Thomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player who played 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

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

and

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

from 1972 to 1979.

Career

Williams was chosen by the

in the second round of the

1971 NHL Amateur Draft The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was the ninth NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 10, 1971, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Larry Robinson, who retired after the 1991– ...

, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the

on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following the trade was a short stint with the

Salt Lake Golden Eagles The Salt Lake Golden Eagles were a minor professional hockey team based in Salt Lake City from 1969 to 1994. History They played in the Western Hockey League from 1969 to 1974, the Central Hockey League from 1974 to 1984 and the International H ...

in the CHL. He retired with career totals of 115 goals and 138 assists in 399

NHL 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 ...

games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Tom 1951 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Los Angeles Kings players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Omaha Knights (CHL) players Providence Reds players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players Ice hockey people from Windsor, Ontario Springfield Indians players