Dave Thomlinson

David N. Thomlinson (born October 22, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings between 1989 and 1995. The rest of his career was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.

Playing career Thomlinson was selected 43rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL entry draft, and went on to play a total of 42 regular season games, scoring one goal and three assists for four points, collecting 50 penalty minutes in the NHL. He played in 9 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues during the 1991 NHL playoffs, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist for four points, and collected 4 penalty minutes.

Personal life Thomlinson was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He played junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Thomlinson is now a lawyer with the law firm of Miller Thomson LLP. He is often confused with another former professional hockey player with a very similar name - Dave Tomlinson, who later worked as a radio personality in Vancouver.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 41 17 12 29 62 12 3 2 5 24 1984–85 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 26 13 14 27 70 — — — — — 1985–86 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 53 25 20 45 116 — — — — — 1986–87 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 2 0 1 1 9 — — — — — 1986–87 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70 44 36 80 117 9 7 3 10 19 1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 74 27 30 57 56 7 4 3 7 11 1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 64 27 29 56 154 3 0 1 1 8 1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 1 2 3 12 — — — — — 1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 59 27 40 67 87 5 1 1 2 15 1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 4 4 1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 80 53 54 107 107 11 6 7 13 28 1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 12 0 1 1 17 — — — — — 1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 25 9 11 20 36 — — — — — 1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 54 25 35 60 61 12 2 5 7 8 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 0 0 0 21 — — — — — 1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 39 10 15 25 70 — — — — — 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 77 30 40 70 87 9 5 3 8 8 1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 48 10 13 23 65 4 1 0 1 2 1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 67 16 24 40 40 — — — — — 1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 28 1 4 5 22 — — — — — NHL totals 42 1 3 4 50 9 3 1 4 4 IHL totals 536 201 249 450 688 39 17 15 32 72