Thomas Vanek
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Thomas Vanek is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Pa
Vanek with the Buffalo Sabres in 2011
Vanek with the Rochester Americans in 2004
Vanek in October 2006 playing for the Buffalo Sabres
Baden bei Wien
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Baden, unofficially distinguished from other Badens as Baden bei Wien, is a spa town in Austria. It serves as the capital of Baden District in the state of Lower Austria. Located about 26 km south of
Thomas Vanek
…player in NHL history along with David Reinbacher in the 2023 NHL entry draft. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2026. Vanek was born in Baden bei Wien, Austria, to a Slovak mother, Jarmila, and a Czech father, Zdeněk, who emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1982. He was raised in Zell am See and later…
Panorama of Baden with the aqueduct in the foreground
Coat of arms
Contemporary illustration of Baden from 1482
The "Spa Park" (Kurpark) entrance