HOCKEY PLAYER

Tiny Thompson

1903 - 1981

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Cecil Ralph "Tiny" Thompson (May 31, 1903 – February 9, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), first for the Boston Bruins, and later for the Detroit Red Wings. A four-time Vezina Trophy winner, Thompson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. He was a member of one Stanley Cup-winning team, as a rookie in the 1928–29 season with the Boston Bruins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tiny Thompson is the 128th most popular hockey player (up from 153rd in 2019), the 793rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 872nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Tiny Thompson ranks 128 out of 676. Before him are Yevgeni Zimin, Viktor Yakushev, Milt Schmidt, Pelle Lindbergh, Petr Svoboda, and Žigmund Pálffy. After him are Chris Chelios, Zdeno Chára, Paul Coffey, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Valeri Kamensky, and Keshav Dutt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Tiny Thompson ranks 366. Before him are Big Joe Williams, Tampa Red, Al Hirschfeld, Gloria Holden, Dorothy Mackaill, and Phyllis A. Whitney. After him are Hughie Gallacher, John Davis Lodge, Countee Cullen, Hooley Smith, Barbara Bedford, and Frankie Carle. Among people deceased in 1981, Tiny Thompson ranks 294. Before him are George Walsh, Yefim Dzigan, Roy Brown, Tampa Red, Patsy Kelly, and Lowell Thomas. After him are Graham Whitehead, Madge Evans, Barbara Bedford, Randhir Singh Gentle, Ella Hall, and Doug Livingstone.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Tiny Thompson ranks 793 out of 1,622. Before him are Henrietta Edwards (1849), Guy Lombardo (1902), Hugh Dillon (1963), Nicole de Boer (1970), Maude Abbott (1868), and Caroline Rhea (1964). After him are Sarah Polley (1979), Catriona Le May Doan (1970), Corey Hart (1962), Irving Kaplansky (1917), Erik Mongrain (1980), and Diego Klattenhoff (1979).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Tiny Thompson ranks 34. Before him are Brett Hull (1964), Art Ross (1885), Joe Sakic (1969), Martin Brodeur (1972), Eddie Shore (1902), and Milt Schmidt (1918). After him are Paul Coffey (1961), Martin St. Louis (1975), Andy Bathgate (1932), Connor McDavid (1997), Bryan Trottier (1956), and Eric Lindros (1973).

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