Jeff Toms

Jeff Toms (born June 4, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Toms was selected by the New Jersey Devils 210th overall in the 1992 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Before ever playing for the New Jersey Devils, Toms was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he would spend a few seasons before he was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals. On December 5, 1997, Toms scored the first game winning goal and first overtime goal in Capital One Arena (then MCI Center) history. Toms would also play for the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Florida Panthers.

In 2003, Toms moved to Europe, splitting the 2003-04 season with spells in the Russian Superleague for HC Severstal Cherepovets and in Nationalliga A in Switzerland with EHC Basel. Toms would go on to play the remainder of his career in Switzerland, playing two seasons with HC Ambri-Piotta, three with SCL Tigers and then finishing his playing career with Genève-Servette HC. He played for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 35 9 5 14 0 16 0 1 1 2 1992–93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 60 16 23 39 20 16 4 4 8 7 1993–94 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 64 52 45 97 19 14 11 4 15 2 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 40 7 8 15 10 4 0 0 0 4 1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 68 16 18 34 18 1 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 37 11 16 27 8 4 1 2 3 0 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 34 2 8 10 10 — — — — — 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 1 2 3 7 — — — — — 1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 33 3 4 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 20 3 7 10 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 21 1 5 6 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL 33 16 21 37 16 4 1 1 2 2 1999–00 Washington Capitals NHL 20 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 5 6 5 11 0 — — — — — 2000–01 New York Islanders NHL 39 2 4 6 119 — — — — — 2000–01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 12 4 9 13 2 5 6 0 6 2 2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 15 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 6 6 12 4 — — — — — 2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 38 7 4 11 10 — — — — — 2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 64 30 33 63 28 1 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 8 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2003–04 EHC Basel NLA 25 14 11 25 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 14 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2004–05 HC Ambri-Piotta NLA 38 21 27 48 26 5 1 1 2 0 2005–06 HC Ambri-Piotta NLA 40 11 29 40 46 7 4 5 9 6 2006–07 SCL Tigers NLA 33 13 20 33 38 — — — — — 2007–08 SCL Tigers NLA 40 20 40 60 36 — — — — — 2008–09 SCL Tigers NLA 23 16 16 32 41 — — — — — 2009–10 Geneve-Servette HC NLA 40 8 28 36 44 — — — — — 2010–11 Geneve-Servette HC NLA 43 12 24 36 24 — — — — — NHL totals 236 22 33 55 59 1 0 0 0 0