Robert Wayne Thomas

Photo taken from 1977-78 Topps #19. Reprinted without permission.

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Ottawa, Ontario, October 9, 1947.

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HEIGHT: 6'1"-6'2".

WEIGHT: 195-205 lbs.

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CATCHES: Left

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WEAKNESSES:

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• Traded by Maple Leafs (with Brian Murphy and Gary Croteau) to Los Angeles Kings for Grant Moore and Lou Deveault, October 15, 1968.
• Traded by Kings (with Leon Rochefort and Gregg Boddy) to Montreal Canadiens for G Jack Norris, Larry Mickey and Lucien Grenier, May 22, 1970.
• Traded by Canadiens to Toronto Maple Leafs for first-round selection (Peter Lee) in 1976 amateur draft, June 17, 1975.
• Claimed from Maple Leafs by New York Rangers in National Hockey League waiver draft, October 10, 1977.

ACCOLADES:

• Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star Second Team, 1969-70.
• Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1976.

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PENALTY SHOTS:

• Allowed penalty shot goal (Mike Gartner), December 10, 1980.

DID YOU KNOW?

• In Wayne's National Hockey League debut for the Montreal Canadiens, the team shut out the Vancouver Canucks by a 3-0 score, on January 14, 1973.
• Wayne was on the Canadiens' active roster for the entire 1974-75 National Hockey League season but did not see game action.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
65-66 Ottawa Jr. Senators OJHL
66-67 Ottawa Jr. Senators OJHL
      Morrisburg Combines AL CUP   3    127   0   2   0    13   6.14                    0
67-68 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA     FRESHMAN 
68-69 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA     16    943   9   6   1    44   2.80                    2
69-70 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA     21   1250  14   7   0    60   2.88                    1
70-71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL      33   1845   8  17   6   111   3.57                    1   0   0     0
71-72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL   41   2393  22   8  10   100   2.51                    1   0   1    20
72-73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL    6    300                 8   1.60                    1   0   1     0
      Montreal Canadiens NHL      10    583   8   1   0    23   2.37                    1   0   0     2
73-74 Montreal Canadiens NHL      42   2410  23  12   5   111   2.76                    1   0   2     6
74-75 Montreal Canadiens NHL      SPARE GOALTENDER
75-76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL     64   3684  28  24  12   196   3.19    2081   .906     2   0   0    18
76-77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL     33   1803  10  13   6   116   3.86                    1   0   1     4
77-78 New York Rangers NHL        41   2352  12  20   7   141   3.60                    4   0   1     9
78-79 New York Rangers NHL        31   1668  15  10   3   101   3.63                    1   0   0     0
79-80 New York Rangers NHL        12    668   4   7   0    44   3.95                    0   0   0     0
      New Haven Nighthawks AHL     5    280   5   0   0    11   2.36     150   .927     0   0   0     2
80-81 New York Rangers NHL        10    600   3   6   1    34   3.40                    0   0   2     2
NINE (9) NHL SEASONS             243  13768 103  93  34   766   3.34                   10   0   6    41

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
69-70 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA      4    240   3   1   10   2.50                    0
70-71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL       3    179   0   3   12   4.02                    0   0   0     0
75-76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL     10    587   5   5   34   3.48                    1   
76-77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL      4    202   1   2   12   3.56                    0   0   0     0
77-78 New York Rangers NHL         1     60   0   1    4   4.00                    0
THREE (3) NHL POSTSEASONS         15    849   6   8   50   3.53                    1  

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