| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Played For: | Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Birth Date: | March 11, 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Draft: | 35th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1977 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Wha Draft: | 13th overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1977 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Calgary Cowboys |
| Career Start: | 1977 |
| Career End: | 1986 |
Thomas John Gorence (born March 11, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers. He featured in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers.
A former University of Minnesota hockey player, Gorence played pro hockey for the Philadelphia Flyers (who drafted him with the 35th pick in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft) and Edmonton Oilers between 1978 and 1983. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1982 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1975–76 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 29 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 79 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 31 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | ||
| 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 53 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 303 | 58 | 53 | 111 | 89 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 47 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982 | United States | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Senior totals | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||