Tom Songin

Thomas Songin (born December 20, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 43 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins between 1978 and 1981. He recorded five goals and five assists.

Biography A native of Norwood, Massachusetts, Songin is the nephew of professional football player Butch Songin. He played scholastic ice hockey at Mount Saint Charles Academy (MSC) and Northwood School, leading MSC to the Rhode Island state championship in 1971–72 as the state scoring champion with 27 goals and 43 assists. Songin went on to attend Boston College, where he earned eight varsity letters as a star baseball and ice hockey player. A power-hitting shortstop on the baseball diamond, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1974, and returned to the league in 1975 and 1976 to play for the Orleans Cardinals.

Songin was undrafted out of college, and went on to play in parts of three seasons for the Boston Bruins. His first NHL goal came in Toronto on December 5, 1978, in Boston's 5-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. Songin was an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1988–89, and was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1996, and the Mount Saint Charles Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 Mount Saint Charles Academy HSRI — 27 43 70 — — — — — — 1972–73 Northwood School HS-Prep — — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Boston College HE 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1974–75 Boston College HE 28 13 27 40 44 — — — — — 1975–76 Boston College HE 22 9 7 16 24 — — — — — 1976–77 Boston College HE 27 7 7 14 24 — — — — — 1977–78 Long Beach Sharks PHL 42 25 25 50 66 — — — — — 1978–79 Boston Bruins NHL 17 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Rochester Americans AHL 59 21 38 59 92 — — — — — 1979–80 Boston Bruins NHL 17 1 3 4 16 — — — — — 1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 63 24 39 63 36 — — — — — 1980–81 Boston Bruins NHL 9 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 57 26 32 58 68 2 0 1 1 24 1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 53 10 26 36 10 — — — — — 1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — AHL totals 232 81 135 216 206 2 0 1 1 24 NHL totals 43 5 5 10 22 — — — — —