Ben Thomson (ice hockey, born 1993)

Ben Thomson
Born	(1993-01-16) January 16, 1993 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey forward
Years active	2014–present
Known for	Playing in the AHL and NHL for teams including New Jersey Devils and Henderson Silver Knights

Ben Thomson (born January 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. His latest team was the Henderson Silver Knights competing in the American Hockey League (AHL). Selected 96th overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Thomson honed his skills in the Ontario Hockey League playing for both the Kitchener Rangers and North Bay Battalion.

Playing career

Thomson inked a three-year entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils on May 23, 2014. He made his NHL debut on April 4, 2017, facing the Philadelphia Flyers, participating in three NHL contests before returning to the AHL.

On July 26, 2017, Thomson agreed to a one-year two-way contract and spent the entire 2017–18 campaign with the Devils’ AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils. During that season, he tallied 5 goals and 13 points while leading his team with a personal best of 119 penalty minutes.

As an unrestricted free agent ahead of the 2018–19 season, Thomson signed a one-year AHL contract with the San Diego Gulls, the AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. He contributed 4 goals and totaled 13 points over 53 games, accumulating 91 penalty minutes.

For the 2019–20 season, Thomson joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, affiliated with the New York Islanders, under a one-year agreement. On December 14, 2020, he signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Orlando Solar Bears. After appearing in 10 games and registering 2 assists in the 2020–21 season, Thomson returned to Binghamton on a professional tryout contract on February 1, 2021. Following an impressive start, he secured a one-year AHL contract with Binghamton on February 12 and concluded the shortened season with 6 goals and an assist across 31 games.

Continuing in the AHL as a free agent, Thomson signed a one-year deal with the Henderson Silver Knights—the primary affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights—on August 16, 2021.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		46	6	6	12	30		11	0	1	1	6
2010–11	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		68	6	13	19	107		7	0	1	1	0
2011–12	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		67	11	31	42	137		16	5	5	10	36
2012–13	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		67	15	17	32	119		10	1	2	3	18
2013–14	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		12	3	3	6	34		—	—	—	—
2013–14	North Bay Battalion	OHL		43	24	15	39	56		22	5	9	14	64
2014–15	Albany Devils	AHL		67	8	8	16	97
2015–16	Albany Devils	"AHL"		"73"	"6"	"12"	"18"	"109"		"9"	"2"	"0"	"2"	"10"
Albany Devils|"AHL"|72|"6"|"4"|"10"|"90"|4|"1"|"0"|"1"|"6"
New Jersey Devils|"NHL"|3|"0"|"0"|"0"|"4"|— |— |— |— |—
Binghamton Devils|"AHL"|64|"5"|"8"|"13"|"119"|— |— |— |— |—
San Diego Gulls|"AHL"|53|"4"|"9"|"13"|"91"|— |— |— |— |—
Bridgeport Sound Tigers|"AHL"|5|"0"|"1"|"1"|"7"|— |— |— |— |—
Worcester Railers|"ECHL"|23|"5"|"10"|"15"|"23"|— |— |— |— |—
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)|"ECHL"|10|"0"|"2"|"2"|"23"|— |— |— |— |—
Binghamton Devils|"AHL"|31|"6"|"1"|"7"|"45"|— |— |— |— |—
Henderson Silver Knights|"AHL"|15|"2"|"1"|"3"|"18"|— |— |— |— |—
NHL totals !3 !0 !0 !0 !4 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! —

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Outcome		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
'Canada Ontario'|'World U17 Hockey Challenge'|'Template:Silver2'|	'1'|'1'|'2'|'2'
Junior career totals					6 !1 !1 !2 !2