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David Holland Tomlinson (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian former professional
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. He attended Boston University on a hockey scholarship from 1987-1991. After graduating, he played in the AHL and IHL and also compiled 42 games in the
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for the
Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
,
Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, pl ...
and
Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
. He also played for Canada's National Team in various tournaments. After his NHL career, he went on to play 10 years of professional hockey in Europe. He was recently a regular contributor and analyst for TSN Radio 1040 in
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. On July 29, 2010 it was announced that he would replace
Tom Larscheid Tom Larscheid (born April 6, 1940) is a former Vancouver-based radio sports broadcaster and football player. After a career playing college and CFL football, he was the colour commentator for the CFL's BC Lions and the NHL's Vancouver Canucks f ...
as the colour commentator for
Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...
radio broadcasts starting from the 2010-2011 season onwards. In October 2021, Tomlinson was named as the first radio color commentator for the NHL's newest franchise, the
Seattle Kraken The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. ...
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* 1969 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian radio personalities Canadian sports announcers Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players EV Zug players Florida Panthers players Hamburg Freezers players HC Martigny players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Krefeld Pinguine players Moncton Hawks players National Hockey League broadcasters National Hockey League supplemental draft picks Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Sportspeople from North Vancouver St. John's Maple Leafs players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players Vancouver Canucks announcers Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1960s-stub