Michael Thompson

Michael "Mike" Thompson (b. on June 16, 1977 in Akwesasne, Ontario) is an Iroquois former professional box lacrosse goaltender. Thompson played seven seasons in the National Lacrosse League, six with the Buffalo Bandits.

He signed with the Bandits on August 18, 2006 to replace Ken Montour as back-up goalie to Steve Dietrich. Thompson took over the starting duties from Dietrich due to injuries during the 2007 season and played well enough to inevitably make Dietrich expendable after the season.

In 2008, Montour came back to Buffalo, he and Thompson formed a goalie platoon for the Bandits leading to the franchise's fourth NLL Championship. Thompson would make 39 saves, including one as time expired, as he went the whole way in the 2008 Champion's Cup.

Thompson retired from the NLL following the 2012 NLL season, although he was an unused backup for two games in 2014 for the Rochester Knighthawks.

Statistics NLL Regular Season Playoffs Season Team GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv % GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv % 2001 Ottawa 8 38 21 27 32.76 56.25% -- -- -- -- -- -- 2007 Buffalo 16 511 103 324 12.08 75.88% 2 119 21 90 10.56 81.08% 2008 Buffalo 14 421 83 266 11.82 76.22% 3 120 25 85 12.50 77.27% 2009 Buffalo 16 313 66 208 12.63 75.91% 2 15 1 6 3.91 85.71% 2010 Buffalo 11 387 64 271 9.92 80.90% 1 55 13 29 14.18 69.05% 2011 Buffalo 16 763 123 450 9.67 78.53% 2 77 16 59 12.44 78.67% 2012 Buffalo 16 525 109 333 12.44 75.30% 1 0 0 0 -- -- NLL totals 97 2,960 569 1879 11.53 76.76% 11 387 76 269 11.78 77.97%