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TageThompson
Tage Thompson went from UConn hockey and a St. Louis Blues draft pick to a centre role with the Buffalo Sabres and the United States.
Where Thompson came from
Career path
Who is Thompson
Tage Thompson took a less direct route than many top picks: St. Louis Blues drafted him 26th overall in 2016, and after college hockey at UConn he built an NHL career. Buffalo is now his club, where he plays centre for the Sabres, and he has also represented the United States. His regular-season points total stands at 406, built from goals and assists across his NHL career. He shoots right. The path from UConn through the San Antonio Rampage carried him into the professional game, where his combination of size and a right-handed shot has kept him in Buffalo's middle. Drafted as a centre, he has played that role in the NHL, and Buffalo still uses him in that exact spot.
Thompson: quick answers
Center is his spot, lining up for the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL and representing the United States internationally.
His date of birth is 30 October 1997, which makes him 28 years old.
Standing 1.98 m and weighing 100 kg, he shoots right.