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Blake Vanek
#18 Calgary Hitmen / WHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Aug 16, 2007
- Age
- 19
- Place of Birth
- Stillwater, MN, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- RW
- Height
- 191 cm / 6'3"
- Weight
- 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- -
- NHL Rights
Ottawa Senators / Unsigned
Blake Vanek has a wicked shot, the size to grow into a power forward style, and creative
hands that can break a pair of ankles in one-on-ones. Vanek’s primary method of production came from working into backdoor and cross-slot efforts. He plants his feet, is practically immovable, wins inside positioning, and protects the puck with his imposing frame. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide
Grandfather: Zdenek Vanek
Father: Thomas Vanek
Grandfather: Zdenek Vanek
Father: Thomas Vanek
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 |  Stillwater Bantam A | 15U A | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | MN Bruins 14U AAA | MNBEL 14U | - | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Stillwater Bantam AA | 15U AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Stillwater High | USHS-MN | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Stillwater High | USHS-MN | 25 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 35 | - | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | SDP 16U AAA | 16U AAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Stillwater High "A" | USHS-MN | 29 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 23 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | -1 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Wenatchee Wild | WHL | 37 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -22 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 |  Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 32 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 17 | -5 | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| 2026-2027 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -13 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Projected | WHL | 65 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 52 | -56 |
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | B17 - White (Final 54) | MNHP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B17 - White (Final 54) (MNHP) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Calgary Hitmen | 2 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 0.55 | 29 | -18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | -3 |
| Chicago Steel | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.56 | 17 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| MN Bruins 14U AAA | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| SDP 16U AAA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Stillwater Bantam A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Stillwater Bantam AA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Stillwater High | 3 | 79 | 47 | 67 | 114 | 1.44 | 62 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U.S. National U18 Team | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |||||||
| Wenatchee Wild (WHL) | 1 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.49 | 28 | -22 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.