Tom Williams (ice hockey b. 1940)
- Tom Williams (ice hockey b. 1940)
Thomas Mark "The Bomber" Williams (April 17, 1940 – February 8, 1992) was the first American ice hockey player to regularly play in the National Hockey League since the retirement of Frank Brimsek in 1950.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Williams was a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that defeated Czechoslovakia and won the Gold Medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
His National Hockey League career began when he joined the Boston Bruins for the 1961–62 NHL season. After eight seasons with the Bruins, Williams joined the Minnesota North Stars, where he played for a season and a half until he was traded to the California Golden Seals.
After just two seasons with the Golden Seals, Williams jumped to the World Hockey Association to play for the New England Whalers. Upon his return to the NHL, Williams joined the new expansion team Washington Capitals where he led the team in scoring (22 goals, 36 assists), and was involved in the franchise's first penalty shot on December 5, 1974 against the Buffalo Sabres. Williams retired during the 1975–76 NHL season.
In 1981, Williams was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
He made an appearance on the American gameshow "I've Got a Secret" in which his secret was (at the time) that he was the first American-born NHL Player.
Williams died on February 8, 1992, at the age of 51.
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