“I can only control what I can control. I’m just going to keep doing the best I can to help this team out.” –Tim Thomas
“Every player at any age has different strengths, weaknesses and needs. Our goal is to show each player how dreams are achieved.” – Tim Thomas
Tim Thomas spends some time with kids and gives them some pointers for the ice
For Tim Thomas, the road to the National Hockey League was long. But for 10 years, he continued playing hockey, honing his goaltending skills and pursuing the dream of one day being a workhorse goalie in the NHL. After a decade of hard work and persistence, Thomas finally got his chance and settled into that role with the Boston Bruins.
Thomas is a two time All American during his college days at the University of Vermont. He won the Finnish League Championship while playing for Helsinki. Also that year he won the award for “Best Player in the League.” Thomas has been selected for the NHL All Star team multiple times.
Tim met his wife Melissa while in college, and the couple has two daughters, Kiley and Kelsey, and a son, Keagen. Tim and Melissa make their home year-round on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
“He has been real important. He is a deciding factor.” –Milan Lucic, Boston Bruin
“He competes so hard. He’s getting the recognition now he probably could have gotten earlier in his career.” -Claude Julien, Boston Bruins Head Coach
Tim Thomas….
- Played in the 2011 NHL All Star game and became the first goaltender in All-Star history to win three consecutive All-Star games
- Had a career-best eight-game win streak to start this season (2010/11), the longest win streak ever by a Boston goaltender to start his season (Tiny Thompson, 6-0-0 in 1937-38)
- Has 5 shutouts - 18-22 career – and is in 7th place on the team’s all-time shutouts list (Jim Henry is in 6th with 23)
- Named NHL First Star of the Week for Oct. 25-31 and the Second Star for October
- Is the longest serving current Bruin (first Boston game in Oct. 2002)
- Has faced seven career penalty shots (three goals), including stopping Philadelphia’s Scott Hartnell on Dec. 1 of this season
Tim Thomas Continues to Dazzle, Earns NHL's First Star of the Week Award | January 24, 2011
Hockey's Finest - Tim Thomas | January 17, 2011
Save of the Night – Tim Thomas | January 14, 2011
Thomas still a showstopper | December 6, 2010
Tim Thomas atop the NHL, bringing Bruins with him | December 13, 2010
Tim Thomas makes an unbelievable stop | December 5, 2010
