Tom Lawson (ice hockey)

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Tom Lawson
Born (1979-09-15) September 15, 1979 (age 44)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Hershey Bears
Lowell Lock Monsters
Lukko Rauma
HC CSKA Moscow
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Leksands IF
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2010

Tom Lawson (born August 15, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He has since served as a goaltending coach at St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario.

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Playing career

Born in Whitby, Ontario, Lawson attending Henry Street High School and played junior hockey for the Markham Waxers hockey organization in 1998-99. He then joined Bowling Green State in Ohio and played for the hockey team on a scholarship as a freshman during the 1999–2000 season. He turned professional the next year with the Knoxville Speed of the United Hockey League and made his American Hockey League debut in a single contest with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

In the 2002–03 season, Lawson was the starting goaltender for the Fort Wayne Komets and recorded a banner year in claiming the UHL Championship. He was selected as the league's best goaltender, playoff MVP and earning a place in the UHL First-All-Star Team. [1] In the off-season, Lawson was signed to an NHL contract by the Colorado Avalanche. [2]

Lawson was assigned to the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears for the 2003–04 season. [3] He appeared in a career high 32 AHL games for 13 wins and 2.30 goals against average. He remained with the Avalanche affiliations for the next two seasons with the Bears and the Lowell Lock Monsters.

In the 2006–07 season, Lawson embarked on pursuing a European career and signed a one-year deal with Lukko Rauma in the Finnish SM-liiga. He then moved to Russia, signing as the starting goaltender for the 2007–08 season with CSKA Moscow (the "Red Army Team") of the Russian Superleague. Becoming the first Canadian to feature in goal for the Red Army, Lawson led the RSL in wins, shutouts and games played. [2]

After his successful stint with the Red Army, Lawson signed a two-year contract with Sibir Novosibirsk for the inaugural season of the new top level Russian tier, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Lawson appeared in 59 games in the KHL over his two seasons with Novosibirsk before he was released by the club on January 15, 2010. [4] Nearing the end of the 2009–10, on January 26, 2010, he moved to Sweden to finish his professional career with Leksands IF of the second tier HockeyAllsvenskan. [5]

Personal

Lawson has a wife and three kids, and resides in Aurora, Ontario. Post playing career he became a fire-fighter for the town of Ajax, Ontario while owning and running a development hockey program, Lawson Goaltending Hockey School. [2] He serves as the goalie coach to St. Andrew's College Varsity hockey team in Aurora. His brother-in-law is former professional hockey player, Ryan Murphy. He is also a part of the Murphy Hockey School program. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1998–99 Markham Waxers OPJHL 3219102179310103.38.908————————
1999–00 Bowling Green State U. CCHA 30301731404.86.865————————
2000–01 Knoxville Speed UHL 3516162200211603.48.8991———————
2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 100023102.58.900————————
2001–02 Anchorage Aces WCHL 110054202.22.949————————
2002–03 Fort Wayne Komets UHL56291510317810672.00.917121117502121.68.935
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL321312216936542.30.932————————
2003–04 Reading Royals ECHL 20201201005.02.833————————
2004–05 Hershey BearsAHL271014014787022.84.914————————
2005–06 San Diego Gulls ECHL301414217518422.88.909————————
2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL71313672003.27.893————————
2006–07 Lukko SM-l 291311517178713.04.914312176802.73.904
2007–08 CSKA Moscow RSL 52————11462.22.9186———1412.64.919
2008–09 HC Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 371319421629522.64.902————————
2009–10 HC Sibir NovosibirskKHL22413311256813.63.874————————
2009–10 Leksands IF Allsv 7——————2.77.897————————
AHL totals6724293356115662.62.920————————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
UHL
Best Goaltender 2002–03
First All-Star Team2002–03
Playoff MVP2002–03
Champion (Fort Wayne Komets)2002–03 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tom Lawson's career highlights". eliteprospects.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tom Lawson biography". lawsongoaltending.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Avalanche transactions 2004–05". hockeynut.com. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Novosibirsk release Canadian Lawson". HC Sibir Novosibirsk . January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Leksands secure services of Tom Lawson for remainder of season". Leksands IF . January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Murphy Hockey School staff". murphyhockeyschool.com. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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