Brett Thomas

Brett Thomas
Born 24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) (age 34)
Manly, NSW, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
AIHL team Sydney Ice Dogs
National team  Australia
Playing career 2004–present

Brett Thomas (born 24 August 1977) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

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Playing career

Thomas first played ice hockey in 2004 for the Sydney Ice Dogs of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).[1] During the 2005 AIHL season Thomas scored a personal best in points finishing with 12 goals and 16 assists over 22 games.[1] Following the end of the 2008 AIHL season Thomas retired from ice hockey, having played five seasons for the Ice Dogs.[1] In 2011 Thomas returned to ice hockey following his retirement two years ago and rejoined the Ice Dogs.[2]

Thomas was first called up to represent Australia in 2007 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Seoul, Korea. Australia finished second in the tournament after losing only one game against the host nation.[3] In 2011 Thomas represented Australia for the third time during the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament.[1] Australia won the tournament after winning all of their four games and finishing first in the group standings.[4]

Personal life

Thomas was born on 24 August 1977 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He first played ice hockey at the age of six.[5] Thomas attended both Scotts College and St Paul's College in Manly. From 2002 to 2006 Thomas worked as an accounts manager for Canon Australia.[6] In 2008 joined Upstream Print Solutions as an accounts manager and continued working for them until February 2011. He currently works for Fuji Xerox as an account and business development manager and live in Curl Curl, New South Wales.[6]

Career statistics

Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
Silver 2007 Seoul Division II Group B
Gold 2008 Newcastle Division II Group B
Gold 2011 Melbourne Division II Group A
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 11 4 1 5 63 — — — — —
2005 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 22 12 16 28 12 — — — — —
2006 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 13 1 8 9 38 — — — — —
2007 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 20 7 11 18 30 — — — — —
2008 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 18 2 13 15 84 2 0 0 0 6
2011 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 5 2 4 6 0 — — — — —
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 4 0 0 0 16
2008 Australia 2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 5 0 0 0 10
2011 Australia 2011 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 4 0 0 0 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Brett Thomas". Elite Prospects. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=72265. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  2. ^ "Veteran Brett Thomas returns to the Ice Dogs". Sydney Ice Dogs. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. http://www.icedogs.com.au/blog/2011/03/05/veteran-brett-thomas-returns-to-the-ice-dogs/. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  3. ^ "2007 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/wsiib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=104. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  4. ^ "2011 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/channels1011/wm-iia. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  5. ^ Prentice, Andrew (29 March 2011). "Brett's icing on the cake". Manly Daily. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/bretts-icing-on-the-cake/. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  6. ^ a b "Brett Thomas - Australia". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. http://au.linkedin.com/pub/brett-thomas/30/118/500. Retrieved 2011-05-30.