Robert Thomas (ice hockey)

Robert Thomas
Thomas with the Bulldogs in 2018
Born (1999-07-02) July 2, 1999
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft 20th overall, 2017
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2018–present

Robert Thomas (born July 2, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Blues in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior

Prior to joining the Ontario Hockey League, Thomas recorded 45 points in 34 games for the York Simcoe Express of the Eastern AAA Minor Midget Hockey League during its 2014–15 season.[1]

Thomas was selected by the London Knights of the OHL in the second round (26th overall) in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection.[2]

Following his selection in the first round, 20th overall, to the St. Louis Blues in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Thomas attended the Blues rookie camp over the summer. Following an impressive training camp and pre-season with the Blues, Thomas was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract on September 28, 2017, before he was returned to continued his development with the London Knights for the 2017–18 season.[3]

On January 8, 2018, Thomas was traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs in exchange for Connor McMichael and five draft picks.[4] Thomas was suspended five games for slashing Peterborough Petes forward Zach Gallant in the mouth, yet he still finished the 2017–18 regular season tied for 20th in OHL scoring.[5]

International play

Thomas was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships,[6] where he helped them win a gold medal.

Career statistics

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
IIHF World U20 Championship
2018 USA
Representing Canada Canada White
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Ice hockey
2015 British Columbia

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 York Simcoe Express ETAMMHL 34 18 27 45 22 — — — — —
2015–16 London Knights OHL 40 3 12 15 0 15 1 4 5 2
2016–17 London Knights OHL 66 16 50 66 26 14 3 9 12 6
2017–18 London Knights OHL 27 20 26 46 18 — — — — —
2017–18 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 22 4 25 29 19 21 12 20 32 14
OHL totals 155 43 113 156 63 50 16 33 49 22

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada White U17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 0
2018 Canada WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 1 5 6 0
Junior totals 13 1 6 7 0

References

  1. ↑ Nightingale, Adam (2015-11-26). "Aurora's Robert Thomas working to become great Knight in London | YorkRegion.com". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. ↑ Dalla Costa, Morris. "Arrival of new talent has Hunter smiling". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Thomas agrees to three-year, entry-level deal". St. Louis Blues. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Hamilton adds World Junior gold medalist Robert Thomas". TSN. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Jim (March 19, 2018). "The week ahead for Blues: Opportunity knocking?". St. Louis Dispatch. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CANADIAN ROSTER SET FOR 2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". hockeycanada.ca. December 16, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tage Thompson		 St. Louis Blues first round draft pick
2017		 Succeeded by
Klim Kostin
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