Jimmy Thomson (ice hockey, born 1927), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Jimmy Thomson (ice hockey, born 1927)
- James Richard Thomson (February 23, 1927 – May 18, 1991) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
- Thomson played nearly 800 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1945 to 1958 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks.
- Thomson was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams with Toronto and also served as captain of the team.
- After helping to organize a players' association for the NHL players, Thomson earned the ire of Toronto Maple Leafs' owner Conn Smythe, after which Thomson vowed to never play again for the Maple Leafs.
- He was traded to Chicago in the off-season and he played one season in Chicago to finish his career.
- He then went into business.
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