1903 - 1981
Tiny Thompson Canadian Ice Hockey
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Details
| First Name |
George
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| Middle Name |
Bryant
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| Last Name |
Thompson
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| Full Name at Birth |
George Bryant Thompson
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| Birthday |
31st May, 1903
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| Birthplace |
Sandon, British Columbia
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| Died |
9th February, 1981
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| Place of Death |
Calgary, Canada
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| Height |
5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Weight |
160lbs (73 kg)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| University |
Syracuse
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| Occupation |
Ice Hockey
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| Ice Hockey Position |
Goalie
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| Ice Hockey Catches |
Left
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| American Football Position |
Offensive Guard
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| Hall of Fame |
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1959
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Cecil Ralph "Tiny" Thompson (May 31, 1903 – February 9, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), first for the Boston Bruins, and later for the Detroit Red Wings. A four-time Vezina Trophy winner, Thompson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. He was a member of one Stanley Cup-winning team, as a rookie in the 1928–29 season with the Boston Bruins. At the start of the 1938–39 season, after ten full seasons with Boston, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, where he completed the season, and played another full one before retiring. During his NHL career, he recorded 81 shutouts, the sixth highest of any goaltender. After retiring from playing, he coached lower-league teams before becoming a noted professional scout. Thompson helped popularize the technique of the "glove save" which was catching the puck with his hands as a method of making a save. A competent puckhandler, he was the first goaltender in the NHL to record an assist in 1936 by passing the puck with his stick to a fellow player.
