Talk:Tiny Thompson

message: The content I removed was superfluous information. I also moved some content and removed redundant content. I spruced up and simplified the intro, and made sentences throughout read better. I simplified and tweaked sentences. I'm not happy you reverted everything. I am happy to discuss particulars. I have a lot of suggestions. Kingturtle (talk) 20:50, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It wasn't superflous information, it added context to the article. Maxim(talk) 20:53, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *Been doing some tweaking here, may do more. Actually, there's really not that much anymore IMHO. Maxim(talk) 21:21, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *Fixed. Maxim(talk) 21:21, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

text: The intro summary looks better. Maybe "Over his NHL career, he recorded 81 shutouts, which is the sixth-most of any goaltender" could go in front of "He was a member of one Stanley Cup-winning team." But not necessarily. Kingturtle (talk) 21:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *Reworked lead. --Maxim(talk) 21:23, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

text: I've been doing investigation on this "fact". Even though it's a reputable book, it smells. I found it dubious—the date don't agree (when Reid played for Tigers, Thompson was an adult and actually spent time in the US!). I've removed that part, so there is now only one paragraph for early life. --Maxim(talk) 21:23, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Ooh, excellent work. :-) But where did you take the info from? ;-) Maxim(talk) 22:08, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I added the links that I used. Kingturtle (talk) 22:20, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I added this info and some from the post-NHL career section to re-create a previously-removed stubby legacy section. Maxim(talk) 22:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

text: It's not out of the realm of possibility. He would probably have had to be fairly big at that age to continue as far as he did, to eventually make it to the NHL. Maxim(talk) 23:14, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *My initial was reaction was pretty bad,  may be delivered to my talkpage... ;-) Maxim(talk) 14:29, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *You and me are the only ones pushing for that, while Kingturtle, Juliancolton, and Wizardman want otherwise. I'm thinking of soliciting external opinion via the admin's noticeboard before taking action. What do you think? (We have to be careful! The article will start to fail 1e! :p ) Maxim(talk) 14:29, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *An outside opinion or two, preferably from a fair-use expert, would be good to have. My only question is if the admin noticeboard is too general for such a question. This talk page looks like it might be of help. Giants2008 (17-14) 02:43, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Asked there. Maxim(talk) 14:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *I've excised a fair chunk of Boston-related stuff, and actually split it into five paragraphs: first season (a lot of notable events), second season (.875 winning percentage), third season (empty net), mostly fifth season (super-long game), and the fifth para goes up until his last season in Boston. I've fixed that now, the second step could be adding a bit more (probably something statistical, should be relevant...) about Thompson, if necessary. You suggested playoff stats—they're certainly available—so should I supplement the articles with them? Maxim(talk) 14:29, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Seeing as there are a lot of statistics already, I wouldn't give his stats for every playoff series he ever played in, but a few key ones would be nice. His first season already has one, which I mostly like: "Thompson recorded three shutouts in the five playoffs games, and gave only three goals." That's what I'm looking for, though it should be "gave up". (Even when I'm not trying to be picky, I'm still picky :-)) One place where playoff stats could help is the Red Wings section, which is at the moment the shortest in the article. That's just one idea, though; I don't have the stats in front of me. The trick will be to determine which ones are most important to have in the article. The ones where he allowed few goals per game (like the one I mentioned) or gave up many may be good candidates. Giants2008 (17-14) 02:43, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Added a few. Maxim(talk) 14:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

text: *Yay, I've done something good. :D  [a tone of slight relief. after hacking back and forth some much.] Maxim(talk) 14:29, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  copyedits... 

message: Does anyone have any more information of his life in Sandon? Was he just born there, but moved very early?  It's a ghost town now.  Perhaps his father was a miner. I was at the museum there, and remember seeing a short clip about Tiny, but don't recall it saying much about his life there. --CutOffTies (talk) 02:28, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the book Players, Thompson's family moved to Calgary when he was two. Doesn't mention anything about why the family was there to begin with. Resolute 02:40, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for the quick reply! --CutOffTies (talk) 02:43, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Born in [[Sandon, British Columbia]] 

message: I don't think the sentence "That season marked the first time two brothers opposed each other in an NHL game, as Thompson's brother Paul played for the New York Rangers" is correct. I think that Cy Denneny and Corbett Denneny must have faced each other. Cy played for Ottawa and Corbett for Toronto in the very first NHL season. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 21:11, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The Toronto Globe of December 24, 1917 lists Corbett playing for Toronto, and Cy playing for Ottawa, in the December 22, game between Toronto and Ottawa.  See ] at Google news archives. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 21:23, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting, the HHOF said that they were the first playoff matchup between brothers. Perhaps they meant it when one of the brothers was a goalie; they mention the Espositos being the next similar playoff match-up. Maxim(talk) 21:44, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Could be, but not simply brothers, and not the finals. Wonder where they got their information? In the 1922 NHL playoffs between Toronto and Ottawa, the Dennenys also faced each other then. They faced each other in the 1923 Stanley Cup final too, but Corbett was with Vancouver then. I don't know who were the first brothers to oppose each other in the Stanley Cup final, but it was probably not the Dennenys. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 21:54, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Found that the Cleghorns played off against each other in 1919. So there's that too. The List of family relations in the NHL claims that the Dennenys and Bouchers were the first brothers to face off in a Stanley Cup final in 1923. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 22:09, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

text: Perhaps, but I'd be more comfortable with a direct source for that. I think that it would be best to leave those parts hidden for now. Maxim(talk) 16:39, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  First time brothers played each other 

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message: :I just read this article and considered it a fairly good read. Some issues was the short lead that seems to also be short on article summary. 
:I do not see a need to include "Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database". Because we have templates doesn't mean we need to list all the editors favorite sites or advertise them. How many sites do we need to list to provide player stats? We end up with link farming that is part of WP:What Wikipedia is not. Otr500 (talk) 12:09, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: * Different sites contain different information.  The Internet Hockey Database has been the go-to site for the hockey Wikiproject for fifteen years or more, and is very accurate.  Hockey-reference has more advanced stats and miscellaneous info such as salaries, numbers worn and suchlike, Eliteprospects more information about minor hockey and European leagues.  Legends of Hockey is the official site of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and includes genuine biographical information on many players.  These sites all have value, they are all heavily trafficked, none are vanity sites, and I wouldn't suggest that any are the pet project of one editor or another.   Ravenswing      23:46, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fair read