Bill Thoms

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Bill Thoms
Born (1910-03-05)March 5, 1910
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Died December 26, 1964(1964-12-26) (aged 54)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1932–1945

William David Thoms (March 5, 1910 – December 26, 1964) was a professional ice hockey player who played 548 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins.

Thoms tied Charlie Conacher for the NHL goal-scoring lead in 1935–36; however, Conacher is recognized as the goal-scoring champion due to Conacher's playing less games. After his retirement in 1945, he briefly coached the Toronto Marlboros of the OHA, and died of a heart attack on Boxing Day, 1964.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1928–29 Newmarket Redmen OHA-Jr.
1929–30 West Toronto Nationals OHA-Jr. 7 7 13 20 6 2 0 0 0 0
1929–30 West Toronto Nationals M-Cup 9 9 5 14 10
1930–31 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 11 11 2 13 4 3 0 0 0 2
1930–31 Toronto Eaton's TMHL 15 11 7 18 0 6 0 4 4 0
1931–32 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 20 16 6 22 26 2 1 0 1 0
1931–32 Syracuse Stars IHL 12 2 4 6 2
1931–32 Toronto Eaton's TMHL 6 4 4 8 0 2 4 1 5 0
1932–33 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Sr. 1 0 0 0 0
1932–33 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 29 3 9 12 15 9 1 1 2 4
1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 8 18 26 24 5 0 2 2 0
1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 9 13 22 15 7 2 0 2 0
1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 23 15 38 29 9 3 5 8 0
1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 10 9 19 14 2 0 0 0 0
1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 14 24 38 14 7 0 1 1 0
1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 1 4 5 4
1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 36 6 11 17 16
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 9 13 22 2 1 0 0 0 0
1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 13 19 32 4
1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 15 30 45 4 3 0 1 1 0
1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 15 28 43 3
1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7 3 5 8 2
1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 21 2 6 8 8
1944–45 Boston Bruins NHL 17 4 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2
1947–48 Toronto Maher Jewels TIHL 26 4 16 20 10 3 2 0 2 7
NHL totals 548 135 206 341 154 44 6 10 16 6

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