| 词条 | Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1940) |
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| name = Tom Williams | image = | image_size = | position = Right Wing | shoots = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 180 | played_for = Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars California Golden Seals New England Whalers Washington Capitals | ntl_team = USA | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|4|17|mf=y}} | birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1992|2|8|1940|4|17|mf=y}} | death_place = | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 1960 | career_end = 1976 }} Thomas Mark "Tommy, The Bomber" Williams (April 17, 1940 – February 8, 1992) was an American ice hockey player. He was the first American to play regularly in the National Hockey League since the retirement of Frank Brimsek in 1950. A good skater and shooter, he received his nickname due to an incident in the early 1970s when he joked with Toronto customs officials that his bag contained a bomb (he was suspended for one game by the NHL as punishment). Amateur career{{MedalTop}}{{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey}}{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}{{MedalGold| 1960 Squaw Valley |Ice hockey}}{{MedalBottom}}Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Williams was a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that defeated Czechoslovakia and won the Gold Medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He scored one goal and had four assists while playing on the second line with Bill Christian and Roger Christian.[1] Professional careerHis National Hockey League career began when he joined the Boston Bruins for the 1961–62 NHL season. After eight seasons with the Bruins (and a serious injury in 1968 that almost ended his career) he joined the Minnesota North Stars, where he played for a season and a half until he was traded to the California Golden Seals. After just two seasons with the Golden Seals, Williams jumped to the World Hockey Association (WHA) to play for the New England Whalers. Upon his return to the NHL he joined the new expansion team Washington Capitals, led the team in scoring (22 goals, 36 assists) and was awarded the franchise's first penalty shot on December 5, 1974, against the Buffalo Sabres. He retired during the 1975–76 NHL season. He and younger brother Butch Williams were the first American brothers to play in the NHL. Post-careerIn 1981, Williams was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. He made an appearance on the American gameshow I've Got a Secret, in which his secret was (at the time, in early 1966) that he was the only American-born player in major professional hockey.[2] Personal lifeWilliams' life was marred by personal tragedies that also had a negative impact on his playing career. In November 1970 his wife died suddenly; it was never determined for certain whether her death was due to accident or suicide. Normally a happy-go-lucky free spirit, he become moody and fought with North Stars manager Jack Gordon, who suspended him before trading him to the Seals. After he had retired from hockey, remarried and found a new career, his 23-year-old son Robert (a Boston Bruins prospect) died in 1987. Williams himself died of a heart attack on February 8, 1992, at the age of 51.[3] References1. ^Kevin Hubbard; Stan Fischler (1997). Hockey America. Masters Press. (page 72 and 77). {{ISBN|1-57028-196-3}} 2. ^http://ivegotasecretonline.com/about/episode-guide/year-1966/ 3. ^Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals: Hockey's Most Colorful Team (pp.128-130), by Brad Kurzberg, AuthorHouse (2006), {{ISBN|1425910289}} External links
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