- Thomas Tragust
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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position =Goaltender
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height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 163
team =Texas Tornado
league =NAHL
nationality = Italy
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|5|28
birth_place =Silandro ,Italy |Thomas Tragust is a
goaltender for Italy at the2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and theTexas Tornado of theNAHL .cite web| url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/tragust.html | title=Thomas Tragust |publisher= [http://www.hockeygoalies.org www.hockeygoalies.org] |accessdate=2007-07-04] He has attended summer development camp with theBuffalo Sabres .cite web| url=http://www.tornadohockey.com/news/current-news/index.cfm?ArchiveID=563 |title=Tornado goaltender Thomas Tragust will miss NAHL Showcase to attend Buffalo Sabres training camp | publisher=Texas Tornado | accessdate=2007-07-04]Before North America
Tragust began to play
ice hockey inLatsch ,Italy , until he was eleven years old. Afterwards, he played forMerano ,. In 2003, he debuted in the A1 series, the premier ice hockey league in Italy, where in his first game he recorded a 6-0shutout . He lead the team to two national champinoships. In 2005, he played for Italy at theIIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship in Division I. He was the backup toJason Muzzatti at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin , Italy. At the Olympics, Tragust got his break in the final game, when they were risking demotion to Group B. Italy was down 3-0 to Slovenia, when head coachMickey Goulet pulled veteran Muzzatti, in favour of Tragust, who ended up tying the game. [cite web| url=http://www.hockeyjournal.com/heast/200607/200607GouletNEHJ.htm |title=Ex-UNH standout Mickey Goulet gives the Italian national team an appetite for victory| publisher= [http://www.hockeyjournal.com New England Hockey Journal] |accessdate=2007-07-05] After Tragust left Merano, the team dropped to the second division.North America
He was the starting goalie for the
Texas Tornados . Having attended development camp with the Buffalo Sabres, he is seeking to further his professional career, possibly playing in the NHL. cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20061031133849italiantornado| title=Italian Tornado| publisher= [http://www.eurohockey.net www.eurohockey.net] |accessdate=2007-07-04 ]He returned to his Native Italy to play for
HC Fassa .References
External links
* [http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20061031133849italiantornado Interview with Tragust about playing ice hockey in North America]
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