# Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1906)

Paul Ivan Thompson (November 2, 1906 – September 13, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey winger who played 13 season in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Cecil "Tiny" Thompson.

## Career

Thompson started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1926. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and retired after the 1939 season. He was a member of the season-ending NHL All-Star team twice as a player and twice as a coach. He was a three-time winner of the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1928 with the Rangers, and in 1934 and 1938 with Black Hawks.
Thompson faced his brother Tiny in the 1929 Stanley Cup Finals, marking the first time a set of brothers faced each other in a goaltender-forward combination in Stanley Cup Finals history. Paul's Rangers were swept by Tiny's Boston Bruins. Tiny said of the matchup: "When I played goal for Boston against Paul (in) the final of 1929, he was just a rookie. It was really no contest."
After retiring from playing, Thompson became a professional coach, notably coaching the Chicago Black Hawks between 1939 and 1945, and the Vancouver Canucks of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), between 1945 and 1947.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1924–25 | Calgary Canadians | CCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1924–25 | Calgary Canadians | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925–26 | Calgary Canadians | CCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1925–26 | Calgary Canadians | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927–28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1928–29 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1929–30 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1930–31 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1931–32 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1932–33 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 1934–35 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935–36 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 45 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1936–37 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 1938–39 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 582 | 153 | 179 | 332 | 336 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 54 |

## Coaching record

| Team | Year | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Post season |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result |
| CHI | 1938–39 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 7th in NHL | Did not qualify |
| CHI | 1939–40 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 4th in NHL | Lost in quarter-finals (0-2 vs. TOR) |
| CHI | 1940–41 | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 5th in NHL | Won in quarter-finals (2-1 vs. MTL) Lost in semi-finals (0-2 vs. DET) |
| CHI | 1941–42 | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 4th in NHL | Lost in quarter-finals (1-2 vs. BOS) |
| CHI | 1942–43 | 50 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 49 | 5th in NHL | Did not qualify |
| CHI | 1943–44 | 50 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 49 | 4th in NHL | Won in semi-finals (4-1 vs. DET) Lost in Stanley Cup finals (0-4 vs. MTL) |
| CHI | 1944–45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5th in NHL | Fired |
| Total | Total | 272 | 104 | 127 | 41 | 249 | | 7-12 (.368) |