Tomáš Tatar

Tomáš Tatar: Biography in Details

Who is Tomáš Tatar?

Tomáš Tatar is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger. Tatar is currently playing 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.

Tomáš Tatar: Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Tomáš Tatar was born on 1 December 1990, in Ilava, Slovakia. His nationality is Slovak and his ethnicity is European.

Her mother’s name is Mária Tatarová and her father’s name is Ján Tatar. She has two brothers, Tibor Tatar and Marek Tatar.

There is no information on Tatar’s educational background.

Tomáš Tatar: Professional Life and Career

During the 2007–08 season, Tomáš 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.

In the 2008–09 season, Tatar’s first season in the senior Slovak hockey system, he played for HKm Zvolen in the elite Extraliga, recording 7 goals and 8 assists in 48 games.

Tomáš 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, he signed a 3-year, entry-level contract with the Red Wings.

After signing with Detroit, he 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.

In the 2010–11 season, in his second professional season, Tatar recorded 24 goals and 33 assists in 70 games with the Griffins.

Tomáš Tatar made his NHL debut on 31 December 2010, when he scored his first NHL goal against the New York Islanders.

During the 2011–12 season, he 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, he played for 3 different teams. Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, he started the season with the ŠHK 37 Piešťany in Slovakia, playing 8 games and recording 5 goals and 5 assists.

Following the lockout, Tomáš Tatar played in 18 games for the Red Wings, recording 4 goals and 3 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 5 assists in 24 games, and was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy for Most Valuable Player in the 2013 playoffs.

During the 2013–14 season, in his first full NHL season, Tatar finished the season with 39 points.

On 28 July 2014, the Red Wings signed him to a 3-year, $8.25 million contract extension. Tatar was named the Second Star of the Week for the week ending 24 November 2014.

He tied for second in the NHL with 4 goals and 1 assist, to lead the Red Wings to 2 victories in 3 games.

Tomáš Tatar was also named the Second Star of the Week for the week ending 19 January 2015; he tied for first in the league with 5 goals and 2 assists, to lead the Red Wings to 4-straight victories.

Apart from that, Tatar also 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 7 goals and 4 assists.

He again represented Slovakia at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists.

That same year, he also represented the senior Slovak team at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, scoring 2 goals in 6 games.

Tomáš Tatar also played for Slovakia at the 2012 IIHF World Championship, where he was the youngest player on the roster.

He skated in all 10 games for the silver medal-winning Slovakia at the World Championships, finishing with 2 goals and 3 assists.

Slovakia finished second to Russia after defeating the Czech Republic in the semifinals.

Tatar was then selected to play for Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, where he finished the tournament as the squad’s second-leading scorer.

He also represented Slovakia later that year at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he was the team’s second-leading scorer, recording 4 goals and 4 assists in 7 games.

Tomáš Tatar represented Slovakia at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded 2 assists in 6 games.

Tatar represented Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, where he was the team’s leading goal scorer, recording 3 goals in 6 games and winning a silver medal.

Tomáš Tatar: Salary, Net Worth

While his salary for the 2016-17 season is around $2.8 million, Tomáš Tatar has a worth of around $8.3 million.

Tomáš Tatar: Rumors, Controversy

Tomáš Tatar has not been dragged into much greater controversies or rumors.

Tomáš Tatar, however, has been dragged into rumors regarding his injury.

He has, thus far, managed to keep a clean image in the eyes of the public and fans.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Tomáš Tatar has a height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 80 kg.

He has brown hair color and brown eye color. His body measurements, shoe size, dress size, etc are unknown.

Social Media Profile

Tomáš Tatar is active on Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Tomáš Tatar has over 204.8K followers on the Facebook account and 212K followers on the Instagram account. He does not use a Twitter account.

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