Ben Thomson (ice hockey, born 1993)
Ben Thomson | |||
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Born |
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada | January 16, 1993||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
AHL team Former teams |
San Diego Gulls New Jersey Devils | ||
NHL Draft |
96th overall, 2012 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Ben Thomson (born January 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Thomson played junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers and North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League.
Playing career
On May 23, 2014, Thomson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils.[1] He made his NHL debut against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 4, 2017, and played two more games at the NHL level before being reassigned to the AHL.[2]
Thomson signed a one-year, two-way contract on July 26, 2017.[3] After attending the Devils training camp, Thomson was re-assigned to inaugural AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, for the duration of the 2017–18 season. He recorded 5 goals and 13 points in 64 games, leading the team and setting a new AHL career high in penalty minutes with 119.
As a free agent from the Devils and approaching the 2018–19 season, Thomson agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the San Diego Gulls, affiliate to the Anaheim Ducks on September 6, 2018.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 137 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | ||
2012–13 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 119 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
2013–14 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | North Bay Battalion | OHL | 43 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 64 | ||
2014–15 | Albany Devils | AHL | 67 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Albany Devils | AHL | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 109 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | 72 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2010 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ↑ "Devils sign prospects Johnson, Thomson". New Jersey Devils. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ Pickford, Mike (April 13, 2017). "Orangeville native propelled into National Hockey League". Orangeville Citizen. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Devils sign forward Ben Thomson to a one-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Gulls sign Ben Thomson to one-year contract". San Diego Gulls. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database