Dave Thomlinson
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
| position = Left wing
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 215
| shoots = Left
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| draft = 43rd overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs
| career_start = 1987
| career_end = 1998
}}
David N. Thomlinson (born October 22, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings between 1989 and 1995. The rest of his career was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.
Playing career
Thomlinson was selected 43rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, and went on to play a total of 42 regular season games, scoring one goal and three assists for four points, collecting 50 penalty minutes in the NHL. He played in 9 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues during the 1991 NHL playoffs, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist for four points, and collected 4 penalty minutes.
Personal life
Thomlinson was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He played junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Thomlinson is now a lawyer with the law firm of Miller Thomson LLP. He is often confused with another former professional hockey player with a very similar name - Dave Tomlinson, who later worked as a radio personality in Vancouver.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1982–83
| AJHL | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1983–84 | WHL | 41 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 62
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 1984–85
| Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 70
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1985–86 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 53 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 116
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87
| Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87 | WHL | 70 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 117
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 1987–88
| IHL | 74 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 56
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 64 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 154
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1989–90
| NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 59 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 87
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 1990–91
| St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 80 | 53 | 54 | 107 | 107
| 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 1991–92
| NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | AHL | 25 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 36
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93
| AHL | 54 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 61
| 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
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| 1993–94 | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94
| IHL | 39 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 70
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 77 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 87
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 48 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 65
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996–97
| Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 67 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | IHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 42 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 50 ! 9 !! 3 !! 1 !! 4 !! 4 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 536 !! 201 !! 249 !! 450 !! 688 ! 39 !! 17 !! 15 !! 32 !! 72 |
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Maine Mariners (AHL) players
Category:Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
Category:Moose Jaw Warriors players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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