Dave Tomlinson

For other people named David Tomlinson, see David Tomlinson (disambiguation).

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 former professional ice hockey centre. He attended Boston University on a hockey scholarship from 1987-1991. After graduating, he played in the AHL and IHL and also compiled 42 games in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers. He also played for Canada's National Team in various tournaments. After his NHL career, he went on to play 10 years of professional hockey in Europe. He is currently a colour commentator for the Vancouver Canucks on CBC Sports/Sportsnet.

Broadcasting career

On July 29, 2010, it was announced that he would replace Tom Larscheid as the colour commentator for Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts on Team 1040, later TSN 1040, starting from the 2010–11 season. He performed these duties until the end of the 2016–17 season when TSN 1040 lost the rights to broadcast Canucks games on radio.

On March 13, 2019, Tomlinson was one of many radio personalities who were let go from TSN 1040.

In October 2021, Tomlinson was named as the first radio color commentator for the NHL's newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken. He would hold the position until July 14, 2023 when he announced that he was leaving his role for a "broadcasting opportunity with the NHL in Canada."

On September 19, 2023, Tomlinson was named as the lead color commentator for the Canucks regional broadcasts on CBC/Sportsnet, beginning in the 2023–24 season, with Ray Ferraro filling in for select games.

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