Paul Ivan Thompson (November 2, 1906 – September 13, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey winger who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Cecil "Tiny" Thompson.

Career Thompson started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1926. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and retired after the 1939 season. He was a member of the season-ending NHL All-Star team twice as a player and twice as a coach. He was a three-time winner of the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1928 with the Rangers, and in 1934 and 1938 with Black Hawks.

Thompson faced his brother Tiny in the 1929 Stanley Cup Final, marking the first time a set of brothers faced each other in a goaltender-forward combination in Stanley Cup Final history. Paul's Rangers were swept by Tiny's Boston Bruins. Tiny said of the matchup: "When I played goal for Boston against Paul (in) the final of 1929, he was just a rookie. It was really no contest."

After retiring from playing, Thompson became a professional coach, notably coaching the Chicago Black Hawks between 1939 and 1945, and the Vancouver Canucks of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), between 1945 and 1947.

Career statistics     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1924–25 Calgary Canadians CCJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1924–25 Calgary Canadians M-Cup — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1925–26 Calgary Canadians CCJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1925–26 Calgary Canadians M-Cup — — — — — 9 12 2 14 10 1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 43 7 3 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 42 4 4 8 22 8 0 0 0 30 1928–29 New York Rangers NHL 44 10 7 17 38 6 0 2 2 6 1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 12 19 36 4 0 0 0 2 1930–31 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 7 14 36 4 3 0 3 2 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 8 14 22 34 2 0 0 0 2 1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 13 20 33 27 — — — — — 1933–34 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 20 16 36 17 8 4 3 7 6 1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 16 23 39 20 2 0 0 0 0 1935–36 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 45 17 23 40 19 2 0 3 3 0 1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 17 18 35 28 — — — — — 1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 22 22 44 14 10 4 3 7 6 1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 33 5 10 15 33 — — — — — NHL totals 582 153 179 332 336 48 11 11 22 54

Coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Division rank ResultCHI1938–39274185137th in NHLDid not qualifyCHI1939–404823196524th in NHLLost in quarter-finals (0-2 vs. TOR)CHI1940–414816257395th in NHLWon in quarter-finals (2-1 vs. MTL) Lost in semi-finals (0-2 vs. DET)CHI1941–424822233474th in NHLLost in quarter-finals (1-2 vs. BOS)CHI1942–4350171815495th in NHLDid not qualifyCHI1943–445022235494th in NHLWon in semi-final (4-1 vs. DET) Lost in Stanley Cup Final (0-4 vs. MTL)CHI1944–45101005th in NHLFiredTotal 272104127412497-12 (.368)

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