Reginald Kenneth Thomas (born April 21, 1953 in Lambeth, Ontario

Lambeth, Middlesex County, Ontario

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) is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player who played primarily in the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

. After a standout junior career for the London Knights

London Knights

The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...

 in which he scored 309 points in only three seasons, he was drafted by both the Los Angeles Sharks

Los Angeles Sharks

The Los Angeles Sharks were an ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1974. Their primary home arena was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but they sometimes played at the Long Beach Sports Arena when the Sports Arena had other contractual obligations...

 of the WHA and the Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Blackhawks

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 of the NHL

National Hockey League

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. Thomas played seven seasons in the WHA for the Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags

Michigan Stags

The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the franchise was moved to Baltimore where it was known as the Baltimore Blades. The Stags originated as the Los...

, Baltimore Blades, Indianapolis Racers

Indianapolis Racers

The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena...

, and Cincinnati Stingers

Cincinnati Stingers

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. After the dissolution of the WHA he played 39 NHL games for the Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

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, and ultimately retired from hockey in 1984. Today, he runs a farm and produce market just outside of London, Ontario

London, Ontario

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.

His son, Reg Thomas, Jr., played OHL hockey as well, for the Sarnia Sting

Sarnia Sting

The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the RBC Centre, formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...

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Reg also has another son named Dylan who was drafted by the Belleville Bulls in the OHL. He currently plays for the St Thomas Stars Jr B hockey club.

His youngest son, Blake Thomas, plays AAA for Sarnia jr, and made his high school team (Saunders Secondary School), which is a Co-Ed team.

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