Tomáš Tatar | |||
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Born |
Ilava, Czechoslovakia |
1 December 1990 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
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 |
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Playing career | 2009–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Slovakia | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2012 Finland | ||
Representing Team Europe | ||
Canada Cup / World Cup | ||
2016 Toronto |
Tomáš Tatar (born 1 December 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
During the 2007–08 season, Tatar saw time with Dukla Trenčín's U18 and U20 squads, finishing the season with a combined 50 goals and 39 assists in 46 games.
During the 2008–09 season, Tatar's first season in the senior Slovak hockey system, he played for HKm Zvolen in the elite Extraliga, recording seven goals and eight assists in 48 games.
Tatar was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He was also drafted 15th overall by SKA Saint Petersburg in the 2009 KHL Entry Draft. On 25 September 2009, Tatar signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Red Wings. After signing with Detroit, Tatar was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.
During the 2009–10 season, his first in North America, Tatar recorded 16 goals and 16 assists in 58 games with Grand Rapids in his rookie season.
During the 2010–11 season, in his second professional season, Tatar recorded 24 goals and 33 assists in 70 games with the Griffins.
Tatar made his NHL debut on 31 December 2010, where he scored his first NHL goal against Dwayne Roloson of the New York Islanders.