Tomáš Tatar

Tomáš Tatar (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaːʃ ˈtataɾ]; born 1 December 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he spent the first part of his NHL career.

Tomáš Tatar
Tatar with the Detroit Red Wings in 2014
Born (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990
Ilava, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Vegas Golden Knights
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 60th overall, 2009
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2009–present

He was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2017–18 NHL season before being traded to Montreal during the summer of 2018.

Playing career

Slovak Extraliga

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.[1]

Detroit Red Wings

Tatar was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[2] 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.[3] After signing with Detroit, Tatar was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.[4]

Tatar when he played for the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2010.

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.[2]

During the 2011–12 season, Tatar was the leading scorer for the Griffins in his third professional season. Skating in all 76 games for the Griffins, he scored 24 goals and 34 assists, however the Griffins failed to make the Calder Cup playoffs, finishing fourth in the North Division.

During the 2012–13 season, Tatar played for three teams. Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, he started the season with the ŠHK 37 Piešťany in Slovakia, where he played eight games and recorded five goals and five assists. Following the lockout, Tatar played in 18 games for the Red Wings, recording four goals and three assists. He then ended the season with Grand Rapids, where he won the Calder Cup as the AHL champions. Tatar was the leading scorer for the Griffins during the playoffs, scoring 16 goals and five assists in 24 games, and was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy for Most Valuable Player in the 2013 playoffs.[5]

During the 2013–14 season, in his first full NHL season, Tatar finished the season with 39 points, ranking second on the team in goals with 19.

On 28 July 2014, the Red Wings signed Tatar to a three-year, $8.25 million contract extension.[6]

Tatar was named the Second Star of the Week for the week ending 24 November 2014. He tied for second in the NHL with four goals and one assist, including two game-winning goals, to lead the Red Wings to two victories in three games.[7] He was also named the Second Star of the Week for the week ending 19 January 2015; he tied for first in the League with five goals and two assists, scoring in four straight games, to lead the Red Wings to four-straight victories.[8]

On 21 July 2017, the Red Wings signed Tatar to a four-year, $21.2 million contract extension.[9]

Vegas Golden Knights

On 26 February 2018, Tatar was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a first-round pick in 2018, a second-round pick in 2019 and a third-round pick in 2021.[10] During the 2018 playoffs, Tatar played in eight games, tallying one goal and one assist.

Montreal Canadiens

Prior to the 2018–19 season, Tatar was traded to the Montreal Canadiens, along with prospect Nick Suzuki and a second round draft pick in 2019, in exchange for their captain Max Pacioretty.[11]

In 2019–20, Tatar set a career high in points with 61 through 68 regular season games. Tatar plays on Montreal's first line with Brendan Gallagher and Phillip Danault.

International play
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
2012 Finland
Representing Team Europe
Canada Cup / World Cup
2016 Toronto

Tatar represented Slovakia at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he was the team's leading-scorer, and finished tied for fourth in tournament scoring, recording seven goals and four assists in seven games. Tatar again represented Slovakia at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he scored three goals and two assists in six games. That same year, he also represented the senior Slovak team at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, scoring two goals in six games.

Tatar also played for Slovakia at the 2012 IIHF World Championship, where he was the youngest player on the roster. He skated in all ten games for the silver medal-winning Slovakia at the World Championships, finishing with two goals and three assists. Slovakia finished second to Russia after defeating the Czech Republic in the semifinals.[12]

Tatar was then selected to play for Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where he finished the tournament as the squad's second-leading scorer, with one goal and one assist.[13] Tatar also represented Slovakia later that year at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he was the team's second-leading scorer, recording four goals and four assists in seven games.

Tatar represented Slovakia at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two assists in six games.

Tatar represented Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, where he was the team's leading goal scorer, recording three goals in six games, including an overtime goal against Sweden in the semifinal and won a silver medal.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom SVK U18 35 8 12 20 14 — — — — —
2006–07 Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom SVK.2 U18 48 33 44 77 42 — — — — —
2006–07 Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom SVK U20 6 3 0 3 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Dukla Trenčín SVK U18 4 9 4 13 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 42 31 45 76 32 — — — — —
2008–09 HKm Zvolen SVK 48 7 8 15 20 13 5 3 8 4
2008–09 HC 07 Detva SVK.2 1 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
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 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 61 23 26 49 50 24 16 5 21 23
2012–13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 18 4 3 7 4 — — — — —
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73 19 20 39 30 5 0 0 0 10
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 29 27 56 28 7 3 1 4 2
2015–16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 21 24 45 24 5 0 3 3 2
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 25 21 46 26 — — — — —
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 16 12 28 24 — — — — —
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 20 4 2 6 10 8 1 1 2 2
2018–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 25 33 58 34 — — — — —
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 22 39 61 36 10 2 0 2 4
NHL totals 575 166 181 347 216 35 6 5 11 18

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Slovakia WJC 4th 7 7 4 11 4
2010 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 3 2 5 6
2010 Slovakia WC 12th 6 2 0 2 4
2012 Slovakia WC 10 2 3 5 0
2014 Slovakia OG 11th 4 1 1 2 2
2014 Slovakia WC 9th 7 4 4 8 6
2015 Slovakia WC 9th 6 0 2 2 6
2016 Team Europe WCH 6 3 0 3 0
2019 Slovakia WC 9th 7 2 4 6 4
Junior totals 13 10 6 16 10
Senior totals 46 14 14 28 22

References
  1. "Tomas Tatar". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. Pleiness, Chuck (31 December 2010). "Eaves out of tonight's Red Wings game after injury". Royal Oak Daily Tribune. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. Tatar signed to 3-year entry level deal NHL.com, 25 September 2009
  4. "Tomas Tatar". eurohockey.net. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  5. "Calder Cup for duet of Slovaks". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. Kujawa, Kyle (28 July 2014). "Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. "Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week". NHL. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  8. "Byfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week". NHL. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. Kujawa, Kyle (21 July 2017). "Red Wings and Tatar agree to four-year-deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. "Vegas Golden Knights Acquire Tomas Tatar From The Detroit Red Wings". NHL.com. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. "Golden Knights Acquire Max Pacioretty From The Montreal Canadiens". NHL.com. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. "Silver for Tatar". Grand Rapids Griffins. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  13. Nelson, Andrea (18 February 2014). "Olympics come to an end for Tatar, Jurco". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  14. St. James, Helene (25 September 2016). "Wings' Tatar scores clutch goal; Team Europe reaches World Cup final". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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