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Paul Thompson (born November 30, 1988) is an American ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Bridgeport Islanders in the American Hockey League (AHL). During the 2010–11 season, he was the Hockey East player of the year, led the Hockey East in scoring, and led the nation in power play goals while playing with the University of New Hampshire.[1]

Paul Thompson
Born	(1988-11-30) November 30, 1988 (age 33) Derry, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
AHL team Former teams	Bridgeport Islanders New Jersey Devils Florida Panthers
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Playing career

Born in Derry, New Hampshire, Thompson began playing hockey at age five.[2] He became a fan of the UNH hockey team while his elder cousin, Mike Souza, played on the team.[3] He later attended Pinkerton Academy where he played hockey his freshman and sophomore year. While at Pinkerton he also played Baseball and Football.[2] The next two years he played for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.[4] After scoring fifty one goals in fifty games in the 2006–07 season, Thompson was named the EJHL Offensive Player of the Year.[5] In 2007, he was ranked seventy second among North American hockey players by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was the highest ranked North American player to not be selected in the NHL Entry Draft that year.[6]

He then attended the University of New Hampshire where he is a Health Management major.[7] Thompson scored his first college hat trick on November 17, 2007 in a game against Providence College.[2][8] In the 2009–10 season he scored thirty nine points, second on the team to Bobby Butler.[5] Thompson is now the highest scoring New Hampshire native on the UNH ice hockey team in the past thirty years.[9] He is a finalist for the 2011 Hobey Baker Award.[1]

In March 2011 he signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.[10] He then began playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

On February 6, 2014, Thompson was traded by the Penguins to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Spencer Machacek.[11]

As a free agent in the off-season, Thompson signed a one-year AHL contract with the Albany Devils. Prior to the 2014–15 season, he attended NHL parent club, the New Jersey Devils training camp.[12]

On July 1, 2015, Thompson signed a two-year, two-way free agent contract with the New Jersey Devils.[13] To begin the 2015–16 season, Thompson was returned to continue his tenure with the Albany Devils in the AHL. On January 8, 2016, Thompson received his first NHL recall by the Devils, and made his debut that night in a 4-1 defeat to the Boston Bruins.[14] After three scoreless games with New Jersey, Thompson was reassigned to Albany to finish the season, compiling 35 points in 56 games.

On June 10, 2016, the New Jersey Devils traded Thompson along with teammate Graham Black to the Florida Panthers in exchange of Marc Savard's contract and a second-round pick in 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[15]

On July 1, 2017, having left the Panthers as a free agent, Thompson agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with expansion club, the Vegas Golden Knights.[16] In the 2017–18 season, Thompson was reassigned by the Golden Knights to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the duration of the year. He played in every regular season game with the Wolves, posting 24 goals and 38 points.

On July 2, 2018, Thompson opted to return to the Florida Panthers organization as a free agent, securing a two-year, two-way deal.[17]

After concluding his contract within the Panthers organization and Springfield Thunderbirds, Thompson left as a free agent to continue his career in the AHL by signing with the Hartford Wolf Pack, affiliate of the New York Rangers on October 10, 2020.[18]

As a free agent, Thompson extended his career in the following 2021–22 season, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with Bridgeport Islanders and assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Worcester Railers, on October 19, 2021.[19]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	New Hampshire Junior Monarchs	EJHL		38	13	17	30	20		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New Hampshire Junior Monarchs	EJHL		44	45	38	83	56		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	University of New Hampshire	HE		35	6	6	12	22		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	University of New Hampshire	HE		27	4	5	9	22		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	University of New Hampshire	HE		39	19	20	39	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	University of New Hampshire	HE		39	28	24	52	32		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		6	1	2	3	2		4	0	1	1	2
2011–12	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		67	10	15	25	37		12	2	1	3	2
2011–12	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		1	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		58	20	9	29	84		15	3	3	6	21
2013–14	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		39	4	3	7	50		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Springfield Falcons	AHL		30	4	4	8	50		5	0	0	0	5
2014–15	Albany Devils	AHL		73	33	22	55	67		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Albany Devils	AHL		56	13	22	35	96		10	3	1	4	16
2015–16	New Jersey Devils	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		51	19	23	42	57		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Florida Panthers	NHL		21	0	3	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Chicago Wolves	AHL		76	24	14	38	108		3	0	0	0	2
2018–19	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		72	26	27	53	111		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		54	13	15	28	70		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		24	6	9	15	40		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Worcester Railers	ECHL		10	2	3	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL		32	6	8	14	53		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				24	0	3	3	24		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-Hockey East First Team	2010–11	[20]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2010–11

References

External links

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Bobby Butler	Hockey East Player of the Year 2010–11	Succeeded by Spencer Abbott
Preceded by Bobby Butler Gustav Nyquist	Hockey East Scoring Champion 2010–11	Succeeded by Spencer Abbott
Preceded by Bobby Butler	Hockey East Three-Stars Award 2010–11	Succeeded by Kieran Millan

На других языках

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[de] Paul Thompson (Eishockeyspieler, 1988)

Paul Thompson (* 30. November 1988 in Methuen, Massachusetts) ist ein US-amerikanischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Oktober 2021 bei den Bridgeport Islanders aus der American Hockey League (AHL) unter Vertrag steht und für deren Farmteam, die Worcester Railers, aus der ECHL auf der Position des rechten Flügelstürmers spielt. Sein Cousin Mike Souza war ebenfalls professioneller Eishockeyspieler.

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- [en] Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1988)

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