- Bill Thomas (ice hockey)
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 190
team =Pittsburgh Penguins
league = NHL
nationality = United States
birth_date = Birth date and age|1983|6|20|mf=y
birth_place = Pittsburgh, PA,USA
career_start = 2006
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
image_size = 230px
nickname =
former_teams =Phoenix Coyotes Bill Thomas (
June 20 ,1983 , Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania ) is aprofessional ice hockey player who plays right wing for theNational Hockey League 'sPittsburgh Penguins .Playing career
He was undrafted out of suburban Pittsburgh
Fox Chapel Area High School . Thomas played for theCleveland Jr. Barons of theNAHL andTri-City Storm of theUSHL . He also played for theUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks for two years. After playing in the 2006 NCAA Division-1 Hockey Tournament, Thomas signed his first pro contract on March 26th, 2006 with thePhoenix Coyotes a few days after the Mavericks were eliminated from the tournament in the first round. Thomas played 47 games for thePhoenix Coyotes AHL affiliate theSan Antonio Rampage in the 2006–2007 season and 24 games with the Coyotes. He currently leads theSan Antonio Rampage in goals in the 2007–2008 season. Thomas signed a one-year contract with the Penguins onJuly 15 ,2008 . [cite news |first= Chris|last= Adamski|title= PG North: Fox Chapel's Thomas eager to get started with Penguins|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08227/903956-61.stm|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date= 2008-08-14|accessdate=2008-08-31]Awards
*2004–2005 CCHA Rookie of the Year
*2004–2005 CCHA All Rookie Team
*2005–2006 First Team All Conference HonorsReferences
External links
* [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06092/678862-61.stm Bill Thomas story in his hometown Pittsburgh newspaper]
* [http://thomas21.com Bill Thomas Official Website]
*hockeydb|69886|Bill Thomas
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