Dave Tomlinson

David Holland Tomlinson (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He played college hockey at Boston University on a scholarship from 1987 to 1991. Following graduation, he competed in both the AHL and IHL and appeared in 42 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, and Florida Panthers. He also represented Canada's National Team in several international tournaments. After his time in the NHL, he spent a decade playing professionally in Europe. He currently serves as a color commentator for Vancouver Canucks broadcasts on CBC Sports and Sportsnet.

Broadcasting career He succeeded Tom Larscheid as the color commentator for Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts on Team 1040, later known as TSN 1040, beginning with the 2010–11 season. He continued in that role until the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, when the station lost its radio broadcast rights for Canucks games.

On March 13, 2019, Tomlinson was among several on-air personalities who were unexpectedly let go from TSN 1040.

In October 2021, Tomlinson was appointed as the inaugural radio color commentator for the Seattle Kraken, the National Hockey League's newest expansion team. Throughout the Kraken’s first two seasons in the league, Tomlinson played a key part in shaping the team’s media identity and connecting fans to the action on the ice through engaging and informative broadcasts.

On September 19, 2023, Tomlinson was announced as the primary color commentator for the Vancouver Canucks’ regional broadcasts on CBC/Sportsnet for the 2023–24 season, with Ray Ferraro set to cover select games as a substitute.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Summerland Buckaroos BCJHL 52 48 40 88 78 — — — — — 1986–87 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL 51 43 65 108 75 — — — — — 1987–88 Boston University HE 34 16 20 36 40 — — — — — 1988–89 Boston University HE 34 16 30 46 28 — — — — — 1989–90 Boston University HE 43 15 22 37 53 — — — — — 1990–91 Boston University HE 41 30 30 60 55 — — — — — 1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 75 23 34 57 75 12 4 5 9 6 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 70 36 48 84 115 9 1 4 5 8 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 31 1 3 4 24 — — — — — 1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 39 23 23 46 38 20 6 6 12 24 1994–95 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 78 38 72 110 79 10 7 3 10 8 1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 81 39 57 96 127 17 4 12 16 18 1996–97 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 19 30 49 56 9 3 4 7 16 1997–98 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 20 32 52 60 10 4 11 15 10 1998–99 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 12 27 39 74 12 7 3 10 12 1999–00 Adler Mannheim DEL 56 20 30 50 101 5 1 2 3 6 2000–01 Adler Mannheim DEL 59 21 24 45 84 12 4 7 11 28 2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL 33 9 16 25 26 12 1 2 3 8 2002–03 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 21 6 5 11 16 3 0 0 0 8 2003–04 Hamburg Freezers DEL 46 8 17 25 109 11 4 5 9 10 2004–05 Hamburg Freezers DEL 43 14 9 23 34 6 1 0 1 0 2005–06 EV Zug NLA 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Martigny NLB 35 8 19 27 58 — — — — — 2005–06 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 4 0 2 2 33 5 2 2 4 2 DEL totals 405 129 192 321 593 85 27 36 63 100 NHL totals 42 1 3 4 28 — — — — —