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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Reg Thomas
Selected in second round
No.
29 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born April 21, 1953
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height:
5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Lambeth, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Lambeth, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Glanworth | OMHA |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
London | OHA | 58 |
35 | 35 |
70 | 29 | | 1971-72 |
London | OMJHL |
61 | 49 |
55 | 104 |
38 | | 1972-73 |
London | OMJHL |
61 | 52 |
83 | 135 |
41 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1972-73 (London)
London Captain: 1971-72 season through 1972-73 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Dennis Ververgaert and Andy Spruce during final junior season in London. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 15, 1979 (Quebec at Detroit)
Numbers:
22 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-80 |
Quebec | 39 | 9 |
7 | 16 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played on first Quebec Nordiques NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. ... Claimed by Edmonton in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft but
never played for parent team. ... Traded to Toronto by Edmonton for future
considerations (1981
sixth-round pick, Steve Smith) on Aug. 22, 1979, but never played for parent
team. ... Rejoined Toronto as free agent on July 21, 1981, but never played
for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Los
Angeles/Michigan/Baltimore, Indianapolis, Cincinnati (WHA); New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia (AHL); Cincinnati (CHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Montana (CHL);
Stadiau (Austria)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Ashby Trophy (Iron Man): 1981-82
(Cincinnati)
AHL All-Star First Team:
1982-83 (St. Catharines)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82
(Cincinnati)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Los
Angeles (No. 8 overall in Round 1)
Miscellaneous: Missed start of
1974-75 season with fractured ankle. ... Played on Baltimore (WHA) team that
folded after the 1975 season, and was selected by Indianapolis in the WHA
Dispersal Draft for defunct teams. ... Returned to his native Lambeth,
Ontario, after retirement and ran a farm with his wife, Susan. ... Was active
in oldtimers' hockey in Lambeth for many years after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Reginald
Kenneth Thomas. ... Also known as Reggie Thomas during his playing days. ...
Father of major-junior player Reg Thomas Jr. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: Thomas signed to play in the
WHA rather than enter the NHL after he was drafted, and remained in the other
league until it merged with the NHL in 1979. His rights reverted back to
Chicago, which left him unprotected for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he
was claimed by Edmonton on June 13, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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