Played For: | St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings |
Position: | Left wing |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 215 |
Shoots: | Left |
Birth Date: | October 22, 1966 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Draft: | 43rd overall |
Draft Year: | 1985 |
Draft Team: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Career Start: | 1987 |
Career End: | 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 between 1989 and 1995. The rest of his career was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.
Thomlinson was selected 43rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, and went on to play a total of 42 regular season games, scoring one goal and three assists for four points, collecting 50 penalty minutes in the NHL. He played in 9 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues during the 1991 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 later worked as a radio personality in Vancouver.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1982–83 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 41 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | ||
1984–85 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 53 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | 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 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 64 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | 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 | ||
1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 80 | 53 | 54 | 107 | 107 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | ||
1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 39 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | 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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