UMass Boston

2016-17 Season-Highs

Games Played/Started: 12/1

Goals: 1

Assists: 1

Points: 2

Penalty Minutes: 12

+/-: -3

Special Goals: 1 Power-Play 

Notables

• Rejoined the team in early January after not being on the roster first semester
• Made his sophomore debut on January 6 in a 5-2 win over St. Anselm College
• Earned his lone start of the season on January 14 in a home loss against Babson College
• Recorded his first point of the season, an assist, against Skidmore College on January 20
• Scored a goal in the New England Hockey Conference Quarterfinal loss to Babson College

2015-16 Took advantage of his opportunities to make a huge impact during the Beacons’ playoff run … Appeared in 17 games on the third and fourth lines … Played in all six playoff games and saw action in the final seven contests of the season … Recorded four goals, two assists and six points … Totaled 17 shots and four penalty minutes … Ended the year with a +8 +/- rating … Netted two game-winning goals … Made his collegiate debut November 28 in a 1-1 tie against Colby College … Registered his first two collegiate points, with two assists, and a +2 rating in a win over Wentworth on December 11 … Scored the game-winning goal, his first collegiate goal, on January 8 at St. Anselm College … Recorded a goal on Senior Day against St. Anselm College on February 13 … Registered the game-winning goal in the Beacons’ first-ever NCAA game, a 4-0 win over defending NCAA Champion Trinity College in the NCAA First Round … Scored a goal in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Hobart College … UMass Boston finished 5-0-0 in games in which he recorded at least one point.   

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 2014 ... Named a Middlesex League All-Star in hockey ... Earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors in HS as well ... Helped Reading Memorial to the 2014 Massachusetts State Championship and three Middlesex League Titles ... Finished his senior season at Reading Memorial with 20 goals and 16 assists ... Split his 2014-14 season between the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EHL) and the Boston Junior Rangers (EHL) ... Originally comitted to Saint Anselm College ... Son of Kevin and Patti Thomson ... Has four siblings, Matt, Kevin, Lisa and Leah ... Currently majoring in Criminal Justice.