# Dave Thomlinson

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues) <br>[Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) <br>[Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)
| position = [Left wing](/source/Left_Wing_(ice_hockey))
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 215
| shoots = Left
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada
| draft = 43rd overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)
| career_start = 1987
| career_end = 1998
}}
'''David N. Thomlinson''' (born October 22, 1966) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [left winger](/source/winger_(ice_hockey)) who played in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) for the [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues), [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) and the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) between 1989 and 1995. The rest of his career was mainly spent in the minor [International Hockey League](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)).

==Playing career==
Thomlinson was selected 43rd overall by the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) in the [1985 NHL entry draft](/source/1985_NHL_entry_draft), and went on to play a total of 42 regular season games, scoring one goal and three assists for four points, collecting 50 penalty minutes in the NHL. He played in 9 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues during the [1991 NHL playoffs](/source/1991_NHL_playoffs), scoring 3 goals and 1 assist for four points, and collected 4 penalty minutes. 

==Personal life==
Thomlinson was born in [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta). He played junior hockey for the [Brandon Wheat Kings](/source/Brandon_Wheat_Kings).

Thomlinson is now a lawyer with the law firm of Miller Thomson LLP. He is often confused with another former professional hockey player with a very similar name - [Dave Tomlinson](/source/Dave_Tomlinson), who later worked as a radio personality in Vancouver.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM 
|- 
| [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_AJHL_season)
| [Red Deer Rustlers](/source/Red_Deer_Rustlers)
| [AJHL](/source/Alberta_Junior_Hockey_League)
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_WHL_season)
| [Brandon Wheat Kings](/source/Brandon_Wheat_Kings)
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| 41 || 17 || 12 || 29 || 62
| 12 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 24
|-
| [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_WHL_season)
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| WHL
| 26 || 13 || 14 || 27 || 70
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_WHL_season)
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| WHL
| 53 || 25 || 20 || 45 || 116
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_WHL_season)
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| WHL
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87
| [Moose Jaw Warriors](/source/Moose_Jaw_Warriors)
| WHL
| 70 || 44 || 36 || 80 || 117
| 9 || 7 || 3 || 10 || 19
|-
| [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_IHL_season)
| [Peoria Rivermen](/source/Peoria_Rivermen_(IHL))
| [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))
| 74 || 27 || 30 || 57 || 56
| 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 11
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_IHL_season)
| Peoria Rivermen
| IHL
| 64 || 27 || 29 || 56 || 154
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8
|-
| [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season)
| [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 19 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_IHL_season)
| Peoria Rivermen
| IHL
| 59 || 27 || 40 || 67 || 87
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 15
|-
| [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season)
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 9 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_IHL_season)
| Peoria Rivermen
| IHL
| 80 || 53 || 54 || 107 || 107
| 11 || 6 || 7 || 13 || 28
|-
| [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season)
| [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins)
| NHL
| 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 17
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_AHL_season)
| [Maine Mariners](/source/Maine_Mariners_(AHL))
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 25 || 9 || 11 || 20 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_AHL_season)
| [Binghamton Rangers](/source/Binghamton_Rangers)
| AHL
| 54 || 25 || 35 || 60 || 61
| 12 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season)
| [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)
| NHL
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_IHL_season)
| [Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(IHL))
| IHL
| 39 || 10 || 15 || 25 || 70
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season)
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_IHL_season)
| Phoenix Roadrunners
| IHL
| 77 || 30 || 40 || 70 || 87
| 9 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_IHL_season)
| Phoenix Roadrunners
| IHL
| 48 || 10 || 13 || 23 || 65
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_IHL_season)
| Phoenix Roadrunners
| IHL
| 67 || 16 || 24 || 40 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1997���98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season)
| [Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose)
| IHL
| 28 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 42 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 50
! 9 !! 3 !! 1 !! 4 !! 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | IHL totals
! 536 !! 201 !! 249 !! 450 !! 688
! 39 !! 17 !! 15 !! 32 !! 72
|}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}

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Category:Moose Jaw Warriors players
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Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton
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Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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