# Jeff Toms

Jeff Toms (born June 4, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Toms was selected by the New Jersey Devils 210th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft..

## Playing career

Before ever playing for the New Jersey Devils, Toms was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he would spend a few seasons before he was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals. On December 5, 1997, Toms scored the first game winning goal and first overtime goal in Capital One Arena (then MCI Center) history. Toms would also play for the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Florida Panthers.
In 2003, Toms moved to Europe, splitting the 2003-04 season with spells in the Russian Superleague for HC Severstal Cherepovets and in Nationalliga A in Switzerland with EHC Basel. Toms would go on to play the remainder of his career in Switzerland, playing two seasons with HC Ambri-Piotta, three with SCL Tigers and then finishing his playing career with Genève-Servette HC. He played for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | 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 |
| 1991–92 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 35 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 60 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 1993–94 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 64 | 52 | 45 | 97 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 40 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 68 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 37 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 33 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999–00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 38 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 64 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | EHC Basel | NLA | 25 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 38 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 40 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 33 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 40 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 23 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Geneve-Servette HC | NLA | 40 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Geneve-Servette HC | NLA | 43 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 236 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |