Thomas Vanek was only the fourth Austrian inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame this past May and only second player after Josef Puschnig. The son of a hockey player, Vanek started skating early and became too good for the system at home. And so he began a journey abroad to develop into a world-class player.
That journey started in 1997 when he played for Austria at the famous Quebec Pee Wee tournament and was named MVP. It continued a year late…
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