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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tim Thomlison
Selected in fifth round
No. 73 overall by Colorado Rockies

Born April 18, 1958
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-0   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Billings (WCHL)                               
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1974-75 Spruce GroveAJHL 34n/a 3.700 n/a
1975-76 EdmontonWCHL 5013-25-3 5.280 n/a
1976-77 PortlandWCHL 3113-10-1 4.250 n/a
1977-78 BillingsWCHL 61n/a 4.360 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup:
1975 (Spruce Grove)
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78 (Billings)
AJHL Marsh Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1974-75 (Spruce Grove) (co-winner with Julian Baretta)
Miscellaneous: Was on Edmonton (WCHL) team that relocated to Portland prior to 1976-77 season. ... Traded by Portland (WCHL) with future considerations to Billings for Jerry Price in September 1977.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Muskegon, Saginaw, Fort Wayne, Dayton (IHL); Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Education:
Attended York University after his retirement.
Miscellaneous: Went to work for BASS Ticket Service in Edmonton after his retirement and later moved to company office in Winnipeg. ... Became general manager of TicketMaster in Toronto, then vice president of operations at Destinet Service Corporation in San Diego. ... Returned to Edmonton as president of POS-E-Tech, a provider of inventory management systems for businesses.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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