Position: | Centre |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
Played For: | Los Angeles Sharks Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades Indianapolis Racers Cincinnati Stingers Quebec Nordiques WAT Stadlau |
Birth Date: | April 21, 1953 |
Birth Place: | London, Ontario, Canada |
Draft: | 29th overall |
Draft Year: | 1973 |
Draft Team: | Chicago Black Hawks |
Wha Draft: | 8th overall |
Wha Draft Year: | 1973 |
Wha Draft Team: | Los Angeles Sharks |
Career Start: | 1973 |
Career End: | 1985 |
Reginald Kenneth Thomas (born April 21, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1973 to 1979, and in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1980.
After a standout junior career with the London Knights, in which he scored 309 points in only three seasons, he was drafted by both the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA and the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Thomas played seven seasons in the WHA for the Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Indianapolis Racers, and Cincinnati Stingers. After the dissolution of the WHA he played 39 NHL games for the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL, and ultimately retired from hockey in 1985 after a spell in Austria for WAT Stadlau. After his career Thomas ran a farm and produce market just outside Lambeth, Ontario.
His son, Reg Thomas, Jr., played hockey as well, for the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Thomas has another son named Dylan, who was drafted by the Belleville Bulls of the OHL and his youngest son, Blake Thomas also played for the Sarnia Sting.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1969–70 | Glanworth Selects | OMHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | London Knights | OHA | 58 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 61 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 61 | 52 | 83 | 135 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 72 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | WHA | 50 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 80 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1976–77 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 79 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | ||
1977–78 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 49 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 80 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 39 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 31 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 74 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 80 | 47 | 63 | 110 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 80 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | WAT Stadlau | AUT | 38 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | WAT Stadlau | AUT | 34 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 428 | 121 | 138 | 259 | 199 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 39 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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