Kenneth Thompson (ice hockey)

Kenworthy James "Ken" Thompson (1895–1931[1]) was a British-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. After playing several seasons of amateur hockey in Montreal, Thompson played two seasons of professional hockey for the Montreal Wanderers. He joined the Wanderers for the 1916–17 season, the final one of the National Hockey Association, and played one game for them in the new National Hockey League before retiring from hockey. He was born in Oakengates, Shropshire, United Kingdom, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec.

Kenneth Thompson
Thompson c. 1915
Born 1895
Oakengates, England, GBR
Died 1931 (aged 35–36)
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Wanderers
Playing career 1913–1918

Playing career

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Thompson played 14 games for the Wanderers in 1916–17 in the last year of the NHA. The following season Thompson and the Wanderers franchise would be playing in the start-up National Hockey League. He played one game in the NHL, on December 26, 1917, against the Ottawa Senators.

Before his professional career, he played in various amateur teams:

  • Montreal HLP
  • Université Laval
  • All-Montreal

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1913–14 Montreal HLP MTMHL 10 7 0 7 15
1913–14 Montreal Shamrocks MCHL 1 0 0 0 0
1913–14 Université Laval MTMHL 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
1914–15 All-Montreal MCHL 11 14 0 14 9
1915–16 Université Laval MCHL 10 8 0 8 6 1 0 0 0 0
1916–17 Montreal Wanderers NHA 14 1 0 1 8
1917–18 Montreal Wanderers NHL 1 0 0 0 0
NHA totals 14 1 0 1 8
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kenworthy James Thompson (1895–1931) (ancestry.com). Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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