Errol Thompson

Player profile and career history

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Errol Thompson was a left wing. Born May 28, 1950 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he stood 5'9", weighed 185 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1970 (round 2, 22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 599 NHL regular-season games he had 208 goals and 185 assists for 393 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 599
Goals: 208
Assists: 185
Points: 393

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 185
Game Winning Goals: 27
Games Played: 599
Goals: 208
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 184
Plus Minus: -15
Points: 393
Power Play Goals: 52
Power Play Points: 102
Shooting Pctg: 0.1535
Shorthanded Goals: 6
Shorthanded Points: 9
Shots: 1355

NHL playoff career

Games: 34
Goals: 7
Assists: 5
Points: 12

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 5
Game Winning Goals: 2
Games Played: 34
Goals: 7
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 11
Plus Minus: -14
Points: 12
Power Play Goals: 3
Power Play Points: 4
Shooting Pctg: 0.1029
Shorthanded Goals: 1
Shorthanded Points: 1
Shots: 68

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.35
Assists / game: 0.31
Points / game: 0.66
Shots / game: 2.26

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 43
Assists: 37
Points: 80
Shots: 210

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1980–81
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
- Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
1979–80
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1978–79
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1977–78
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1976–77
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1975–76
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1974–75
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1973–74
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1972–73
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1971–72
- TulsaCHL
1970–71
- TulsaCHL
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1969–70
- Charlotwn RoyalsNBSHL
1968–69
- Halifax Cdns.MJrHL
1967–68
- Halifax Cdns.Exhib.
- Halifax Cdns.M-Cup
1966–67
- Halifax Cdns.Exhib.
- Halifax Cdns.M-Cup

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1980–81	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	39	14	12	26	52	-4	83	5	11	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 39 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus -4 Points 26 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1687 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 83
1980–81	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	34	6	8	14	12	-7	54	0	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 34 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -7 Points 14 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 54
1979–80	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	77	34	14	48	22	-10	164	8	14	2	2	3	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 77 Goals 34 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -10 Points 48 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.2073 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 164
1978–79	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	70	23	31	54	26	-27	163	8	26	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 70 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -27 Points 54 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.1411 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 163
1977–78	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	14	5	1	6	2	-5	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1852 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
1977–78	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	59	17	22	39	10	17	132	4	5	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 59 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 17 Points 39 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1288 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 132
1977–78	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	2	-6	16	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -6 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1976–77	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	41	21	16	37	8	-10	109	8	13	1	2	2	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 41 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -10 Points 37 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.1927 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 109
1976–77	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	0	-2	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
1975–76	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	75	43	37	80	26	28	210	13	20	1	2	7	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 75 Goals 43 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 28 Points 80 Power Play Goals 13 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.2048 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 210
1975–76	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	10	3	3	6	0	-3	21	2	3	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 21
1974–75	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	65	25	17	42	12	-1	202	3	4	1	2	4	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 65 Goals 25 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 42 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1238 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 202
1974–75	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	9	-4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 9 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1973–74	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	56	7	8	15	6	2	74	0	1	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 56 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0946 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 74
1973–74	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1972–73	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	68	13	19	32	8	3	137	2	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 68 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 3 Points 32 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0949 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 137
1971–72	CHL	Tulsa	Regular	46	21	21	42	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 46 Goals 21 Pim 30 Points 42
1971–72	CHL	Tulsa	Playoffs	13	4	6	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 13 Goals 4 Pim 8 Points 10
1970–71	CHL	Tulsa	Regular	65	15	14	29	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 65 Goals 15 Pim 37 Points 29
1970–71	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1969–70	NBSHL	Charlotwn Royals	Regular	20	13	23	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 20 Goals 13 Points 36
1969–70	NBSHL	Charlotwn Royals	Playoffs	3	1	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 4
1968–69	MJrHL	Halifax Cdns.	Regular	30	11	18	29	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 30 Goals 11 Pim 25 Points 29
1967–68	Exhib.	Halifax Cdns.	Regular	45	41	40	81	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 40 Games Played 45 Goals 41 Pim 55 Points 81
1967–68	M-Cup	Halifax Cdns.	Regular	11	6	7	13	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 11 Goals 6 Pim 12 Points 13
1967–68	M-Cup	Halifax Cdns.	Playoffs	11	6	7	13	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 11 Goals 6 Pim 12 Points 13
1966–67	Exhib.	Halifax Cdns.	Regular	47	28	32	60	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 32 Games Played 47 Goals 28 Pim 29 Points 60
1966–67	M-Cup	Halifax Cdns.	Regular	17	15	9	24	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 17 Goals 15 Pim 9 Points 24
1966–67	M-Cup	Halifax Cdns.	Playoffs	17	15	9	24	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 17 Goals 15 Pim 9 Points 24

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
1981-04-04	BOS	–
1981-04-02	DET	–
1981-03-31	QUE	–
1981-03-29	EDM	–
1981-03-28	NYI	–

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Profile updated Oct 15, 9:25 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

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NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1980–81

1979–80

1978–79

1977–78

1976–77

1975–76

1974–75

1973–74

1972–73

1971–72

1970–71

1969–70

1968–69

1967–68

1966–67

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