Thomas Tragust
| Thomas Tragust | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 28, 1986 Schlanders, Italy | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | |||||
| Position |
NAHL team | Texas Tornado | ||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | |||||
Thomas Tragust is a
IIHF World Championships as a member of the Italian National men's ice hockey team.[2]
Career
Before North America
Tragust began to play
IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship in Division I. He missed out on selection for the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, but in the 2006 IIHF World Championship, Tragust was on the roster and got his break in the final game, when they were risking demotion to Group B. Italy was down 3-0 to Slovenia when head coach Mickey Goulet pulled veteran Jason Muzzatti in favour of Tragust, who ended up helping the Italians to tie the game.[1][3]
After Tragust left Meran, the team dropped to the second division.
North America and return to Italy
He was the starting goalie for the
HC Fassa. He also played for Italy at the 2008 and 2012 World Championships (four matches at each tournament, all defeats),[1] and was on the roster for the 2010 edition but did not make an appearance (other than in 2007, when he was not selected, Italy did not qualify for the elite level world finals in the odd-numbered years of that period, nor for the 2010 Winter Olympics
).
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas Tragust". hockeygoalies.org. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
- ^ "Ex-UNH standout Mickey Goulet gives the Italian national team an appetite for victory". New England Hockey Journal]. Archived from the original on 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Tornado goaltender Thomas Tragust will miss NAHL Showcase to attend Buffalo Sabres training camp". Texas Tornado. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Italian Tornado". eurohockey.net. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Interview with Tragust about playing ice hockey in North America