Born - 10 / 28 / 69 - Philadelphia, PA
Height - 5' 10" Weight - 170 lbs
Shoots - Left
Profile :
Tom's career has been a tale of two players, but the best is just beginning as the former defenseman is becoming an offensive force. 'Lego', as he is nick-named, started his career with the Sasquatch as a promising, but penalty prone, defenseman with an offensive upside. His point production increased in all of his first five seasons, peaking at 38 points in the 2002-2003 campaign, good for second on the team. Recognizing his offensive potential, and with a glut of defenseman, the Sasquatch moved Tom to forward full-time the next season, but he would disappoint as he failed to find his niche in the offensive game plan. After missing and entire season with a back injury, Tom slowly started to regain his form and became an offensive force with the Sasquatch, leading the team in assists in the 2008 spring season. 'Lego' has become a well-rounded player and can play the game many different ways, his game has no one great strength, but also, no great weakness. He has developed a good partnership with center Tony Lopez, after Tony's long-time winger Jim departed the team in the 2008-2009 season, and has seen his point totals skyrocket. Much is expected of Tom in the future and he can become a true leader on this team if his play continues as it has this season.
Career Highlights :
Has finally wrestled away second place in most career offensive categories
Led the team in assists and points during the 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 campaigns
Had 2 assists vs. Campbell's Soup at the First Union Spectrum
Strengths :
Tom is an underrated offensive player and can be creative with the puck when passing and stick-handling
A versatile player, he can play every position except goalie if called upon
Balanced production, he can score goals and distribute as well
Weaknesses :
Sometimes doesn't play a complete game defensively, needs to be prodded to play hard at times
Quiet, introspective on-ice personality doesn't lend itself to being a team leader
Regular Season Statistics
|
Season |
GP |
Goals |
Assist |
Points |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
PIM |
|
1998-1999 |
11 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
|
1999-2000 |
17 |
8 |
21 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
2000-2001 |
19 |
14 |
16 |
30 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
|
2001-2002 |
19 |
13 |
20 |
33 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
|
2002-2003 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
2003-2004 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
2004-2005 |
17 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
2005 Spring |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
2006-2007 |
13 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
2007-2008 |
11 |
16 |
12 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2008 Spring |
8 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Career totals |
157 |
98 |
149 |
247 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
119 |
|
Averages |
14.3 gp/seas. |
0.62 g/gp |
0.95 a/gp |
1.57 pts/gp |
0.27 ppg/seas. |
0.55 shg/seas. |
0.55 gwg/seas. |
0.76 pim/gp |