Sébastien Thinel
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| image =
| image_size = 230px
| position = Winger
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 181
| team =
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| played_for = ECHL
Missouri Mavericks
Cincinnati Cyclones
CHL
Odessa Jackalopes
Ligue Magnus
Dragons de Rouen
Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble
EIHL
Fife Flyers
LNAH
Rivière-du-Loup 3L
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2019
}}
Sébastien Thinel (born March 24, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Winger.
On August 23, 2011, Thinel was signed by the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League for the 2011–12 season. During that season, Thinel became the first player in team history to score at least 80 Points in a season (82 Points on 23 Goals and 59 Assists) That season, he also broke Jeff Christian's franchise record of Points scored in a season (78 Points set during the team's inaugural 2009-10 season).
On July 19, 2012, it was announced that Thinel re-signed with the Mavericks for the 2012–13 Missouri Mavericks season.
On June 13, 2013, it was announced that Thinel re-signed with the Mavericks for the 2013-14 season. During that season, on February 15, 2014 against the Allen Americans, Thinel scored his 300th goal in the Central Hockey League, becoming only the sixth player in league history to do so. During a 5–2 win against the Quad City Mallards on March 5, 2014, Thinel became only the third player in Central Hockey League history to score 900 career Points in the Central Hockey League. In a game against the Brampton Beast on March 16, 2014, Thinel climbed to second place on the All-Time Central Hockey League Assist list with 602 Assists.
On July 7, 2014, Thinel re-signed with the Missouri Mavericks for the 2014–15 season. On October 7, 2014, it was announced that the Central Hockey League had folded and had joined the ECHL, nullifying Thinel's Central Hockey League contract with the team. On October 9, 2014, Thinel re-signed with the Mavericks under an ECHL contract.
In July 2014, Missouri Mavericks fans voted Thinel the Number 1 greatest Mavericks player in a poll of the Top-10 Mavericks players from the first 5 years of the team's existence.
On June 3, 2015, Thinel signed with the French club Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble of League Magnus.
Ahead of the 2016/17 season, Thinel signed for the Fife Flyers of the UK's EIHL.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/fife-flyers-land-proven-scorer-thinel-1-4199068|title = Fife Flyers land proven scorer Thinel}}
Thinel has since played for LNAH side Rivière-du-Loup 3L and Cornwall Senior Prowlers in the Ligue de Hockey Senior A de l'Outaouais (LHSAO).
On Jan. 12th, 2019 the Kansas City Mavericks retired his jersey, number 43, at a ceremony at the Silverstein Eye Center Arena.
His twin brother Marc-André was also a professional hockey player; they were teammates for three years as juniors at Victoriaville Tigres, and during the 2006–07 season at Rouen.[https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/11048/marc-andre-thinel Marc-André Thinel], EliteProspects.com
Awards and honours
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! Honours ! Year |
| CHL Most Valuable Player
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| 2014 Fan Vote of Top-10 Missouri Mavericks Players of All Time |
| All-CHL Team
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| CHL All-Star Team
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| Joe Burton Award (CHL Scoring Champion)
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| Central Hockey League "Best of The Best" Poll
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References
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{{Cite web|title=Sébastien Thinel|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=11047|access-date=May 3, 2014|publisher=EliteProspects.com}}
{{cite web|title=CHL Announces 2008-09 All-CHL Team|url=http://centralhockeyleague.com/news/index.html?article_id=3297|access-date=May 3, 2014|website=Central Hockey League}}
{{Cite web|title=Mavericks Sign Former CHL MVP and NHL Draft Pick, Sirota Traded|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4281942|access-date=May 27, 2013|date=August 23, 2011|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com}}
{{Cite web|title=Missouri Mavericks 2011-12 Season Highlights|url=http://missourimavericks.com/news-stats/news/110-mavericks-season-in-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504001549/http://missourimavericks.com/news-stats/news/110-mavericks-season-in-review.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 4, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2014|publisher=Missouri Mavericks}}
{{Cite web|title=Mavericks Re-Sign Leading Scorer, Goaltender and Add Defenseman|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4451363|access-date=July 21, 2012|date=July 19, 2012|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com}}
{{cite news|title=Mavericks Hope Signings Can Make up for Loss of Effinger|url=http://www.examiner.net/sports/hockey/x1400283313/Mavericks-hope-signings-can-help-make-up-for-loss-of-Effinger?zc_p=0|access-date=July 21, 2012|date=July 20, 2012|newspaper=The Examiner}}
{{cite news|first=Zach|last=Courter|title=All-CHL Team Announced|url=http://minorleaguehockeyreport.com/2013/03/all-chl-team-announced/|work=MinorLeagueHockeyReport.com|date=March 18, 2013}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4558924|title=Mavericks Shine in CHL's 'Best of The Best' Poll|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com|date=March 18, 2013}}
{{cite web|url=http://centralhockeyleague.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/Multimedia/12-13%20Best%20of%20the%20Best%20Voting%20RESULTS_1.pdf|title=2012-2013 CHL Best of the Best|website=Central Hockey League}}
{{Cite web|title=Mavericks Unveil Season 5 Logo, Announce Multiple Player Signings|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4614844|access-date=June 16, 2013|date=June 13, 2013|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com}}
{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Althaus|title=Thinel's Milestone Caps Big Win for Mavs|url=http://www.examiner.net/article/20140215/SPORTS/140218973|work=The Examiner|date=February 15, 2014}}
{{cite news|first=Bobby|last=Metcalf|title=BLOG: Breakdown of Mallards' 5-2 Loss to Mavericks|url=http://qctimes.com/sports/hockey/professional/minor/metcalf/blog-breakdown-of-mallards---loss-to-mavericks/article_aaf79db6-d6f3-50e1-afd7-e34b761e3b1f.html|work=Quad-City Times|date=March 6, 2014}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MissouriMavericksHockey/photos/a.166896833350478.33785.146792908694204/729711833735639/?type=1|title=Missouri Mavericks Hockey's Photos|publisher=Missouri Mavericks|date=March 16, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2014}}
{{cite news|first=Matthew|last=Harding|title=2013-14 CHL Best of the Best Poll|url=http://minorleaguehockeyreport.com/2014/03/2013-14-chl-best-best-poll/#more-2625|work=MinorLeagueHockeyReport.com|date=March 19, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214223624/http://minorleaguehockeyreport.com/2014/03/2013-14-chl-best-best-poll/#more-2625|archive-date=February 14, 2015}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4827497|title=Mavericks Re-Sign Sebastien Thinel|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=July 14, 2014}}
{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Althaus|title=Mavs to Reveal All-Time Top 10|url=http://missourimavericks.com/news-stats/news/1257-mavericks-top-10-vote-the-results.html|access-date=August 2, 2014|date=July 12, 2014|newspaper=The Examiner|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809215635/http://missourimavericks.com/news-stats/news/1257-mavericks-top-10-vote-the-results.html|archive-date=August 9, 2014}}
{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Althaus|title=Missouri Mavericks All-Time Top 10 - No. 1 Sebastien Thinel|url=http://www.examiner.net/article/20140715/SPORTS/140719431/2000/NEWS|access-date=August 2, 2014|date=July 15, 2014|newspaper=The Examiner}}
{{Cite web|title=Days Before Season Begins, ECHL Adds 7 Former Central Hockey League Teams|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2014/10/7/6940315/echl-chl-merger-2014-schedule|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=October 7, 2014|publisher=SB Nation}}
{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Genet|title=A NEW ERA|url=http://www.examiner.net/article/20141010/SPORTS/141019974/?Start=1|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=October 10, 2014|newspaper=The Examiner}}
{{cite web|title=ECHL Transactions - Oct. 9|url=http://echl.com/echl-transactions-oct-9-p194059|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=October 9, 2014|website=ECHL}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeyhebdo.com/news-lm---arrivee-a----grenoble,18948.html|title=Grenoble signe un attaquant québécois, Sébastien Thinel|publisher=HockeyHebdo.com|language=fr|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2015}}
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External links
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