Dave Thomlinson

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Dave Thomlinson
Born (1966-10-22) October 22, 1966 (age 55)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 1985
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1987–1998

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. Drafted 43rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, he went on to play a total of 42 regular season games, scoring one goal and three assists for four points, collecting 50 penalty minutes. He played in 9 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues during the 1990-91 NHL Playoffs, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist for four points, and collected 4 penalty minutes.

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 is now a radio personality on Vancouver local sports station, the Team 1040.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 41 17 12 29 62 12 3 2 5 24
1984–85 WHL 26 13 14 27 70
1985–86 WHL 53 25 20 45 116
1986–87 WHL 2 0 1 1 9
Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70 44 36 80 117 9 7 3 10 19
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 74 27 30 57 56 7 4 3 7 11
1988–89 IHL 64 27 29 56 154 3 0 1 1 8
1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 1 2 3 12
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
Peoria Rivermen IHL 80 53 54 107 107 11 6 7 13 28
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 12 0 1 1 17
Maine Mariners AHL 25 9 11 20 36
1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 54 25 35 60 61 12 2 5 7 8
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 0 0 0 21
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 39 10 15 25 70
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 77 30 40 70 87 9 5 3 8 8
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
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 28 1 4 5 22
NHL totals 42 1 3 4 50 9 3 1 4 4
IHL totals 536 201 249 450 688 39 17 15 32 72

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