Tom Gorence

Thomas John Gorence (born March 11, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers. He featured in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers.

Playing career A former University of Minnesota hockey player, Gorence played pro hockey for the Philadelphia Flyers (who drafted him with the 35th pick in the 1977 NHL entry draft) and Edmonton Oilers between 1978 and 1983. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1982 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1975–76 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 16 10 26 24 — — — — — 1976–77 University of Minnesota WCHA 29 18 19 37 44 — — — — — 1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 79 28 25 53 23 12 8 4 12 19 1978–79 Maine Mariners AHL 31 11 13 24 23 — — — — — 1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 42 13 6 19 10 7 3 1 4 0 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 8 13 21 15 15 3 3 6 18 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 24 18 42 46 12 3 2 5 29 1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 5 8 13 8 3 0 0 0 0 1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 53 7 7 14 10 — — — — — 1982–83 Maine Mariners AHL 10 0 5 5 2 17 9 3 12 12 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 12 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 53 13 14 27 17 — — — — — 1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 12 3 1 4 37 10 2 3 5 0 1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 303 58 53 111 89 37 9 6 15 47

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1981 United States CC 6 1 1 2 2 1982 United States WC 7 1 1 2 2 Senior totals 13 2 2 4 4