Nate Thompson

Nate Thompson
Born October 5, 1984 (1984-10-05) (age 27)
Anchorage, AK, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 2003
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2005–present

Nate Scott Thompson (born October 5, 1984) is an American ice hockey player, currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

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Playing career

Thompson was drafted in the 6th round, 183rd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. Thompson was a product of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League and made his professional debut with the Providence Bruins in the play-offs of the 2004–05 season.

Thompson signed an entry level contract with the Bruins on July 20, 2005 and made his debut in the NHL with the Boston Bruins in 2006–07 playing four games.

Just before the start of the 2008-09 season on October 8, 2008, Thompson was claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders.[1] Thompson scored his first NHL goal against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers on November 4, 2008.[2]

On July 27, 2009, Thompson was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Islanders.[3] After posting 6 points in 39 games with the Islanders in the 2009–10, Thompson was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 21, 2010.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 13 26 39 42 11 1 3 4 13
2002–03 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 61 10 24 34 48 15 5 4 9 6
2003–04 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 65 13 23 36 24 — — — — —
2004–05 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 19 15 34 39 12 1 2 3 2
2004–05 Providence Bruins AHL — — — — — 11 0 1 1 4
2005–06 Providence Bruins AHL 74 8 10 18 58 3 0 0 0 10
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 67 8 15 23 74 13 0 2 2 9
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Providence Bruins AHL 75 19 20 39 83 10 2 3 5 4
2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 43 2 2 4 49 — — — — —
2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 39 1 5 6 39 — — — — —
2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 32 1 3 4 17 — — — — —
2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79 10 15 25 29 18 1 3 4 4
NHL totals 197 14 25 39 134 18 1 3 4 4

References

  1. ^ "Islanders claim Thompson". NHL. 2008-10-08. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=385568. Retrieved 2008-10-22. 
  2. ^ "Thompson's first career goal sparks Islanders over Rangers". CBS Sports. 2008-11-04. http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20081104_NYI@NYR. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 
  3. ^ "Islanders agree to terms with Thompson". New York Islanders. 2009-07-25. http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=451349&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-07-30. 
  4. ^ "Lightning claim Nate Thompson off waivers from Islanders". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2010-01-21. http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=514466. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 

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