Thomas Thornbury (born March 17, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1983–84 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1996, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the German Eishockey-Bundesliga. Thornbury was born in Lindsay, Ontario.
| Tom Thornbury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 17, 1963 Lindsay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Kölner EC Frankfurt Lions | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
49th overall, 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1996 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Aurora Tigers | OPJAHL | 44 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHL | 60 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 138 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | ||
| 1981–82 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHL | 43 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 50 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 88 | ||
| 1982–83 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 65 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 1984–85 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 22 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 53 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 24 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 40 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1986–87 | Kölner EC | GER | 26 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kölner EC | GER | 35 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 1988–89 | Kölner EC | GER | 34 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Kölner EC | GER | 36 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | Kölner EC | GER | 36 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1991–92 | Kölner EC | GER | 31 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1992–93 | Frankfurter ESC | GER-3 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 115 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Frankfurter ESC | GER-2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 43 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | EHC Wolfsburg | GER-2 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 204 | 38 | 101 | 139 | 179 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| GER totals | 198 | 68 | 119 | 187 | 293 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 57 | ||||
| NHL totals | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links edit
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