Paul Thompson (ice hockey player, 1906)

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CanadaCanada  Paul Thompson Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 2, 1906
place of birth Calgary , Alberta , Canada
date of death September 13, 1991
size 180 cm
Weight 82 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 1926 Calgary Canadians
1926-1931 New York Rangers
1931-1939 Chicago Black Hawks

Paul Ivan Thompson (born November 2, 1906 in Calgary , Alberta , † September 13, 1991 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League between 1926 and 1939 on the left Winger played. After his active career, he worked as a trainer for the Black Hawks and the Vancouver Canucks . He was the brother of Hockey Hall of Fame member Cecil "Tiny" Thompson .

Career

In his youth, Paul Thompson played for his hometown club Calgary Canadians . With his team he took part in the Memorial Cup in 1926 . In the final series against the team from Queen's University , Thompson scored four goals and thus had a significant share in the Canadians' cup win. A little later he was signed by the New York Rangers .

With the Rangers he won the Stanley Cup in 1928 , it was also the first title win for the franchise. In total, the striker completed five seasons with the Rangers. Before the start of the NHL season 1931/32 Thompson was transferred to the Chicago Black Hawks , the Rangers received the players Art Somers and Vic Desjardins in return . In the 1933/34 season he played in a row with Elwyn "Doc" Romnes and Harold "Mush" March . Because of this effective combination, the Black Hawks won their first Stanley Cup in 1934. Four years later, Chicago won the championship again, Thompson achieved his personal best this season with 44 points in 48 games.

Thompson ended his playing career during the current 1938/39 season and served as Chicago's head coach for the last 27 games of the season. He held this office until the 1944/45 season , in which he was dismissed. His greatest success as a coach was reaching the Stanley Cup final in 1944 , in which the Black Hawks were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens . After his time in Chicago, he coached the Vancouver Canucks from the Pacific Coast Hockey League for two seasons .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league GP G A. Pts PIM GP G A. Pts PIM
1926 Calgary Canadians Memorial Cup 3 4th
1926-27 New York Rangers NHL 43 7th 3 10 12 2 0 0 0 0
1927-28 New York Rangers NHL 41 4th 4th 8th 22nd 8th 0 0 0 30th
1928-29 New York Rangers NHL 44 10 7th 17th 38 6th 0 2 2 6th
1929-30 New York Rangers NHL 44 7th 12 19th 36 4th 0 0 0 2
1930-31 New York Rangers NHL 44 7th 7th 14th 36 4th 3 0 3 2
1931-32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 8th 14th 22nd 34 2 0 0 0 2
1932-33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 13 20th 33 27 - - - - -
1933-34 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 20th 16 36 17th 8th 4th 3 7th 6th
1934-35 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 16 23 39 20th 2 0 0 0 0
1935-36 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 45 17th 23 40 19th 2 0 3 3 0
1936-37 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 17th 18th 35 28 - - - - -
1937-38 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 22nd 22nd 44 14th 10 4th 3 7th 6th
1938-39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 33 5 10 15th 33 - - - - -
NHL overall 581 153 179 332 336 48 11 11 22nd 54

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Thompson, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thompson, Paul Ivan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Alberta
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 1991