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James B. Thomson (born December 30, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Thomson was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Selected 185th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Thomson also played for the Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In total, Thomson played 115 regular season games, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points and collecting 416 penalty minutes. He also played one playoff game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992–93 NHL season.
Jim Thomson is now the owner of a Junior “A” hockey Team, The Aurora Tigers. He is also a motivational speaker often invited to speak at schools across North America as part of his organization called Jim Thomson's "Dreams Do Come True". Thomson is also an ambassador, speaker and advisory board member for Your Life Counts.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Markham Waxers | OPJHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Devon Dynamiters | AAHA | 55 | 60 | 56 | 116 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Markham Waxers | OJHL | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 60 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 63 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 122 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 59 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 57 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 360 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | ||
| 1987–88 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 41 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 60 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 115 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 416 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHL totals | 281 | 87 | 77 | 164 | 1,025 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 66 | ||||
