Brent Keith Thompson (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian former professional
defenceman
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who played 121 games in the
National Hockey League
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. He played for the
Winnipeg Jets
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,
Phoenix Coyotes, and
Los Angeles Kings
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.
Coaching career
Thompson was formerly the head coach of the
Alaska Aces of the
ECHL
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The ...
, where he led them to a
Kelly Cup Championship in the
2010–11
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season. During the
2011–12, Thompson was the head coach for the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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of the
American Hockey League
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, affiliate of the
New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. In June 2012, the Islanders announced that Thompson would be promoted to assistant coach under Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
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. To start the 2014-2015 season, Thompson was once again named the head coach for the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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of the
American Hockey League
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.
Personal
Thompson is married to Kimberly Oliver, a native of
Phoenix, Arizona
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who he met during his stint with the
Phoenix Roadrunners of the
International Hockey League.
The couple have two sons,
Tage
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and
Tyce, who are both professional ice hockey players.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and honours
References
External links
*
1971 births
Living people
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Colorado Eagles players
Hartford Wolf Pack players
Hershey Bears players
Ice hockey player-coaches
Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Los Angeles Kings players
Louisville Panthers players
Medicine Hat Tigers players
New York Islanders coaches
Phoenix Coyotes players
Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Providence Bruins players
Ice hockey people from Calgary
Springfield Falcons players
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
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