Brent Thompson
| Brent Thompson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Thompson with the New York Islanders during the 2013 playoffs | |||
| Born |
January 9, 1971 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| NHL Draft |
39th overall, 1989 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2005 | ||
Brent Keith Thompson (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian former professional defenceman who played 121 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, and Los Angeles Kings.
Coaching career[]
He was formerly the head coach of the Alaska Aces of the ECHL, where he led them to a Kelly Cup Championship in the 2010–11 season. During the 2011–12, Thompson was the head coach for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, affiliate of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.[1] In June 2012, the Islanders announced that Thompson would be promoted to Assistant Coach under Islanders Head Coach Jack Capuano.[2] To start the 2014-2015, Brent Thompson was once again named the head coach for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.[3]
Personal[]
His son, Tage Thompson, was selected 26th overall of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres.[4] His other son, Tyce Thompson, was selected 96th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Calgary Northstars U18 | AMHL | 25 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 68 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1990–91 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 51 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 42 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 26 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 58 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 203 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 64 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 215 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 77 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 308 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 76 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 265 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 1999–00 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 67 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 311 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 59 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 61 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 172 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 79 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 256 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| AHL totals | 635 | 29 | 129 | 158 | 2084 | 91 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 202 | ||||
| NHL totals | 121 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 352 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second All-Star Team | 1991 | |
| IHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 1992 | |
| AHL | ||
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award | 1999 | |
| ECHL | ||
| Coach of the Year | 2011 | [5] |
References[]
- ^ Strang, Katie (June 28, 2011). "Isles name Brent Thompson as Bridgeport head coach". Newsday. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "BRENT THOMPSON NAMED SOUND TIGERS HEAD COACH". soundtigers.com. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "THOMPSON NAMED SOUND TIGERS HEAD COACH". soundtigers.com. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Compton, Brian (October 9, 2017). "Thompson followed in father's footsteps to NHL with Blues". NHL.com. New York: NHL. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Brent Thompson". Eliteprospects.com. January 9, 1971. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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