| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Birth Date: | May 2, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 75th overall |
| Draft Team: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Draft Year: | 1986 |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 1996 |
Kirk H. Tomlinson (born May 2, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in one National Hockey League game for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1987–88 NHL season.
As a youth, he played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.[1]
He is also a former head coach in the West Coast Hockey League, United Hockey League, and Central Hockey League.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 66 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1985–86 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 58 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 65 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 169 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 23 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 138 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 43 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 131 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 57 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 54 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 356 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 50 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 224 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||
| 1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 41 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 171 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1995–96 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 112 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 642 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | ||||
| IHL totals | 96 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 419 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||