Kenneth Thompson (ice hockey) explained

Kenneth Thompson
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:160
Played For:Montreal Wanderers
Birth Date:1895
Birth Place:Oakengates, England, GBR
Death Place:Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Career Start:1913
Career End:1918

Kenworthy James "Ken" Thompson (1895–1931[1]) was a British-born Canadian 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, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec.

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.

Before his professional career, he played in various amateur teams:

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1913–14Montreal HLPMTMHL10 7 0 7 15
1913–14Montreal ShamrocksMCHL1 0 0 0 0
1913–14Université LavalMTMHL3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
1914–15All-MontrealMCHL11 14 0 14 9
1915–16Université LavalMCHL10 8 0 8 61 0 0 0 0
1916–17Montreal WanderersNHA14 1 0 1 8
1917–18Montreal WanderersNHL1 0 0 0 0
NHA totals14 1 0 1 8
NHL totals1 0 0 0 0

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/kenworthy-james-thompson-24-3mhmv0h Kenworthy James Thompson (1895–1931)