Tom Pederson

Thomas Stuart Pederson (born January 14, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played five seasons in the National Hockey League between 1992–93 and 1996–97.

Career Pederson was drafted 217th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL entry draft. He played 240 career NHL games with the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring 20 goals and 49 assists for 69 points.

Pederson played one season in Japan for Seibu Tetsudo Tokyo between playing for the Sharks and the Maple Leafs. He retired in 2000 after playing two season for the Hannover Scorpions in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

He later created the Green Biscuit, an off-ice stick handling and passing aid which stays flat on nearly any surface.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 University of Minnesota NCAA 42 5 24 29 46 — — — — — 1989–90 University of Minnesota NCAA 43 8 30 38 58 — — — — — 1990–91 University of Minnesota NCAA 36 12 20 32 46 — — — — — 1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 20 6 9 15 16 13 1 6 7 14 1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 44 7 13 20 31 — — — — — 1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 26 6 15 21 10 12 1 6 7 2 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 6 19 25 31 14 1 6 7 2 1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 7 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 47 5 11 16 31 10 0 5 5 8 1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 60 1 4 5 40 — — — — — 1996–97 Seibu Tetsuyo Tokyo JIHL 29 10 28 38 24 — — — — — 1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 1 0 4 4 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 1 2 3 9 — — — — — 1996–97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 10 1 2 3 8 7 1 3 4 4 1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 78 12 24 36 87 4 2 0 2 4 1998–99 Hannover Scorpions DEL 50 10 22 32 53 — — — — — 1999–00 Hannover Scorpions DEL 21 3 5 8 12 — — — — — NHL totals 240 20 49 69 142 24 1 11 12 10