Garrett Thompson
16 Garrett Thompson
  • Birth Date:
    3/7/90
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    191
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Traverse City, Mich.
  • High School:
    Traverse City Central
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Team:
    Traverse City (NAHL)
  • S/C:
    L
  • gp
    43
  • p
    32
  • g
    16
  • a
    16
  • pim
    42
  • +/-
    +12

Bio

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Junior (2012-13 Season): 
Played in 37 contests . . . Finished third on the team in points with 11 goals and 15 assists . . . Registered (7-7=14) points in 16 home contests and (4-8=12) points in 21 road contests . . .   Tallied 3 total points in the Bowling Green State series with 1 goal and 2 assists while scoring a game winning power-play goal in the first game of the set (11/16) . . . Scored first short handed goal of the season against Michigan (11/30) in which he totaled 3 points for the series . . . Tallied a team single game high 3 goals against Michigan State (1/5) in which he scored 1 power play goal, 1 empty net goal, and the game winner to beat the Spartans . . . Continued excellent play against Bowling Green in the home series notching (1-1=2) points while scoring the game winner during the second game of the series (2/16) . . . Notched (0-1=1) points for the CCHA tournament against Ohio State tallying his 15th assist of the season (3/15) . . . Tied for 3rd on the team in both goals and assists . . . Was 3rd on the team in +/- with a +6 . . . Registered 20 blocked shots for the season.
Game-By-Game Statistics

(2011-12 Season): Played in 41 contests . . . Placed sixth in the team totaling 23 points with 11 goals and 12 assists . . . Registered 11 (5-6=11) points in 21 away contests and 12 (6-6) points in 20 home contests . . . Netted an unassisted empty-net goal against RPI (10/15) . . . Registered four (1-3=4) points in the Bowling Green State series (11/4-5) . . . Scored a short-handed goal and an assist against Colgate (1/7) . . . Scored two power-play goals, one of which was a game-winner, and an assist in the Alaska series (1/13-14) . . . Assisted the game-winning goal in a power-play against Notre Dame (2/11) . . . Scored the game-winning goal and earned an assist against Bowling Green State (2/17) . . . Scored a goal and an assist against Bowling Green State during the CCHA Tournament Quarterfinals (3/9-11) . . . Scored a goal and an assist against Denver and Cornell in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semi-Final and NCAA Midwest Regional Final (3/23-24) . . . Recorded 19 blocked shots.
Game-By-Game Statistics

Freshman (2010-11 Season): Recognized as the CCHA's Rookie of the Week (10/18) following a three-point (1-2=3) performance and a plus three efficiency rating in season home-opening triumph over St. Lawrence (10/15) . . . Appeared in 18 games . . . Registered a squad 18th-best six points with four goals and two assists . . . Ranked third among the Bulldogs' top freshmen points producers . . . Chalked up three points (3-0=3) in 12 CCHA encounters . . . Produced five points (3-2=5) in 12 home appearances . . . Best month was October with three points (1-2=3) in five outings . . . Netted a lamplighter apiece against Western Michigan (11/20), versus Michigan State (12/3), and at Michigan (1/14) . . . Racked up eight blocked shots . . . Totaled a season game-high two blocked shot apiece in weekend home league series against Alaska (12/10-11) . . . Tallied two points each in the first and second periods (1-1=2) along with the third frame (2-0=2).   
Game-By-Game Statistics

High School/Juniors: Played the three seasons (2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10) with the Traverse City (Mich.) North Stars of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) . . . Coached by Anthony Palumbo and a teammate of Ferris State freshman Andy Huff and sophomore Kyle Bonis . . . Among eight NAHL nominees for the 2010 Junior Player of the Year as USA Hockey's outstanding American-born junior hockey player . . . Produced a team second-most 50 points on a squad-leading 24 goals with 26 assists in 57 2009-10 outings at Traverse City . . . Totaled six power-play goals and four game-winning lamplighters to go with a plus 30 efficiency rating in 2009-10 regular season . . . Notched 10 points on six goals (two game winners) and four assists in 10 playoff encounters as the North Stars were crowned 2010 NAHL North Division Playoff Champions . . . Tied for 25th place on NAHL's overall points leaders list and also among league's top-scoring forwards . . . Amassed 80 career points on 40 goals (six game winners) and assists apiece in 121 outings during his three-year Traverse City career . . . Concluded juniors career ranking fifth among Traverse City's all-time scoring leaders and is one of five North Stars in club history to register 40 career goals and five skaters ever to turn in a 50-points season . . . Compiled 23 points on 11 goals and 12 helpers in 40 regular-season outings for the 2008-09 campaign . . . Garnered seven points with five markers and two assists in 24 2007-08 regular-season appearances . . . Placed tied for 145th place in NAHL overall scoring and finished in a 131st-place tie among league's forward in most points for the 2008-09 season . . . A 2008 graduate of Traverse City (Mich.) Central High School . . . Played hockey in his initial two prep seasons along with soccer at Davison (Mich.) High under coach Doug Towler before moving to Traverse City in 2007.

Personal: Born 3/7/90 in Flint, Mich. . . . Son of Mark and Edie Thompson . . . Father is a business owner and mother works as an emergency consultant . . . Has two older sisters and an older brother . . . His brother (Marc) helped lead 2009-10 Davenport University's (Mich.) men's ice hockey team to the ACHA Division II Club National Championship title and is presently a sophomore on the 2010-11 squad . . . Nickname is "G" and "G-Torizmo" . . .Shoots: Left . . . Marketing major.

YearGPGAPTSPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGShotsBlk
2010-111842620000218
2011-124111122320041370
19
2012-133711152622+64139520
2013-1443
16
16
32
42
+12
4
0
3
139
31
Career139
26428786+18122932578

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 14 Bemidji State W, 8-0
Mar 15 Bemidji State W, 3-2
Mar 21 vs. Alas. Anchorage W, 5-4
Mar 22 vs. Minnesota State L, 4-1
Mar 28 vs. Colgate W, 1-0
Mar 29 vs. North Dakota L, 2-1
  Overall Conf
Games 43 28
Points 32 18
Goals 16 11
Assists 16 7
PIM 42 28
+/- +12 +8
Power-play goals 4 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 2 2
Games started 25 16
Game-winning goals 3 2
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 139 97
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 5 at Colgate W, 7-4 1 1 2 3 0 +0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Oct 6 at Colgate L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 15 at Mercyhurst (Pa.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 18 St. Lawrence L, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 19 St. Lawrence W, 5-3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 1 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 5-0 1 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 2 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 8 Bemidji State W, 5-4 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Nov 9 Bemidji State W, 5-3 1 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 15 Bowling Green State T, 3-3 1 1 0 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 16 Bowling Green State W, 4-2 - 1 1 2 0 +3 0 0 1 0 0 2
Nov 22 Alaska W, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 23 Alaska W, 4-3 - 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Nov 29 at Northern Michigan W, 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nov 30 at Northern Michigan T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 6 at Lake Superior State W, 5-3 - 1 0 1 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 7 at Lake Superior State W, 3-1 1 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Dec 11 at Michigan T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 14 at Michigan State W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 3 vs. RPI W, 6-2 1 1 1 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 4 vs. Colgate L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 10 Michigan Tech W, 1-0 1 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Jan 11 Michigan Tech W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 17 at Minnesota State L, 6-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 18 at Minnesota State L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 24 at Michigan Tech L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 25 at Michigan Tech W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 7 Northern Michigan W, 7-1 1 2 0 2 2 +3 0 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 8 Northern Michigan W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 14 at Bemidji State W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Feb 15 at Bemidji State L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 21 Alas. Anchorage W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 22 Alas. Anchorage W, 5-3 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 28 at Alaska L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Mar 1 at Alaska L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 Lake Superior State W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Mar 8 Lake Superior State W, 2-1 - 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Mar 14 Bemidji State W, 8-0 - 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 15 Bemidji State W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Mar 21 vs. Alas. Anchorage W, 5-4 - 1 1 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 22 vs. Minnesota State L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 28 vs. Colgate W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 29 vs. North Dakota L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2013-14 43 16 16 32 42 +12 4 0 2 3 0 0 139
Total 43 16 16 32 42 +12 4 0 2 3 0 0 139
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 43 16 16 32 42 +12 4 0 2 3 0 0 139
Conference 28 11 7 18 28 +8 2 0 2 2 0 0 97
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 18 9 9 18 16 +12 2 0 1 2 0 0 60
Away 19 5 5 10 18 +1 2 0 1 1 0 0 58
Neutral 6 2 2 4 8 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
Result Wins 29 15 15 30 30 +16 4 0 2 3 0 0 104
Losses 11 0 1 1 10 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Ties 3 1 0 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Month October 5 3 4 7 4 +2 2 0 0 1 0 0 14
November 10 4 6 10 8 +5 1 0 1 1 0 0 36
December 4 2 1 3 2 +3 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
January 8 2 1 3 10 +1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20
February 7 3 0 3 8 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
March 9 2 4 6 10 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38