Floyd Thomson

Floyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1971 to 1980. An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career in 1969 in the International Hockey League with the Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles where he was a Second and First Team All-Star in 1978 and 1979, respectively. Thomson retired in 1982.[1]

Floyd Thomson
Born (1949-06-14) June 14, 1949
Capreol, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19691982

Early life

Thomson, who later earned the nickname White-Pine, was taught how to skate as a toddler by his mother and played his amateur hockey in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association with the Falonbridge-Garson organization. After spending the 1969–70 season with the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets, Thomson was invited to play summer hockey in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Pre-NHL

Thomson spent the 1971–72 season in the Western Hockey League with the Denver Spurs, a team he captained to a championship, the first of three rings he'd win during his minor-pro career.

National Hockey League

Was taken under the wing of veterans Gary Sabourin, Red Berenson and Garry Unger early in his career with the Blues and is described as a player to took pride at both ends of the ice.

He arrived in St. Louis in 1971–72, scoring four goals and 10 points in 49 games. Thomson spent the next five seasons with the Blues scoring a career-high 14 goals in 1972-73.

The Blues made the NHL playoffs in three of his six full seasons with the team and he played in 10 playoff games, collecting two assists.

Post National Hockey League

In 1977–78 Thomson was sent down to the CHL's Salt Lake City Golden Eagles, where he was named a second-team all star. The following season he scored 41 goals and 81 points.

Thomson spent most of the 1979–80 season with the Golden Eagles, returning to the Blues for the final 11 games of his NHL career. His Salt Lake City team won the Adams Cup that season and captured a second straight title in 1980–81, Thomson's last season in professional hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1965–66 Garson-Falconbridge Native Sons NOJHL 11010
1966–67 Garson-Falconbridge Native Sons NOJHL 4020193910 72356
1967–68 Garson-Falconbridge Combines NOJHL 295121756 734721
1968–69 Garson-Falconbridge Combines NOJHL 4216122874 6651112
1969–70 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6910192981 30110
1970–71 Kansas City Blues CHL 7215183373
1971–72 Kansas City Blues CHL 61560
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 49461048
1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 1766128 922414
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 7514203471 50112
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 7711223358
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 7792736106 20110
1975–76 St. Louis Blues NHL 588101825
1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 58781511 30004
1976–77 Kansas City Blues CHL 133111416
1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 61124
1977–78 Salt Lake City Golden Eagles CHL 6926265245 62132
1978–79 Salt Lake City Golden Eagles CHL 7641408196 1054911
1979–80 St. Louis Blues NHL 1123518
1979–80 Salt Lake City Golden Eagles CHL 7323416449 13681411
1980–81 Salt Lake City Golden Eagles CHL 76243357104 173470
1981–82 Salt Lake City Golden Eagles CHL 7417284583 91014
NHL totals 4115697153341 100226

References

  1. "Floyd Thomson player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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