey.net. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=93027. Retrieved February 2, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Islanders 4, Red Wings 3, OT". nhl.com. 31 December 2010. http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020560. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 

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