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Reg Thomas (ice hockey)

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Reg Thomas
Born (1953-04-21) April 21, 1953 (age 71)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Sharks
Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades
Indianapolis Racers
Cincinnati Stingers
Quebec Nordiques
WAT Stadlau
NHL draft 29th overall, 1973
Chicago Black Hawks
WHA draft 8th overall, 1973
Los Angeles Sharks
Playing career 1973–1985

Reginald Kenneth Thomas (born April 21, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1973 to 1979, and in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1980.

Career

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After a standout junior career with the London Knights, in which he scored 309 points in only three seasons, he was drafted by both the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA and the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Thomas played seven seasons in the WHA for the Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Indianapolis Racers, and Cincinnati Stingers. After the dissolution of the WHA he played 39 NHL games for the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL, and ultimately retired from hockey in 1985 after a spell in Austria for WAT Stadlau. After his career Thomas ran a farm and produce market just outside Lambeth, Ontario.

Personal life

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His son, Reg Thomas, Jr., played hockey as well, for the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Thomas has another son named Dylan, who was drafted by the Belleville Bulls of the OHL and his youngest son, Blake Thomas also played for the Sarnia Sting.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Glanworth Selects OMHA
1970–71 London Knights OHA 58 35 35 70 29
1971–72 London Knights OHA 61 49 55 104 38 4 2 1 3 2
1972–73 London Knights OHA 61 52 83 135 41
1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 72 14 21 35 22
1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 50 8 13 21 42
1975–76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 80 23 17 40 23 7 1 0 1 4
1976–77 Indianapolis Racers WHA 79 25 30 55 34 9 7 9 16 4
1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 49 15 16 31 44
1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 18 4 2 6 12
1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 80 32 39 71 22 3 1 1 2 0
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 39 9 7 16 6
1979–80 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 31 20 20 40 18
1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 74 36 43 79 90 4 1 6 7 2
1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 80 47 63 110 55 4 2 2 4 2
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 80 35 57 92 22
1983–84 Montana Magic CHL 3 0 0 0 0
1983–84 WAT Stadlau AUT 38 40 40 80 40
1984–85 WAT Stadlau AUT 34 24 32 56 20
WHA totals 428 121 138 259 199 19 9 10 19 8
NHL totals 39 9 7 16 6
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