| Jim Thomson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 30, 1965 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Hartford Whalers New Jersey Devils Los Angeles Kings Ottawa Senators Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| NHL Draft |
185th overall, 1984 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1994 | ||
James B. Thomson (born December 30, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Career
Selected 185th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Thomson also played for the Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In total, Thomson played 115 regular season games, scoring four goals and three assists for seven points and collecting 416 penalty minutes. He played one playoff game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992–93 NHL season.
Thomson is now the owner of a Junior "A" hockey team, the Aurora Tigers. He is also a motivational speaker often invited to speak at schools across North America as part of his organization called Jim Thomson's "Dreams Do Come True". Thomson is also an ambassador, speaker and advisory board member for Your Life Counts.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Markham Waxers | OPJHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Devon Dynamiters | AAHA | 55 | 60 | 56 | 116 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Markham Waxers | OJHL | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 60 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 63 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 122 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 59 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 57 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 360 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | ||
| 1987–88 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 41 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 60 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 115 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 416 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ Ngabo, Gilbert (November 11, 2023). "He turned to drugs and alcohol after losing his NHL career. Now he's helping others struggling get a second chance". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Official website
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com