Rocky Thompson
| Rocky Thompson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Thompson at the 2014 Edmonton Oilers training camp | |||
| Born |
August 8, 1977 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing, Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Flames Florida Panthers | ||
| NHL draft |
72nd overall, 1995 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2007 | ||
Rocky Lee Thompson (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey right wing, who currently serves as the head coach of the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. He was drafted in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. This Cree forward/defenseman was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Whitecourt, Alberta. During his hockey career, he was known as an enforcer. Along with hockey, he showed promise in boxing as a teenager, winning gold in the 1993 North American Indigenous Games as well as in provincial Golden Gloves tournament championships in Alberta and Saskatchewan.