Dave Thomlinson
David N. Thomlinson (born October 22, 1966) is a Canadian retired 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.
| Dave Thomlinson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 22, 1966 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 | ||
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 | ||||