John Thomas
Player profile and career history
R · #51
John Thomas was a right wing. Born January 18, 1970 in Buffalo, New York, the United States, he stood 6'2", weighed 195 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1989 (round 3, 56th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 63 NHL regular-season games he had 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 63
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 4
- Points
- 10
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 4
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 63
- Goals
- 6
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 32
- Plus Minus
- -4
- Points
- 10
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 1
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1304
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 46
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 12
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 1
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 0
- Avg Toi
- 6:12
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 12
- Goals
- 1
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 4
- Plus Minus
- -1
- Points
- 1
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 1
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1666
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 6
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.10
- Assists / game
- 0.06
- Points / game
- 0.16
- Shots / game
- 0.73
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
- 3 2000–01 · Los Angeles Kings
- Assists
- 2 1993–94 · Buffalo Sabres
- Points
- 4 2000–01 · Los Angeles Kings
- Shots
- 26 1993–94 · Buffalo Sabres
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.
2002–03
- ClevelandAHL
2001–02
- ManchesterAHL
2000–01
- ManitobaIHL
Los Angeles KingsNHL
1999–00
- Long BeachIHL
1998–99
- ManitobaIHL
1997–98
- DetroitIHL
- ManitobaIHL
1996–97
- CincinnatiIHL
1995–96
- CincinnatiIHL
1994–95
- RochesterAHL
1993–94
- RochesterAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
1992–93
- RochesterAHL
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1991–92
- RochesterAHL
- ClarksonECAC
1990–91
- ClarksonECAC
1989–90
- ClarksonECAC
1988–89
- NicholsHigh-NY
1987–88
- NicholsHigh-NY
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.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
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| 2002–03 | AHL | Cleveland | Regular | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | -7 | 52 | 5 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | AHL | Manchester | Regular | 56 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 6 | -1 | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | 3 | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | AHL | Manchester | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | IHL | Manitoba | Regular | 22 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 63 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL |  Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | IHL | Manitoba | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Los Angeles Kings | Playoffs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | IHL | Long Beach | Regular | 52 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 18 | -4 | 111 | 10 | — | 0 | — | 3 | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | IHL | Long Beach | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | IHL | Manitoba | Regular | 78 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 32 | 9 | 227 | 16 | — | 0 | — | 8 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | IHL | Manitoba | Playoffs | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | IHL | Detroit | Regular | 44 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 116 | 4 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | IHL | Manitoba | Regular | 26 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | IHL | Manitoba | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | IHL | Cincinnati | Regular | 71 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | IHL | Cincinnati | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | IHL | Cincinnati | Regular | 78 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | IHL | Cincinnati | Playoffs | 17 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 55 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 65 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | ECAC | Clarkson | Regular | 29 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | ECAC | Clarkson | Regular | 40 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | ECAC | Clarkson | Regular | 34 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | High-NY | Nichols | Regular | 17 | 38 | 52 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | High-NY | Nichols | Regular | 16 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-09 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:55 |
| 2001-05-06 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:28 |
| 2001-05-04 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:33 |
| 2001-05-02 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 |
| 2001-04-30 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:34 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 14, 6:50 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.