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Thompson, 25, is the first rookie goaltender to be named to the NHL All-Star Game since 2016, when John Gibson represented the Anaheim Ducks in Nashville. This season, Thompson has appeared in 28 contests and gathered an overall record of 18-9-1, with a .915 save percentage, 2.61 GAA and two shutouts. The rookie's 18 wins are tied for third in the NHL this season (Ullmark 21, Hellebuyck 19, Shesterkin 18). Thompson was previously named the NHL's "Rookie of the Month" for November after sharing the League lead with eight wins (8-2-0) and posting a 2.88 GAA and .909 save percentage in 10 games during the month. In November, Thompson became just the sixth goaltender in NHL history to earn at least six road victories during a calendar month.
Prior to the 2022-23 season, the native of Alberta had appeared in 20 NHL contests, all with the Golden Knights, collecting 10 wins with a .914 save percentage and 2.66 GAA. Thompson has also seen action in 50 AHL games and won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL's outstanding goaltender following the 2020-21 season with the Henderson Silver Knights. Thompson originally signed with the Golden Knights as an undrafted free agent in July of 2020 after playing with the Adirondack Thunder and South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL (2018-2020), at Brock University (2018-19), and with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL (2014-2018).
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