Scott Thomas | |||
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Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | January 18, 1970||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings | ||
NHL Draft | 56th overall, 1989 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 1992–2003 |
John Scott Thomas (born January 18, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey right wing. He played 63 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings between 1992 and 2001. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2003, was spent in the minor leagues.
Thomas was born in Buffalo, New York. He played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Buffalo. [1]
Thomas was drafted in the third round, 56th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.[ citation needed ] He played 39 games with the Sabres over two seasons, 1992–93 and 1993–94.[ citation needed ]
Thomas then spent several seasons playing in the International Hockey League. He returned to the National Hockey League late in his career, appearing in 24 games with the Los Angeles Kings in 2000–01.[ citation needed ] Thomas scored the first goal of the "Stunner at Staples" play-off game in which Los Angeles rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings after being down 3-0 with 6:07 remaining in the game. The Kings would eventually win the series in six games.[ citation needed ]
He finished his career as a member of the American Hockey League's Cleveland Barons in the 2002–03 season.[ citation needed ]
Thomas and Peter Ciavaglia had been the only two Buffalo-area natives to play for the Buffalo Sabres until Patrick Kaleta made his debut as a Sabre during the 2006–07 season. Tim Kennedy also played for his home town Buffalo Sabres.[ citation needed ]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987–88 | Nicols Schools | CIASAA | 16 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Nicols Schools | CIASAA | 17 | 38 | 52 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 34 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 40 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 30 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 55 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 78 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | ||
1996–97 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 71 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 44 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 26 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 78 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 52 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2000–01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 22 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 56 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
IHL totals | 371 | 156 | 132 | 288 | 197 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 16 | ||||
NHL totals | 63 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Award | Year | |
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All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1989–90 | [ citation needed ] |
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 1991 | [ citation needed ] |
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