IMAGE INFORMATION
EditThomas Mark "Bomber" Williams - Born April 17, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota - Died February 8, 1992 in Hudson, Massachusetts was a American ice Hockey center, left and right winger.
- Winter Olympics Gold Medal Champion 1960 with Team USA.
- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1972 with Boston Braves.
- Avco World Trophy / Avco Cup Champion 1973 with New England Whalers.
Williams made his NHL debut with Boston Bruins on October 11, 1961 vs New York Rangers at Boston Garden in a 6-2 Rangers win.
Williams scored his 1st NHL goal vs Glenn Hall of Chicago Black Hawks at 16:20 of 2nd period on January 27, 1962 at Boston Garden in a 5-3 Bruins win. He had 2 goals in the game.
Williams played in 664 regular season NHL games, scoring 161 goals (16 GWG), 269 assists with 173 penalty minutes and 10 NHL playoff games, scoring 2 goals, 5 assists with 2 penalty minutes.
Williams played in 139 regular season WHA games, scoring 31 goals, 58 assists with 20 penalty minutes and 19 WHA playoff games, scoring 6 goals, 14 assists with 12 penalty minutes.
Thomas "Tommy" Williams was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.
NOTE
Tom and his brother Warren "Butch" Williams were the 1st American born brothers to play in the NHL.
