Dave Tomlinson

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Dave Tomlinson
Born	(1969-05-08) May 8, 1969 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets Florida Panthers
NHL draft	1989 NHL Supplemental Draft Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1991–2006

David Holland Tomlinson (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He played college hockey at Boston University on a scholarship from 1987 to 1991. Following graduation, he competed in both the AHL and IHL and appeared in 42 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, and Florida Panthers. He also represented Canada's National Team in several international tournaments. After his time in the NHL, he spent a decade playing professionally in Europe. He currently serves as a color commentator for Vancouver Canucks broadcasts on CBC Sports and Sportsnet.

Broadcasting career

He succeeded Tom Larscheid as the color commentator for Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts on Team 1040, later known as TSN 1040, beginning with the 2010–11 season. He continued in that role until the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, when the station lost its radio broadcast rights for Canucks games.

On March 13, 2019, Tomlinson was among several on-air personalities who were unexpectedly let go from TSN 1040.

In October 2021, Tomlinson was appointed as the inaugural radio color commentator for the Seattle Kraken, the National Hockey League's newest expansion team. Throughout the Kraken’s first two seasons in the league, Tomlinson played a key part in shaping the team’s media identity and connecting fans to the action on the ice through engaging and informative broadcasts.

On September 19, 2023, Tomlinson was announced as the primary color commentator for the Vancouver Canucks’ regional broadcasts on CBC/Sportsnet for the 2023–24 season, with Ray Ferraro set to cover select games as a substitute.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Summerland Buckaroos	BCJHL		52	48	40	88	78		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Richmond Sockeyes	BCJHL		51	43	65	108	75		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Boston University	HE		34	16	20	36	40		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Boston University	HE		34	16	30	46	28		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Boston University	HE		43	15	22	37	53		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Boston University	HE		41	30	30	60	55		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		75	23	34	57	75		12	4	5	9	6
1991–92	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		70	36	48	84	115		9	1	4	5	8
1992–93	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		31	1	3	4	24		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Moncton Hawks	AHL		39	23	23	46	38		20	6	6	12	24
1994–95	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		78	38	72	110	79		10	7	3	10	8
1994–95	Florida Panthers	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		81	39	57	96	127		17	4	12	16	18
1996–97	Adler Mannheim	DEL		49	19	30	49	56		9	3	4	7	16
1997–98	Adler Mannheim	DEL		45	20	32	52	60		10	4	11	15	10
1998–99	Adler Mannheim	DEL		49	12	27	39	74		12	7	3	10	12
1999–00	Adler Mannheim	DEL		56	20	30	50	101		5	1	2	3	6
2000–01	Adler Mannheim	DEL		59	21	24	45	84		12	4	7	11	28
2001–02	Adler Mannheim	DEL		33	9	16	25	26		12	1	2	3	8
2002–03	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		21	6	5	11	16		3	0	0	0	8
2003–04	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		46	8	17	25	109		11	4	5	9	10
2004–05	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		43	14	9	23	34		6	1	0	1	0
2005–06	EV Zug	NLA		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Martigny	NLB		35	8	19	27	58		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		4	0	2	2	33		5	2	2	4	2
DEL totals				405	129	192	321	593		85	27	36	63	100
NHL totals				42	1	3	4	28		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database