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Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1906)

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Paul Thompson
Born (1906-11-02)November 2, 1906
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died September 13, 1991(1991-09-13) (aged 84)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1926–1939

Paul Ivan Thompson (November 2, 1906 – September 13, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey winger who played 13 season in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Cecil "Tiny" Thompson.[1]

Career

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Thompson started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1926. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and retired after the 1939 season. He was a member of the season-ending NHL All-Star team twice as a player and twice as a coach. He was a three-time winner of the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1928 with the Rangers, and in 1934 and 1938 with Black Hawks.

Thompson faced his brother Tiny in the 1929 Stanley Cup Finals, marking the first time a set of brothers faced each other in a goaltender-forward combination in Stanley Cup Finals history. Paul's Rangers were swept by Tiny's Boston Bruins. Tiny said of the matchup: "When I played goal for Boston against Paul (in) the final of 1929, he was just a rookie. It was really no contest."[1]

After retiring from playing, Thompson became a professional coach, notably coaching the Chicago Black Hawks between 1939 and 1945, and the Vancouver Canucks of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), between 1945 and 1947.

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1924–25 Calgary Canadians CCJHL
1924–25 Calgary Canadians M-Cup 2 0 0 0 0
1925–26 Calgary Canadians CCJHL
1925–26 Calgary Canadians M-Cup 9 12 2 14 10
1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 43 7 3 10 12 2 0 0 0 0
1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 42 4 4 8 22 8 0 0 0 30
1928–29 New York Rangers NHL 44 10 7 17 38 6 0 2 2 6
1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 12 19 36 4 0 0 0 2
1930–31 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 7 14 36 4 3 0 3 2
1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 8 14 22 34 2 0 0 0 2
1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 13 20 33 27
1933–34 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 20 16 36 17 8 4 3 7 6
1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 16 23 39 20 2 0 0 0 0
1935–36 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 45 17 23 40 19 2 0 3 3 0
1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 17 18 35 28
1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 22 22 44 14 10 4 3 7 6
1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 33 5 10 15 33
NHL totals 582 153 179 332 336 48 11 11 22 54

Coaching record

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Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Division rank Result
CHI 1938–39 27 4 18 5 13 7th in NHL Did not qualify
CHI 1939–40 48 23 19 6 52 4th in NHL Lost in quarter-finals (0-2 vs. TOR)
CHI 1940–41 48 16 25 7 39 5th in NHL Won in quarter-finals (2-1 vs. MTL)
Lost in semi-finals (0-2 vs. DET)
CHI 1941–42 48 22 23 3 47 4th in NHL Lost in quarter-finals (1-2 vs. BOS)
CHI 1942–43 50 17 18 15 49 5th in NHL Did not qualify
CHI 1943–44 50 22 23 5 49 4th in NHL Won in semi-finals (4-1 vs. DET)
Lost in Stanley Cup finals (0-4 vs. MTL)
CHI 1944–45 1 0 1 0 0 5th in NHL Fired
Total 272 104 127 41 249 7-12 (.368)

References

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  1. ^ a b McEvoy, Colin (February 9, 2023). "The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships". Biography. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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Preceded by Head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks
193944
Succeeded by