"This 6'2", 195-pound graduate of the University of Wisconsin had pretty well sewed up the No. 1 goaltending job by the end of the regular schedule. He carried the bulk of the load through the season and likely will be called upon to do the same during the playoffs. He is capable of coming up with the big save - and the big game - when it's most needed." (Montreal Gazette, April 10, 1974, p. 46)

"Last year's No. 1 goalie in terms of time played and gaols-against average, Thomas will be on the bench for most of this year. He just happens to be on the wrong team at the wrong time. But with his lifetime NHL goals-against average of 2.69, he's a valuable man for the Canadiens to have in reserve." (Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1974, p. 33)

• 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.

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

• Suffered sore knee, March 15, 1977. The Toronto Star reports Thomas as being bothered by the knee during the following night's game.

• 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.
• On March 10, 1974, Wayne made 53 saves in a 5-4 Montreal victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Canadiens were outshot, 57-18.
• Wayne was on the Canadiens' active roster for the entire 1974-75 National Hockey League season but did not see game action. "I was very upset in November. I could have caused problems with the team. I complained on a regular basis every two weeks to the general manager (Sam Pollock). Then I realized that I wasn't going to do the club any good if I was going to be an upset person trying to break up the team and ruin morale. I just accepted my position and hoped something would happen," said Thomas. "There's no reason for [Montreal coach Scotty Bowman] to explain. He's picked his two goalies. It's obvious I'm No. 3. That's his opinion. I'm not happy, but I'm satisfied. I expect they will trade me at the end of the season." (Ottawa Citizen, March 26, 1975)
• In a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on December 18, 1976, Wayne made 51 saves for the Maple Leafs. The two teams combined for 104 shots on goal, with Thomas's counterpart Michel Plasse making 47 saves of his own.