Kenneth Thompson (ice hockey)
Kenworthy James "Ken" Thompson (May 29, 1881 – November 25, 1933) was a British professional ice hockey player. After playing several seasons of amateur hockey in Montreal, Thompson played two seasons of professional hockey for the Montreal Wanderers. He joined the Wanderers for the 1916–17 season, the final one of the National Hockey Association, and played one game for them in the new National Hockey League before retiring from hockey. He was born in Oakengates, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
| Kenneth Thompson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 29, 1881 Oakengates, England, GBR | ||
| Died | November 25, 1933 (aged 52) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Wanderers | ||
| Playing career | 1913–1918 | ||
Playing career
Thompson played 14 games for the Wanderers in 1916–17 in the last year of the NHA. The following season Thompson and the Wanderers franchise would be playing in the start-up National Hockey League. He played one game in the NHL, on December 26, 1917 against the Ottawa Senators.
Prior to his professional career, he played in various amateur teams:
- Montreal HLP
- Université Laval
- All-Montreal
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1913–14 | Montreal HLP | MTMHL | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Montreal Shamrocks | MCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Université Laval | MTMHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914–15 | All-Montreal | MCHL | 11 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Université Laval | MCHL | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Montreal Wanderers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHA totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
- List of National Hockey League players from the United Kingdom
- List of players who played only one game in the NHL
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database