Tom Price (ice hockey)
# Tom Price (ice hockey)

Thomas Edward Price (born July 12, 1954) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenseman who played 29 games in the National Hockey League.

## Early life

Price was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto Township.

## Career

During his career, Price was a member of the California Golden Seals, the Cleveland Barons and the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1974 and 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1986, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Ottawa 67's | OHA | 61 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 52 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 59 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 55 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 21 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1977–78 | Grand Rapids Owls | IHL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 70 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 1979–80 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 68 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 51 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 57 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982–83 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 383 | 26 | 149 | 175 | 352 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 24 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 0 | 2 !2 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
