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

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and

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. 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

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as the colour commentator for

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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

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