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 | |||
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| Born |
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 | 1969–1982 | ||
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 | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Garson-Falconbridge Native Sons | NOJHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Garson-Falconbridge Native Sons | NOJHL | 40 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1967–68 | Garson-Falconbridge Combines | NOJHL | 29 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 1968–69 | Garson-Falconbridge Combines | NOJHL | 42 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 69 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 72 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 58 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Salt Lake City Golden Eagles | CHL | 69 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Salt Lake City Golden Eagles | CHL | 76 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 96 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake City Golden Eagles | CHL | 73 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1980–81 | Salt Lake City Golden Eagles | CHL | 76 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 104 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake City Golden Eagles | CHL | 74 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 411 | 56 | 97 | 153 | 341 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
References
- "Floyd Thomson player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database