Scott Thomas (ice hockey)

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.

Scott Thomas
Born	(1970-01-18) January 18, 1970 (age 53) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
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

Early life

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]

Career

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]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	1989–90	^[citation needed]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	1991	^[citation needed]

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database