William Ferguson Thomson (March 23, 1914 – August 6, 1993) was a British-born Canadian

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player. He played nine games in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1938–39 and 1943–44 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1947, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Thomson played for

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at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

, winning the silver medal.

Early life

Thomson was born in

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, and grew up in

Port Arthur, Ontario Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Superior. In January 1970, it amalgamated with Fort William and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay. Port Arthur had been the district seat o ...

. He played in Port Arthur for several years before turning professional in 1937.

Career

Thomson played nine games professionally in the

for the Detroit Red Wings. Thomson played with the Port Arthur Bearcats who won the 1935 Allan Cup as senior champions in Canada, and served as the Canadian national team at the

. Thomson scored seven goals in eight games to help win the silver medal. In 1987, he was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as a member of that Olympic team.Bill Thomson at Sports Reference
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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Bill Thomson's profile at databaseOlympics
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